Philip Hardless appears regularly as counsel before the Family Court of WA in complex parenting and financial matters.
He completed a BA(Psych) and LLB at Murdoch in 2011, and then obtained his Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice at College of Law in Perth in 2012. He was admitted to practise in both the Supreme Court and High Court in 2013 and completed a Master of Laws degree in 2020.
Philip worked in private practice for many years before starting the law firm Hardless Legal in 2016. He was called to the bar and elected to the WA Bar Association in 2022.
He has appeared in most courts and tribunals in Western Australia, including conducting trials and interlocutory applications across a variety of areas of practice; but particularly enjoys family law matters.
He has a background in psychology and is familiar with the psychological literature relevant to family law parenting matters.