What do we do? (good question!)
We practise in a wide variety of areas, but our core areas are listed below (in lawyer-speak, this list is non-exhaustive):
Dispute resolution (litigation)
Insolvency
General commercial
Corporate
Employment
Property
Family law
Competition
Intellectual property
Solicitor-client costs disputes
Dispute resolution (litigation)
- debt recovery;
- breach of contract;
- negligence;
- shareholder disputes and oppressive conduct;
- retail and commercial lease disputes;
- property disputes.
Insolvency
- statutory demands;
- application to set aside statutory demand;
- corporate insolvency and restructuring advice;
- voluntary administration and deeds of company arrangement;
- liquidation (voluntary and court ordered);
- receivership;
- bankruptcy;
- debt agreements (Part IX);
- personal insolvency agreements (Part X).
General commercial
- negotiation and preparation of commercial contracts;
- interpretation and operation of contractual provisions;
- breach of contract and termination;
- partnership, shareholder, unitholder and joint venture agreements;
- commercial agreements such as agency, confidentiality, distribution, manufacturing and supply agreements;
- granting and enforcement of security interests under the Personal Property Securities Act;
- registration and discharge of security interests on the Personal Property Securities Register;
- business succession planning and implementation;
- incorporation of companies.
Corporate
- capital raisings;
- corporate governance;
- legal due diligence;
- rights issues, placements and share purchase plans;
- capital management including buy-backs, dividend reinvestment plans, special dividends, capital reductions and capital restructuring;
- corporate restructuring and turnaround management.
Employment
- unfair dismissal;
- adverse action;
- Fair Work Act contraventions and compliance;
- enterprise agreement and modern award contraventions and compliance;
- employment contract disputes.
Property
- retail and commercial leasing.
Family law
- divorce;
- de facto relationships;
- financial settlements;
- spousal maintenance;
- mediation.
Competition
- competition and consumer law;
- compliance with the Australian Consumer Law and statutory guarantees.
Intellectual property
- licencing;
- copyright and trademarks.
Solicitor-client costs disputes