Michael Hollingdale

Communication coach

Michael Hollingdale is a renowned mediator, facilitator, and commercial lawyer with over 40 years’ professional experience. He was first admitted as a legal practitioner in 1981 and is a nationally accredited mediator under the National Mediator Accreditation Scheme.

Michael has mediated disputes spanning estates and probate, partnerships, agricultural and other family businesses.

He has appeared as instructing solicitor and counsel in mediations, arbitrations and a variety of courts and tribunals. Michael has worked with large publicly listed corporations, junior and mid-tier mining companies, the government sector, and the not-for-profit sector.

Michael has been consistently acknowledged as one of Western Australia’s leading mediators in independent peer review publications.

Collaborative Practice is the sensible way to achieve lasting solutions.
I believe that early, well-managed conversations preserve value, relationships, and reputation – often more effectively than any legal process