Times have changed. Rather than dashing off to court without a blink, the focus is now on Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR) to explore resolving a dispute before it gets to court. Civil Litigation is the area of the law that encompasses ADR as many clients find themselves reluctantly dragged into formally resolving disputes. This usually involves time and expense with going to court now seen as a last resort.
Unfortunately, despite the 'huffing and puffing' that can go on between lawyers by way of letters of demand and unflinching resposes, ultimately a decision has to be taken to initiate an ADR process (including mediation and arbitration) or to commence court proceedings in order to resolve a dispute or at the very least get the other party's attention.
We have had extensive experience in assisting our clients in the following jurisidictions:
- Federal Court of Australia
- Supreme Court of Victoria
- County Court of Victoria
- Magistrates' Court of Victoria
- Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)
- Fair Work Australia
The types of disputes we have been involved in are wide and varied, including:
- Copyright & Trade marks
- Commercial Agreements
- Breach of Contract
- Debt Recovery including statutory demands
- Liquidation proceedings
- Breach of confidentiality & restraint
- IT disputes
- Employment disputes
- Deceptive and misleading conduct
- Australian Consumer Law
- Breach of service agreements
- VCAT claims in the small claims and civil list
So, if you have been served with a court document or at your wit's end in dealing with a dispute, contact us to see how we can best deal with your circumstances in a timely and cost efficient manner.
Justice may be blind but we are not. Contact us for up to a half hour free consultation to discuss how we can best be of service in relation to exploring appropriate dispute resolution or going to court.
We will be both your sword and your shield.
