Our Record

Our Record - Litigation

These are some of the matters in which we have acted:

• A successful appeal against high value stamp duty ruling.
• Wholly defeated a claim against insurer client, arising from the Katherine floods.
• Wholly defeated a $5M+ professional negligence claim.
• Successful costs application notwithstanding proceeding rendered academic.
• Defeated complex restraint of trade claim.
• Successful claim by builder client for breach of contract against its customer.
• Successfully resisted strikeout application relating to advocate's immunity.
• Working together with southern principals, wholly defeated a $5M+ claim against insurers. Further successfully resisted the appeal.
• Successfully opposed an appeal from a decision to strikeout a pleading.
• Successful appeal in relation to complex costs matter.
• Successful cost applications on indemnity basis and successfully opposed recusal application, wholly defeated a judicial review application for the NT's first Inquiries Commissioner. Further successfully resisted the appeal.
• Defeated a claim by commercial tenant for alleged breach of complex lease terms.
• Together with southern principals, successful judicial review application and wholly defeated a multi-million dollar claim for breach of contract.
• Successfully resisted security for costs application.
• Successful application for the appointment of an administrator to a body corporate under the Unit Titles Act.

These are an overview of litigation matters although the great majority of our matters settle before hearing. We encourage participation in mediation and alternate dispute resolution processes to attempt to resolve disputes efficiently and at a reasonable cost.

We have represented medical practitioners, affected families and local government at a significant number of coronial inquests. We have further represented medical practitioners, engineers and other professionals and agents before disciplinary tribunals.

Our Record - Commercial

Pastoral properties
We have acted on the sale/purchase of numerous pastoral properties including: Scott Creek, Kalala, Conways, Willeroo, Flying Fox, Maryfield, Ban Ban Springs, Dorisvale, Old Mount Bundey, Bonalbo, Forrest Hill, Tanumbirini, Amburla, Tobermorey, Allambi, Inverness, Malvern Hills and Tarlee.

Local Government
We act for several local governments, advising on a wide variety of contracts, leases and on tender processes.

Insurance
We act for one of Australia's major medical insurers and have acted either directly or together with southern principals for a large number of indemnity insurers of lawyers and other professionals, aviation and maritime insurers and general insurers.

Asset Protection/Estate planning
We have developed particular expertise in estate planning for wealthy individuals and families with complex company and trust structures in place.

General Commercial
We have acted in a significant number of high value business sales, share and unit sales, commercial leasing, sales and purchases of multi-million dollar commercial and industrial properties.