Dispute Resolution
Business disputes are a fact of life. However, early intervention and quality strategic advice frequently assists in achieving an early resolution without escalation to litigation or other formal resolution processes.
FAL has extensive experience in resolving business disputes, offering constructive advice and a coordinated strategy that does not lose sight of commercial imperatives. The skills of our lawyers ensure practical, effective guidance aimed at the best possible outcome for disputes covering:
- Intellectual Property
- Defamation and media law
- Insolvency
- Commercial law
- Trade practices
- Taxation
- Employment law
Some examples of our work in this area include:
- Evaluating the nature, expense and likely outcomes of various disputes, including developing material and recommending a response to a leading research organisation
- Obtaining an interlocutory injunction in the Supreme Court to prevent a research group from losing laboratory facilities
- Advising and negotiating a settlement on a long-running dispute which involved allegations of employee misconduct, misappropriation and fraud
- Negotiated a settlement in regard to defamation action
- Defended a client against potential product recall, including liaison with police and an independent enquiry, before negotiating a resolution so the client could continue to market its product
- Successfully acted for a client in a design infringement dispute, in a manufacturing and export context
- Resolving Trade Marks and Domain Name disputes
- Handling disputes with the ATO on behalf of clients
For more information, contact April Arslan, David Boyall or one of our partners.
