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Disputes

Our Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group provides strategic and legal services in litigated matters and offers innovative dispute resolution solutions to clients across a wide range of industries in both the public and private sectors. These include individuals, small and large business, major Australian public companies, multinational corporations, State and Federal government departments and government owned corporations.

Our team includes specialist industry advisers in areas including energy, resources and renewables, engineering and manufacturing and property and tourism. We deal with a wide variety of issues in diverse disciplines such as insolvency, corporate compliance, trade practices, taxation, insurance, intellectual property, white collar crime and administrative law.

We have a proven track record of advancing the interests of our clients in the resolution of complex disputes. Our commercial focus ensures that we create strategies to manage risk and avoid litigation if possible.

Where disputes cannot be avoided, we have the experience and expertise to take advantage of the range of resolution methods available including, where appropriate, mediation, expert determination and arbitration.

Our strategy in every case is to consider the legal and commercial realities to assist clients to obtain the solution which best suits their legal, personal and business needs.

Our lawyers can assist you with dispute management, litigation (in all Australian jurisdictions), injunctive relief, arbitration, mediation, insolvency, judicial review, expert appraisal/determination, negotiation strategies, strategic dispute analysis, and crisis management.

To find out more, contact Guy Humble

Experience

Adani Abbot Point Terminal Pty Ltd

Acting for this multinational resources company headquartered in India, in relation to disputes with John Holland Pty Ltd arising out of the expansion of the Abbot Point Coal Terminal in North Queensland.

RACQ Ltd

Acting for RACQ in successfully defending various Federal Court claims by contractors arising out of a restructuring of its network, involving complex legal arguments including alleged unconscionability and the application of the Australian Consumer Law.

State MP

Acting for the then leader of the opposition and former Health Minister in a Commission of Inquiry involving the production of a substantial amount of documentation, advice concerning oral evidence and significant matters of parliamentary privilege.

Chamberlain Inc

An employee in the finance team defrauded the US Corporation’s Australian subsidiary. We conducted a fraud investigation and a civil and criminal prosecution in respect of the large defalcation of funds.

Multinational Corporate

Acting in two related judicial reviews concerning the legality of decisions to reassess royalty liabilities. As well as having significant economic ramifications, the reviews break new ground in how royalties are assessed and levied.

Lindsay Australia Limited

We defended in the Supreme Court of Victoria proceedings commenced by Orora Limited concerning alleged breaches of an interstate distribution agreement involving a significant damages claim and a number of interlocutory applications.

GBST Holdings Limited

Acting for the defendant in proceedings commenced by its former Managing Director and CEO. The dispute concerned non-payment of incentives and termination payments and a counterclaim involving allegations of misuse of information and a claim for unauthorised profits.

Sandvik Mining Construction Australia

Acting for Sandvik in defending claims arising from the liquidation of a third party supplier, including the investigation of potential fraudulent activity by the directors of the supplier and related entities.

Department of Transport and Main Roads

Acting for the Department in advising and successfully defending proceedings (in the Supreme Court and High Court) by a landowner in relation to a proposed compulsory land acquisition.

More client results

Toowoomba Regional Council

Toowoomba Outer Circulating Road

Sunland Group

Planning & Environment Court success

Blue Ribbon Seed & Pulse Exporters Pty Ltd

Acquisition of Blue Ribbon Rice by SunRice

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Meet the team

James Arklay

Partner

Chris Barr

Partner

Jessica Bland

Senior Associate

Tim Case

Partner

Rob Dickfos

Senior Associate

Evan Economo

Partner

David Hughes

Partner

Guy Humble

Managing Partner

Hayley Laing

Senior Associate

Michael Lucey

Partner

Celia Luki

Senior Associate

Dan Lunniss

Senior Associate

Alex McLeod

Senior Associate

Nicola McMahon

Senior Associate

Sue Moriarty

Senior Associate

Jason Munstermann

Partner

Chris Nielsen

Partner

Kerry O'Brien

Special Counsel

Patrick O'Brien

Senior Associate

David O’Farrell

Partner

Katrina Pagey

Special Counsel

Melinda Peters

Partner

Alex Power

Special Counsel

Kate Power

Senior Associate

Tom Reaburn

Special Counsel

Nathan Roberts

Partner

Simon Robinson

Special Counsel

Elizabeth Ryan

Senior Associate

Amber Sharp

Partner

Holly Stjernqvist

Senior Associate

Peter Stokes

Partner

Darren Williams

Senior Associate

David Wilton

Senior Associate

Alan Wrigley

Senior Associate

Harriet Young

Senior Associate

Rachel Zagorskis

Senior Associate

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