Dundas Lawyers Brisbane and Gold Coast Offices advises its clients on all aspects of corporate and commercial dispute resolution. Managing risk and implementing strategies to minimise risk is essential for every business. We take a commercial view to litigious matters, always considering alternative dispute resolution processes to resolve the legal issues without resorting to the costs and uncertainties associated with litigation.
Dundas Lawyers is able to provide advice to minimise risk and achieve the optimal outcome for your business. We’ll be upfront about your legal position. We work with clients to formulate and execute a strategy designed to ensure the best outcome considering the circumstances. We assist throughout the entire process, from gathering the facts and presenting a case theory.
If litigation is unavoidable, we will be realistic about the costs and the benefits whilst fearlessly advocating our client’s position.
Areas of dispute resolution
Dundas Lawyers advise and act in a broad range of litigation and dispute matters including (but not limited to):
- Commercial and contractual disputes;
- Competition law and trade practices;
- Breach of directors duties;
- Franchise disputes;
- Intellectual property disputes;
- Confidential information;
- Copyright infringement;
- Patent infringement;
- Trade mark infringement;
- Partnership disputes;
- Sale of business disputes;
- Shareholder disputes; and
- Shareholder oppression;
- Software development disputes.
Recent legal commentary on litigation
Evidence in the digital era
Mareva or freezing orders
Decided cases by Dundas Lawyers
Native Extracts Pty Ltd v Plant Extracts Pty Ltd (No 2) [2024] FCA 106
Native Extracts Pty Ltd v Plant Extracts Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 126
Gardner Industries Pty Ltd as trustee for the S M Gardner Family Trust v Telstra Corporation Limited [2021] FCA 294
Christian v Cooper [2020] QSC 224 (24 July 2020)
Christian v Cooper (No 2) [2020] QSC 226 (24 July 2020)
Campbell v Sutherland [2020] FCA 765 (25 May 2020)
Hill & Smith Holdings PLC v Safe Barriers Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] FCA 8 (8 January 2020)
Hill & Smith Holdings PLC v Safe Barriers Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 1882 (27 November 2018)
Multisteps Pty Ltd v Specialty Packaging Aust Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 587 (2 May 2018)
Motorcycle Aftermarket Spares Pty Ltd v Tamworth Cycle Tune Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1433 (23 December 2014)
Recent articles about litigation
Civil procedure
- What is the tort of passing off?
- What is the springboard doctrine?
- What is a mareva order?
- Subpoenas to produce documents – Federal Court
- Categories of discovery in the Federal Court
- Offers to settle according to the Rules in Queensland
- Counterclaiming in legal proceedings in Queensland
- The consequences of inaction in litigation in Queensland courts
- The importance of evidence and its ubiquity
- Do you need to disclose a computer database?
- Electronic service of documents
- What is your duty of disclosure?
- Discovery in the Federal Court of Australia
- What is a strike out application?
- Indemnity costs
- Without Prejudice privilege
- Electronic Service of documents
Competition law
- Misleading and deceptive conduct in orthodontic sector
- Update to Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Coles Supermarket Australia Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 634
- Misleading and deceptive conduct in business dealings
- Applying to set aside a creditors statutory demand for payment
- Franchisors liability for forecasts
Injunctive relief
- Anton Piller orders – preventing evidence destruction
- Anton Piller orders and employee theft
- What is a Mareva Order?
Shareholder relationships
- Shareholders Disputes
- Victorian Supreme Court Streamlines procedures for Oppression matters
- Shareholder oppression
Examples of recent litigious matters
- Mareva Order where business partner took a large amount of money from company ;
- Breach of directors duties, Supreme Court of Queensland;
- Successful defence of alleged partnership dispute
- Breach of contact, Supreme Court of Queensland;
- Breach of contract, joint venture;
- Misleading and deceptive conduct – Federal Court of Australia;
Further information about a litigious matter
If you need advice on any business litigious matter that is in Court or you would like to keep out of Court, please contact me for an obligation free and confidential discussion.
Malcolm Burrows B.Bus.,MBA.,LL.B.,LL.M.,MQLS.
Legal Practice Director
Telephone: (07) 3221 0013 (Preferred)
Mobile: 0419 726 535
e: mburrows@dundaslawyers.com.au
Disclaimer
This article contains general commentary only. You should not rely on the commentary as legal advice. Specific legal advice should be obtained to ascertain how the law applies to your particular circumstances.
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