Litigation

Dispute Resolution

Our specialist dispute resolution lawyers recognise the risk signals of disputes and provide proactive, ‘front end’ risk management advice to assist our clients to avoid or minimise the occurrence of disputes.

We acknowledge that commercial disputes are both strategically significant and highly sensitive to our clients. When disputes do arise, we manage the process for our clients, working to find solutions that achieve our clients’ goals, and calling on our network of subject matter experts to assist, where of strategic and commercial benefit to our clients.

Our recent engagements include:

• acting for an engineering services firm in pursuing damages and obtaining injunctions in the Supreme Court of South Australia;
• acting for an agribusiness in pursuing a supplier for damage arising from the supply of product infected with Crown Gall;
• acting for large scale developers and property owners with respect to lease disputes, distraints and recovery;
• acting for commercial landowners in seeking review of land valuations including providing advice, engaging with stake holders, and representation at SACAT proceedings;
• acting for landholders affected by compulsory acquisitions.

Insolvency & Restructuring

Our insolvency and restructuring lawyers have significant experience advising insolvency practitioners and businesspeople alike in relation to corporate insolvency and bankruptcy.

We act for insolvency practitioners, providing reliable advice on the issues arising in their appointments including Personal Property Securities, asset realisations, investigations and professional standards.  We also conduct recoveries for insolvency practitioners, from identifying opportunities and claims, through to court action including examinations and litigation.

Our services to businesses and businesspeople around insolvency and restructuring include:

• directors’ duties and risk management;
• safe harbour strategies;
• advice on solvency;
• managing debt, including restructuring and negotiation of repayment plans (including with the ATO);
• debt recovery and security enforcement.

Our services to insolvency practitioners include:

• appointment advice;
• secured creditor claims and the Personal Property Securities Act;
• advice on adjudication of proofs of debt and conduct of meetings;
• investigations and evidence gathering including public examinations;
• pursuit of claims and recoveries including voidable transactions.