Litigation
Our Litigation Group has proven experience of representing clients in courts and specialist tribunals at all levels in both the State and Federal jurisdictions.
We understand that our clients’ priority is to identify and manage the risks that are posed by litigation. Our priority is to provide a clear and realistic assessment of our clients’ case at the earliest opportunity and to work with them to develop a appropriate strategies
Often it is possible to resolve disputes by way of mediation or another similar process. However, there are times when litigation is unavoidable and in those cases we will vigorously prosecute our clients’ case.
Besides general commercial litigation experience we can offer specific expertise in the following areas:
- intellectual property disputes and protection
- workplace relations
- insolvency and liquidation
- regulatory compliance, investigation and prosecution
- partners and shareholders disputes including directors’ duties
- professional negligence claim
- building disputes
- consumer disputes
- prosecutions and investigations
- defamation
Experience
Recent experience of our lawyers includes:
- enforcement of a restraint of trade clause in a franchise agreement in the Federal Court Fast Track list
- defending prosecutions under trade practices, heritage, environmental, fisheries and food safety laws
- bringing an action for breach of trade marks
- actions for the recovery of money misappropriated by fiduciaries
- claims to enforce equitable leases
Members of the Litigation Group are:-
Simon French
Martin Reid
Alan Williamson
Justin Vaatstra
Robert Gordon
Andrew Molnar
Lily Tsen
Janine Perry
Recent Work