Mary Walker
Barrister, Level 9 Wentworth Chambers
"Access to Justice is a fundamental right which upholds the rule of law and creates equality and minimizes power imbalances."
Mary Walker is an eminent Australian ADR expert with over 30 years of experience in mediating, arbitrating, and designing dispute resolution systems for a broad range of domestic and international disputes. She has mediated over 4,000 cases and holds prestigious positions on panels like the Supreme Court of NSW and the Singapore International Mediation Centre. A certified Investor State Mediator by CEDR, London, Mary also excels academically, having lectured at top institutions like Stanford and Harvard. She is recognized as a leading mediator by Doyle’s Mediator List and was the inaugural member of the Australian ADR Awards Hall of Fame. In 2021, Mary was honored with the Medal of the Order of Australia for her service to law.