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• Acted for both landlords and tenants in retail leasing disputes in VIC, NSW, QLD, and NT.

• Acted for building surveyors in disputes with builders and/or owners in a variety of courts and tribunals.

• Acted for parties in company winding up applications.

• Acted for company in defence of a claim of oppressive conduct against shareholders.

• Represented civil engineers:

• In a claim against a property developer for breach of contract;

• In defence to a claim for breach of contract and misrepresentation; and

• In a dispute concerning the construction of certain sporting ovals.

• Acted for construction companies:

• In defence to a claim by a liquidator for an alleged preferential payment in an insolvency context; and

• In disputes concerning faulty workmanship in a domestic building context.

• Acted for a transport company in a claim for transport fees for the transportation of machinery interstate in the context of an agency arrangement.

• Represented a firm of accountants in a dispute concerning the dismissal of a former employee.

• Represented a director charged by ASIC with various offences under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

• Acted for an employee in defence to a claim alleging fraud and a counterclaim for unpaid entitlements.

• Acted for a retailer in defence to a wholesaler’s claim for both breach of contract and the terms of bailment of certain goods.

• Acted for a manufacturer of industrial equipment in a claim for goods and services supplied.

• Acted for builders and owners in major domestic building disputes at both hearings and mediations.

• Represented a defendant in the successful defence of a summary judgment application by a credit provider in the Supreme Court.

• Represented parties at Supreme Court hearings for judicial review of certain decisions of VCAT and statutory authorities.

• Acted for an architect in a costs dispute.

• Acted for hoteliers in defence to a claim in the Federal Magistrates’ Court concerning a Heads of Agreement in relation to the sale of two hotels.

• Represented an entertainer against allegations of fraud.

• Represented an owner of a thoroughbred racehorse in a negligence claim against certain veterinary practices.

• Acted for various parties in injunction applications.

• Acted for a veterinary surgeon in a claim against the owner of several horses for unpaid fees.

• Acted for people charged with criminal offences heard in the Magistrates’ Court.

• Represented indigenous and other persons as duty lawyer at Mildura VIC and Wentworth NSW Courts.

• Represented people in Apprehended Violence applications.

• Acted for a company charged with contraventions of the Environmental Protection Act and court action against the manufacturers of the machinery causing the nuisance.

• Acted for commercial landlords in disputes between lessors and lessees in relation to, amongst other things:

• A nightclub;

• A reception venue; and

• The removal from the premises of a lessee who was in breach of the relevant lease.

• Represented a landlord to recover outstanding rent and occupancy costs from a tenant that had abandoned the premises in the District Court of Queensland; where it was necessary to execute warrants in relation to the judgment debt and seize and sell the defaulting tenant’s property.

• Amongst other things, advised:

• Various companies with respect to shareholder agreements;

• Commercial landlords and tenants as to their rights and obligations;

• A company with respect to the sale of six businesses;

• A hospitality company in a partnership dispute; and

• An exporter and wholesaler in a trademark dispute concerning allegedly misleading trademarks and advertising.

• Acted for a builder defendant in major County Court trial over a number of years with a number of defendants where the allegations involved, amongst other things, unsatisfactory building work and manufactured materials not fit for purpose.

• Acted for high net-worth individuals in disputes concerning companies, businesses and trusts. 

• Represented an employee in an application from relief for termination of employment in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.