Harris Freidman’s experienced litigation and disputes team know how to get successful outcomes in all disputes, even when these are bitter or complex. We deliver commercial, timely and practical advice and service.
We proactively seek to resolve disputes wherever possible by way of alternative dispute resolution approaches. These include negotiation with other parties, mediation or expert determination. We work with our commercial, property and estate planning lawyers when specialised knowledge is required and as a member of the Law Australasia Group we are able to access affiliate firms in other states when needed.
We are proud to be regularly referred work by and from judges, barristers, accounting firms, major national law firms and numerous smaller legal firms and have represented clients in all state and federal courts and tribunals.
We have experience in:
- Commercial, contractual and equity disputes
- Minority shareholder and oppression claims
- Disputes in private companies and other Corporations Act matters
- Enforcement of intellectual property rights
- Cross-Border Insolvency applications
- Agribusiness/rural enterprises
- Rural succession and “farm boy” disputes
- Mining exploration licences and mining leases
- Wills and deceased estate litigation
- Employment and restraint of trade disputes
- Insurance, negligence and product liability claims
- Property strata and leasing disputes
- Obtaining and resisting injunctions and asset preservation orders
- Appeals
- Administrative law
- Debt recovery, enforcement of securities, bankruptcy and insolvency
- Fraud and other crime
- Inquiries, investigations and examinations
- Alternative dispute resolution including negotiation, mediation and arbitration
