Directors' and officers' liability: Advises on the personal liability of directors of private, public and statutory corporations (in relation to civil claims, inquiries by liquidators, administrators and the like, investigations by regulators, and charges under the Corporations Act) and the adequacy of their insurance coverage.
Insurance and insolvency issues: Advice on such issues arising as a consequence of contractual and other disputes.
Confidential arbitrations: Acting for a market-leading wholesaler of gas, a large wholesale purchaser of gas and various other buyers and sellers to determine the future market price for gas.
Property disputes: Advice on disputes involving leases and the sale and purchase of land.
Administrative decisions: Defence of and challenges to administrative decisions made by Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers and government agencies.
Product liability claims: Advice in relation to physical damage and personal injury claims resulting from alleged breaches of contracts for the supply of goods and services including contracts for the service and maintenance of aircraft engines; the manufacture, service and maintenance of other industrial equipment; the manufacture, service and maintenance of medical equipment; and associated product recall matters.
Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities: Acting for a number of statutory organisations on the interpretation and impact of the Charter on their operations.
