Our disputes and advisory practice extends to commercial clients in diverse sectors. We act for listed and unlisted public companies and private businesses in commercial and property disputes, regulatory and compliance matters.
Our expertise includes:
- Compulsory acquisition for businesses forced to relocate in connection with major infrastructure projects. Our approach included obtaining detailed evidence to establish the relocation, trading and compliance-related losses incurred as a result of the acquisition.
- Compulsory acquisition of residential properties
- Regulatory compliance, including risk management advice and acting for companies facing investigations from regulators. We have represented clients in regulatory matters involving the ACCC, the NSW EPA and the NSW Department of Planning.
- Advice on business operations and impact of changing government policy. Our work has included drafting submissions in response to exposure drafts of legislation and statutory instruments.
- Advice on governance, duties and internal investigations.
- Corporate law matters for a number of our long-term clients, including shareholder issues, corporate governance and company constitution matters.
- Drafting and variation of service contracts involving in the insurance, water and professional consulting sectors.
- Contractual compliance and disputes involving the development of major water infrastructure projects. We have advised industry participants on disputes in relation to major water storages, pipelines as well as commercial/trading disputes.
- Advice and drafting of contracts for owners of water and electricity distribution networks.
- Compliance and regulatory advice in the water and agribusiness sectors.
- Advice and representation around environmental and development prosecutions.