Practice Areas
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Arbitration
Private mediation
Equal Opportunity Commission conciliation
Consumer Law
Misleading or deceptive conduct claims
Contractual Disputes
Business related
Construction related
Employment related – in particular, matters involving enforcement of or breaches of post-termination restrictive covenants
Property related
Corporate Disputes
ASIC examinations (ss 19 & 33 notices)
Breaches of continuous disclosure obligations
Breaches of directors’ duties
Oppression claims
Statutory derivative claims
Winding up applications on just and equitable grounds
Defamation, Media & Social Media
Pre-publication legalling advice
Defamation concerns notices
Acting for plaintiffs or and defendants in defamation actions in all courts
Representation in disaster and crisis-management & employee fraud scenarios (often together with PR firms)
Business and brand protection advice, seeking redress for damage to corporate brand
Representation in applications to identify ‘anonymous’ posters of offensive/defamatory online content
Litigation
Representation in the Supreme, District and Magistrates’ Courts of Western Australia
Representation in Appellate Courts
Representation in the High Court and Federal Court of Australia
Representation in tribunals, Royal Commissions, regulator investigations and inquiries
Discrimination and equal opportunity disputes
Mining & Resources
Mining tenement application and granted tenement disputes
Tenement forfeiture applications
Contested statutory expenditure and compliance disputes
Caveat issues and disputes
Compensation disputes
Mining royalty and access agreement issues
Disagreements between joint venturers
Representation in the Warden’s Courts before the Mining Wardens, the Supreme Court, and appellate courts
Property Disputes
Adverse possession claims
Commercial lease disputes
Easement claims
Partition claims
Proprietary and promissory estoppel claims
Trusts, Wills & Estates and related matters
Business succession planning
Contentious and non-contentious probate and administration
Estate administration
Estate planning
Family Provision Act claims
Preparation of simple and complex Wills, enduring powers of attorney and guardianship, and advance health directives