Dispute Resolution & Litigation

We are a personable growing and dynamic team of dispute resolution specialists, who are committed to achieving cost effective resolutions to our clients’ disputes. Immersed in our community for over a century, we value our long-standing client relationships, we understand their needs, and so work collaboratively and think creatively to find resolve their problems.

Success is a satisfied client, and in our experience that is best achieved by giving clients a realistic assessment of risks, and developing multiple settlement pathways, early on so that we can work toward an efficient resolution wherever possible. We actively track the most effective ways to settle disputes and will apply that knowledge to tailor a strategy that meets our clients’ needs. We know that our approach works because over the last 12 months, over 60% of our clients’ commercial disputes have been successfully resolved without legal proceedings being issued.

Whilst we are committed to resolving disputes without litigation, it is the case that there are sometimes matters that require judicial determination. Litigation is a minefield for the unprepared and incautious, and so our early litigation risk analysis forms the basis for giving strategic recommendations, which we review monthly with each of our clients. Again, our approach is data based, so that we will focus our energy and our clients’ resources where we know we are more likely to achieve predictable results that align with our clients’ commercial interests.

Our lawyers regularly appear in all of the Victorian and Federal Courts and Tribunals, and for national clients will frequently represent them in other Australian jurisdictions.