Charles is a director of Dawes & Vary Riordan and leads the Litigation team.  Charles provides his clients with a high level of technical expertise but with a practical, commercial and common sense approach to dispute resolution.

Career History:

• 2015 – present - Dawes & Vary Riordan (Australian Legal Practitioner)
• 2002 – 2015 - Dawes & Vary (Australian Legal Practitioner)
• 1999 - 2002 - Riordan Legal (Australian Legal Practitioner)

Professional Qualifications & Admissions:

• 1999 - Admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of VIC
• 1993 - Admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW
• 1993 - Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice - College of Law (Sydney)
• 1992 - Graduate Diploma In Legal Practice - University of Technology Sydney (NSW)
• 1991 - Bachelor of Laws - (South Africa)
• 1987 - Bachelor of Agricultural Science  - (South Africa)

Memberships & Associations:

• Member and President of the Goulburn Valley Law Association
• Chairman of the Australian Processing Tomato Research Council

Recent work highlights include:

• Involvement in commercial, agricultural and water related advice and disputes that require an understanding of the commercial and technical aspects of our clients' problems and applying the appropriate legal principles to resolve the clients concerns.