Commercial Disputes
Contact:
John Woodward
Christie Howson
Evan Walker











The Commercial Litigation Team provides an extensive range of quality services in the area of business and commercial dispute resolution.

We pride ourselves in giving practical solutions to all clients when a conflict arises in their day to day activities.

The Team is renowned for exhausting all forms of alternative dispute resolution prior to instituting court proceedings.

All members of the Commercial Litigation Team has a vast range of advocacy experience in all courts and tribunals. This may eliminate the need to utilise barristers, allowing us to provide you with competent and cost effective representation.

Our Commercial Litigation Team is able to provide you and your clients with advice and assistance in the following areas:

  • Corporate insolvency - acting for company management and liquidators or for creditors.
  • Personal insolvency – acting for individual debtors, creditors or for trustees in bankruptcy.
  • Building and construction disputes including variation claims, extensions of time, defective work     and home owners warranty insurance.
  • Arbitration, mediation and adjudications under the Building & Construction Industry Security of Payment Act.
  • Personal and business debt recovery including initiating and defending claims in all jurisdictions.
  • Insurance disputes
  • Business and equipment/property disputes.
  • Banking and fi nance litigation.
  • Business disputes including company and partnership disputes, breach of directors duties, assisting in compliance with such duties
  • Contractual, leasing and real estate disputes.
  • Bank and fi nance disputes.
  • Product liability and Trade Practices claims.
  • Initiating and defending Consumer Claims, including representation in the Consumer Trader & Tenancy Tribunal and the Courts.
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution processes – mediation, conciliation and arbitration (including representation).