Mark Evans
Mark Evans | Barrister | Brisbane
Mark Evans graduated with a Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours from the Queensland University of Technology in 1990.
Before commencing practice at the Bar he worked for solicitors for 10 years from February 1984, including five years as an articled clerk (Groves and Clark (Ayr), Clarke and Kann, Gilshenan & Luton), and five years as a law clerk. (Gilshenan & Luton, Henderson Trout/Clayton Utz).
He was admitted as a Barrister in 1993 in both New South Wales and Queensland, and commenced practice at the private bar in April 1994 in Brisbane where he has practised ever since.
He has a diverse practice which includes commercial litigation, estate disputes, conflict of laws, building disputes and personal injuries. He saw his first criminal trial at the age of 14 in the District Court at Charleville, when his father, then a Magistrate, introduced him to the wonders of the law.
From 17 August 2012 to 16 August 2016, he was the part-time Deputy Chairperson of the Land Tribunal under the Aboriginal Land Act 1991 and a part-time member of the Land Court.
He started reporting for the Queensland Reports in 1994 as a Reporter and in January 2000 became a Sub-Editor, and later the senior Sub-Editor. He was appointed as Editor on 29 March 2017.
CONTACT
T. (07) 3102 1740
M. 0427 325 356
E. evans@qldbar.asn.au
L. Level 7
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Bankruptcy & Insolvency
Building & Construction
Commercial
Common Law & Personal Injury
Equity
International
YEAR OF ADMISSION
1993