Nick Hopkins KC is a commercial barrister who has specialised in both the TEC area and in ADR throughout his 25+ years at the Victorian Bar. During that time he has appeared for a wide variety of clients in numerous arbitrations (both domestic and international), special references and expert determinations. For almost a decade he lectured in the University of Melbourne Masters Program on the subject of Construction Dispute Resolution while at the same time presenting the Commercial Arbitration segment of the Victorian Bar Readers Course. He has been appointed as Arbitrator, Expert Determiner, Expert Facilitator and Mediator. Nick has been repeatedly recognised by Chambers and Partners and Doyle’s Guide as a leading Building and Construction silk and was recently voted Melbourne’s ADR ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for 2024 as ranked by Best Lawyers. He is a Fellow of Resolution Institute and a former President of the Commercial Bar Association of Victoria.