Adam Sleep
LLB

Senior Costs Lawyer

Adam Sleep is an experienced costs lawyer.  He practiced as a personal injury lawyer and has complex case experience through his Melbourne Voyager class action involvement.

Before specialising, Adam honed strong trial appearance, counsel support and legal costing skills. Extensive advocacy experience makes him an asset to the Blackstone team.

Adam Sleep has Workcover, TAC, Public Liability, Medical Negligence, Superannuation and other expertise. He contributes advanced costing and file management skills.

Adam Sleep advises in Party-Party and Solicitor-Client disputes. He appears across all jurisdictions. He is a recipient of The Institute of Legal Executives Victoria, Award for Excellence.

Michael Shiel
LLB, BcOM (Melbourne)   

Costs Lawyer

Michael Shiel is a commercial Costs Lawyer.

After Melbourne University, Michael built a successful professional career.  His hands-on approach and keen attention to detail gained him extensive experience managing complex litigious matters. Michael now applies his in-depth knowledge of the litigation process and proceedings management to legal costs recovery.

Michael's unique expertise encompasses specialist knowledge of security and liquidity matters plus extensive body corporate litigation experience.  His other skills include commercial dispute resolution across property, trade practices, corporations act and other spheres.

Fundamental to his accurate bill drafting and costs recovery success is Michael's substantial drafting experience and meticulous approach.  He emphasises negotiated settlement and Michael appears at taxations in all Victorian jurisdictions.