Mr Christopher Coyne - Queensland Institute of Medical Research

Mr Christopher Coyne

Mr Coyne is Acting Chair of QIMR Council, a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland, an accredited specialist in the field of Commercial Litigation, specialising in insurance law, health law, corporate governance and risk management. Following his admission as a solicitor in 1979 he practised law in Brisbane and was a partner in the national law firm Clayton Utz from 1984 to 2004.

Mr Coyne now practices on his own account. He was appointed an Adjunct Professor of The University of Queensland School of Law in 2002. Chris is Board Chairman of Lexon Insurance Pte Ltd (Queensland Law Society, Singapore Captive Insurer), a Director of the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for the State of Queensland, past president Medico-Legal Society of Queensland and Australian Insurance Law Association and former legal member Australian Health Ethics Committee. Christopher is sessional member of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal and also a member of the QIMR Personnel Administration Committee.