Andrew Manning

Andrew Manning is a director at Manning Lawyers and a fully qualified Australian lawyer with a diverse practice spanning general litigation, equity, commercial disputes, property, migration law, insolvency, and wills and estates. His experience also includes alternative dispute resolution methods such as mediation, with a growing interest in arbitration. Andrew has authored a comprehensive guide on the enforcement of foreign judgments in Australia, available through Mondaq, reflecting his ongoing focus in this area. He is also pursuing a Master of Laws at the University of Sydney, where he is deepening his knowledge of international law, particularly the intersection between international and domestic law through doctrines such as state immunity and act of state. Andrew’s approach to legal practice is grounded in three core principles: advocacy, engagement, and change. He views advocacy as fundamental to the legal profession, involving vigorous representation and defence of clients’ interests within the full scope of the law, supported by clear communication and teamwork. Engagement involves effectively connecting clients, opposing parties, and judicial bodies by understanding their objectives and perspectives to quickly identify the real issues in dispute. Finally, he measures his effectiveness by the positive change achieved in his clients’ circumstances, which he accomplishes through timely advice, assembling the right skills, and a determined commitment to seeing matters through to resolution.