
Family Law Mediations in Brisbane
Expert Guidance. Empowered Decisions. Realistic Outcomes.

Be Assisted by a Neutral Third Party
Avoid Costly Court Proceedings
You Decide Your
Outcome
When you’re in the middle of a dispute, it can feel like your entire life is on hold.
At O’Reilly Shaw Mediations you don’t have to undergo expensive and lengthy court proceedings.
Our aim is to help both parties explore options and work towards a realistic and sustainable outcome through mediation.

Meet your accredited mediators

Louise O’Reilly
Louise is a founding director of both O’Reilly Shaw Mediations and O’Reilly Shaw Lawyers, which is a highly respected Brisbane based family law practice servicing clients across Queensland.
A nationally accredited mediator and approved family dispute resolution practitioner, Louise has practiced as a solicitor since 2006 and has been an accredited family law specialist since 2015. She has been consistently recognised in the prestigious Doyles’ Guide since 2020.
Highly regarded in the industry for her tenacity and depth of expertise, Louise is a passionate mediator and lawyer, whose goal is to help families move through separation and divorce with dignity and respect. She promotes an approach which is child focussed in parenting cases, commercially viable in financial cases and positive and future focussed in all cases. She is empathetic and flexible, however will challenge clients where they need it.
Louise has had extensive experience across all facets of family law including:
- parenting cases (parenting arrangements generally, or specific issues such as school selection or other issues regarding the exercise or parental responsibility)
- family violence
- high conflict litigants
- risk cases including where parties have significant mental health, drug and alcohol issues
- Hague Convention
- relocation matters
- child support
- surrogacy
- parentage disputes
- grandparent disputes
- financial cases
- superannuation splits
- complex valuation issues
- businesses
- trusts
- self-managed superannuation funds
- third parties
- financial agreements
- varying final orders
- contravention applications
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- Bachelor of Laws (Honours) Griffith University
- Bachelor of International Business Griffith University
- Masters in Law (Applied Family Law)
- Accredited Family Law Specialist
- Collaborative Lawyer
- Graduate Diploma Family Dispute Resolution
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- Recommended Parenting and Children’s Lawyer — Doyle’s Guide 2022 – 2025 (inclusive)
- Recommended Family and Divorce Lawyer — Doyle’s Guide 2021 – 2025 (inclusive)
- Regular contributing Editor since 2018: CCH Family Law Guide (leading family law textbook)
- Former Board position: Queensland Association of Collaborative Practitioners 2016-2020
- Presenter: Family law section of the Law Council (largest professional association for family lawyers – 5,200 family lawyers)
- Presenter: Queensland Law Society
- Presenter: LawSense (legal education seminars)
- Panellist: College of Law
- Member: Family Law Practitioners Association of Queensland
- Member: Law Society of Queensland
- Member: Queensland Association of Collaborative Practitioners
- Member: International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
- Member: Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia
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- 2021 Leading Family & Divorce Lawyers – Recommended
- 2022 Leading Family & Divorce Lawyers – Recommended
- 2022 Leading Parenting & Children’s Matters – Recommended
- 2023 Leading Family & Divorce Lawyers – Leading
- 2024 Leading Parenting & Children’s Matters – Leading
- 2024 Leading Family & Divorce Lawyers – Recommended
- 2025 Leading Parenting and Children’s Matters – Preeminent
- 2025 Leading Family and Divorce Lawyers – Recommended
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“Louise is an accomplished and effective family law mediator. My clients regularly benefit from Louise mediating to resolution parenting, maintenance and property disputes, often complex in nature.”
“Louise quickly identifies both the legal and emotional hurdles frustrating a settlement and with clarity, confidence, firmness and empathy addresses them to a final resolution. I recommend Louise to all practitioners wanting their clients to benefit from effective resolution to their family law disputes.”

Amy Ryan
Amy is a registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner (FDRP), Nationally Accredited Mediator and a Family Law Accredited Specialist solicitor.
Amy has practiced in family law since 2005 and brings to her mediation practice:
- extensive family law experience and expertise;
- practical insights and problem solving;
- commitment to resolution;
- thorough preparation;
- empathetic approach;
- availability and prompt service;
- adaptable process;
- child inclusive mediation; and
- international experience.
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“I cannot thank Amy and all involved for their efforts and appreciate all for making the process and meeting as smooth as possible.”
“I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for going beyond your requirements in order to achieve the result at mediation last Thursday. I believe your help, wisdom and insight made the process as smooth as it could be and achieved a result as beneficial as possible for all parties. Thank you again Amy Ryan.”
Amy is committed to empathetically supporting the self-determination of parties and assisting them to achieve their own resolution without unnecessary conflict or cost.
Amy is a Family Law Accredited Specialist, Accredited Mediator and Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner. She has practiced in family law since 2005 and has extensive experience in matters relating to children’s arrangements, property settlement, de facto relationships, child support and domestic violence.
Amy is committed to building trusting relationships with clients and assisting them to achieve the best possible outcome without unnecessary conflict or cost, by providing empathetic, practical and strategic advice and representation.
She has a particular interest in children’s matters and in finding practical and innovative solutions, to enable parents to maintain a positive co-parenting relationship into the future.
Prior to joining O’Reilly Shaw Lawyers, Amy worked in boutique family law firms in Brisbane and in child protection law in the UK and United States.
Our Fixed Fees
We understand the importance of fee certainty. Our mediation fees are provided up-front, and are fixed, so you know what your fees will be.
Invitations
$200 (incl GST)
Where we are used to invite the other party to the mediation. If they refuse we can then issue a s601 certificate
Half Day Mediation
$2,200 (incl GST)
A half day mediation is up to 4 hours
Full Day Mediation
$3,300 (incl GST)
A full day mediation is up to 8 hours
Intake
$275 (incl GST)
For each spouse
Each spouse will have a separate intake session with the mediator online
Extra Time
$275 /per hour per party
(incl GST)
This will be charged if mediation exceeds half or full day allocation
Room Hire
At Cost
This cost is to be covered by the parties involved in the mediation. There will be no hire charge for use of our office space for the mediation.

How O’Reilly Shaw Mediations will help:
High Resolution Rate
You Feel Comfortable and Informed
Upfront, Fixed Fee
Here’s how it works:
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Book a
Mediation
Call us today to discuss how our mediation process can assist you.
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Engage Effectively with a Neutral Third Party
Our structured mediation process makes everyone comfortable, prepared and equipped with the information they need to negotiate a resolution.
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Get a
Resolution
We are committed to help families find positive and realistic solutions in parenting and financial cases.

What happens at mediation?
Mediation is a form of dispute resolution to help separating families come to their own agreements without the stress and expense of going to Court.
Mediation can also take place after Court proceedings have started, to resolve the matter and avoid the cost, stress and delay of ongoing litigation.
Mediation is attended by you and the other party. If you are legally represented, your solicitor is encouraged to attend with you however this is not a requirement. Mediation can take place in person (in the same room or separate rooms), by video conference or by telephone.
If an agreement is reached, your agreement can be put into writing and, with the assistance of your lawyer, made legally binding.
Free PDF:
What to Expect at Mediation (Property)
Free PDF:
What to Expect at Mediation/FDR (Parenting)
Free PDF:
What is Family Dispute Resolution
Our strategies and skills in dispute resolution help you to move on with your life.
Put an end to stressful and neverending negotiations.

Contact Us
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Brisbane CBD Office
Suite 33, Level 6, 231 North Quay,
Brisbane QLD 4000Cannon Hill Office
Building 1, 747 Lytton Road, Murarrie QLD 4172