Sir Laurence Whistler Street lived from July 3, 1926 to June 21, 2018 and was an Australian judge. He served as the 14th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and as Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales, the third generation of the Street family to serve in these viceregal offices and the youngest since 1844. He fought in World War II and became a commander of the Royal Australian Navy Reserve and an honorary colonel of the Australian Army Reserve. Following his retirement from the bench he became chairman of Fairfax Media and a director of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, chaired the integration of protocols between the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, chaired naval warship acquisitions, pioneered alternative dispute resolution, and worked prolifically in mediation, including mediating the return to Australia of the remains of seventeen Indigenous Australians from the National History Museum in London.
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RoleJudge, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales 2 Nationality / Jurisdiction BirthplaceSydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 Place of DeathSydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 Classification
Field of LawCommercial and Business Law 1 Role
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Why is Laurence Street remembered as a pioneer of mediation?
He saw that courts and mediation could work together instead of competing.
Laurence Street came from a traditional legal family and had a distinguished career as Chief Justice of New South Wales, yet he saw the limits of the adversarial system and believed mediation had something distinct to offer. He did not treat the courts and mediation as rivals. He pictured matters moving in and out of both processes at different stages on the way to resolution, and he argued for that view both inside and outside his courtroom. After retiring from the bench he worked as a commercial mediator and arbitrator across a wide range of disputes, and he wrote the booklet Mediation: A Practical Outline.
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As a barrister, he practised extensively in equity, commercial law and maritime law.
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Sir Laurence Whistler Street, AC, KCMG, KStJ, QC (3 July 1926 - 21 June 2018) was an Australian judge. He served as the 14th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales.
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Sir Laurence Whistler Street, AC, KCMG, KStJ, QC (3 July 1926 - 21 June 2018) was an Australian judge.
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Sir Laurence Whistler Street, AC, KCMG, KStJ, QC (3 July 1926 - 21 June 2018) was an Australian judge.
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Sir Laurence Whistler Street, AC, KCMG, KStJ, QC (3 July 1926 - 21 June 2018) was an Australian judge.
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Sir Laurence Whistler Street, AC, KCMG, KStJ, QC (3 July 1926 - 21 June 2018) was an Australian judge.
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Sir Laurence Whistler Street, AC, KCMG, KStJ, QC (3 July 1926 - 21 June 2018) was an Australian judge.
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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