Strategic litigation support in business-critical disputes.

We represent clients in all forms of business disputes, including contractual disputes, shareholder and partnership conflicts, and complex corporate matters.

Our team has experience acting in high-value, multi-party proceedings across a broad range of industries. We balance technical legal expertise with a pragmatic understanding of business needs, working to resolve disputes through negotiation where possible, and litigation when necessary. 

Our expertise includes:

• Breach of contract and enforcement claims
• Shareholder, director, and partnership disputes
• Fiduciary duty and mismanagement allegations
• Urgent applications, injunctions, and freezing orders
• Multi-party and cross-jurisdictional litigation

We protect your commercial interests while minimising disruption to business continuity.

Resolving disputes efficiently through mediation, arbitration, and negotiation.

We guide clients through mediation, conciliation, and arbitration to achieve cost-effective and timely resolutions.

Our team understands the commercial value of avoiding lengthy court proceedings. We adopt a strategic, outcome-focused approach to alternative dispute resolution-positioning our clients for success in negotiated or arbitrated outcomes, while preserving relationships where possible. 

We assist clients with:

• Commercial mediations and arbitration proceedings
• Strategy and preparation for alternative processes
• Drafting settlement terms and enforceable agreements
• Risk minimization through early resolution
• Complex or multi-stakeholder negotiations

We guide clients toward resolution with confidence, focus, and strategic direction.

Protecting your position in investigations, inquiries, and enforcement actions.

We assist clients with disputes involving regulators and government agencies, including investigations and enforcement actions.

Our lawyers regularly act in matters involving ASIC, ACCC, APRA, and other statutory authorities. We help clients respond to regulatory investigations, defend enforcement proceedings, and mitigate broader reputational and operational risks across heavily regulated sectors. 

We regularly advise on:

• Regulatory enforcement notices and examinations
• Breach notifications and remediation responses
• Administrative appeals and disciplinary proceedings
• Compliance with governance, risk, and audit requirements
• Strategic engagement with regulators and stakeholders

We work to protect your position and preserve regulatory relationships.

Safeguarding your innovations, brand, and commercial edge.

We protect our clients’ intellectual property rights and defend against claims of infringement.

Our work spans trade mark and copyright disputes, breaches of confidentiality, and licensing conflicts. Whether enforcing IP rights or defending a claim, we act swiftly and strategically to protect our clients’ intangible assets and commercial reputation.

Our work includes:

• Trade mark and copyright infringement proceedings
• IP ownership, licensing, and royalty disputes
• Breach of confidence and misuse of trade secrets
• Urgent injunctive relief to protect brand and content
• Defending against infringement claims

We act decisively to protect your intellectual capital.

Resolving project disputes with clarity, strategy, and technical insight.

We advise on disputes arising from construction projects, including payment claims, defects, and project delays.

We act for developers, builders, subcontractors, and consultants in matters involving contractual breaches, delay claims, variation disputes, and issues under security of payment legislation. Our priority is to resolve disputes efficiently – preserving project delivery, commercial relationships, and contract entitlements.

We act in matters involving:

• Security of Payment Act claims and adjudication
• Defective or incomplete works
• Construction delay and disruption claims
• Variation and progress payment disputes
• Contractor insolvency or abandonment

We support efficient project outcomes while safeguarding your contractual rights.

Managing employment conflict with discretion and commercial focus.

We support employers and employees in resolving disputes related to contracts, dismissals, and workplace relations.

Our team acts in unfair dismissal and general protections matters, post-employment restraints, executive disputes, and investigations. We provide pragmatic advice to manage internal risks and resolve disputes with minimal disruption to the business.

We assist clients with:

• Unfair dismissal and workplace entitlements claims
• Post-employment restraint and confidentiality enforcement
• Executive exit negotiations and settlement agreements
• Workplace misconduct and internal investigations
• Workplace rights and general protections disputes
• Fair work mediations and interviews.

We help you manage employment disputes with confidence and discretion.

Fast, decisive action to protect personal and professional reputations.

We defend reputations with strategic legal action and advice.

We act in matters involving defamatory publications, online reviews, social media content, and media exposure. Whether seeking removal, correction, or redress, we help clients respond quickly and decisively to reputational threats.

We regularly act in:

• Defamation proceedings and settlement negotiations
• Online platform and media takedown requests
• Crisis communication and pre-publication review
• False reviews, smear campaigns, and competitor conduct
• Urgent injunctive relief to limit harm

We move quickly to protect what matters most – your name, brand, and public image

Guiding clients through complex coverage and indemnity issues.

We assist clients in navigating claims, coverage issues, and complex policy disputes.

We advise on policy interpretation, indemnity obligations, exclusions, and insurer conduct. Our team also defends professionals facing negligence claims, including legal, financial, and technical service providers.

Our team advises on:

• Coverage disputes and claims denials
• Professional indemnity and directors’ liability claims
• Policy exclusions and dual insurance issues
• Disputes between insurers and the insured

We help clients manage insurance risk with confidence and clarity

Resolving disputes involving trust administration, assets, and beneficiary rights.

We advise on disputes involving trust property, trustee and beneficiary disagreements, unit and discretionary trust matters, and breaches of trust.

We act in both personal and commercial trust disputes, helping clients protect their rights, clarify fiduciary obligations, and preserve long-term wealth and estate structures.

We advise on:

• Breach of trust and trustee misconduct claims
• Disputes over trust distributions and entitlements
• Disagreements between co-trustees or beneficiaries
• Court proceedings for removal or replacement of trustees
• Interpretation of trust deeds and family trust structures

We help clients approach trust disputes with structure, sensitivity, and sound judgment.

Helping clients resolve complex property and development-related disputes.

We provide comprehensive support on lease disputes, sale and purchase disagreements, easement claims, compulsory acquisition, subdivision disputes, joint venture disputes, and property scheme disputes.

Our clients include landlords, tenants, developers, and investors. We assist in enforcing rights, resolving contractual and boundary disputes, and managing the risks that arise across residential, commercial, and mixed-use projects.

Our experience includes:

• Commercial and retail lease enforcement
• Disputes arising from sale and purchase transactions
• Easement, boundary, and access disputes
• Compulsory acquisition compensation claims
• Co-ownership, JV, and strata scheme disputes
• Possession and tenancy eviction disputes and squatter claims

We support clients at every stage of the property lifecycle – from acquisition to exit