Austock Group
Successfully resisting a multi-million dollar claim for breach of contract and misleading and deceptive conduct in the sale of child care centres, with costs in Austock’s favour in the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Australia Post
Variety of litigation matters including retail shop lease disputes, contractual disputes and personal injury claims.
Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland
Disciplinary and review proceedings in QCAT and regulatory prosecutions.
Boardroom Pty Limited
Recovery against a former employee for breach of employee obligations in the NSW Supreme Court and defending a claim brought by a shareholder for misleading and deceptive conduct in the Federal Court of Australia in Perth.
Eminent Security Pty Ltd
Defending contractor claims brought by third parties in the security industry for breach of contract and negligence.
Farming Client
Acting for a farming business in a $16 million claim for breach of contract and negligence relating to loss caused by fire. Successful at first instance following a four week trial and on appeal to the Court of Appeal. Our client recovered full damages and indemnity costs.
Gladesville Property Developments Pty Limited
Defending a claim by architects for unpaid fees with a cross claim for professional negligence and misleading and deceptive conduct and also advising on a claim against Hunters Hill Council for misleading and deceptive conduct and unconscionable conduct.
International travel company
Acting for a minority international shareholder in an Australian listed entity and its subsidiary involving division of shareholding and demerger of numerous international companies and assets, including disputed intellectual property assets.
Major construction company
Acting for a major Queensland construction company in respect of a staff fraud of $3.4 million, including obtaining immediate freezing orders resulting in the recovery of a significant portion of the funds.
McNab Constructions Australia
Successfully setting aside a statutory demand in the Supreme Court with costs orders in McNab’s favour.
Mine supply chain participant
Successfully defending a $5.2 million contractual and negligence claim for a logistics company relating to the sale of rail head and storage facility in regional NSW.
Mining services company
Acting for a mining services provider in a contractual dispute with a supplier of long wall mining equipment.
Minority shareholder
Acted for a minority shareholder in a small publicly listed entity in obtaining orders under the Corporations Act for the mandatory buy-out of the minority shareholding by the majority shareholder.
Mirvac Queensland Pty Ltd
Acting on various contractual disputes involving developments in Queensland, including strategic advice on recovery of deposits and guarantees on terminated contracts of sale and defending proceedings involving allegations of a breach of the Trade Marks Act.
Resources client
Bringing an application for leave to conduct a derivative action, involving a company with substantial mining tenement interests.
Storage and logistics company
Acting for a logistics company in a dispute about an equipment supply agreement.
