Litigation

In many cases the appropriate course is obvious but sometimes it is not.

We ensure our clients have the right advice from our team who are astute to our client’s needs and circumstances.

We have a commercial and common-sense approach and will do what is necessary to identify what outcome is appropriate, according to our client’s circumstances.  This may mean early intervention and negotiation of a settlement or running matters through the Court system to obtain the best result.

In most cases, disputes are capable of settlement by good negotiation skills and compromise. In other cases, the identification of the rights and entitlements involved in any situation may indicate that judicial determination is appropriate.

Using other processes may be preferred due to privacy issues, relationships between the parties involved or for other reasons. We understand that parties who are reluctant to go to Court may still need to engage mechanisms to bring their disputes to a head and to have them resolved. This may involve participation in mediation to avoid the formal Court system.

We have represented clients in many forms of litigation, including:

• Proceedings relating to the alleged conversion of the proceeds of sale of a Brett Whiteley painting;
• Defamation actions;
• Injunctive relief to restrain the re-entry of commercial premises at the Crown Casino;
• Breach of contract claims, including a County Court trial involving a shipment of lamb for export to Libya;
• Property disputes, including Supreme Court proceedings involving breach of contract for the sale of real estate;
• Insurance policy coverage claims and fraudulent insurance claims; and
• Real estate agent commission claims.