Jennifer McVeigh, Chairperson and Construction Lawyer
Jennifer McVeigh was appointed as Chairperson in August 2022, having served as Deputy Chairperson since April 2018.
She was admitted to practice as a solicitor in the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1986. Since then, the majority of her work has been in the field of dispute resolution in the construction industry. She has a well-earned reputation for holistic strategic thinking and risk identification expertise, developing tailored legal and commercial solutions to create value and reduce risk.
Jennifer is a sessional member of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Deputy Chairperson of the Tripartite Procurement Advisory Panel and principal of her own business, McVeigh Expert Determination.
Jennifer is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
As a life-long learner, Jennifer is committed to maintaining and sharing knowledge. In 2004, 2005 and 2008 she developed and lectured a course on dispute management to students in the School of Built Environment at the Queensland University of Technology. Since 1991, she has been a regular presenter at conferences and seminars attended by lawyers, architects, engineers, construction professionals and students.