Mills Oakley Lawyers

The Commercial Disputes Team comprises 6 partners and 14 lawyers. We provide "big firm" legal service without the cost.  All matters are partner-led and the partners are always available.  We do not engage a team of lawyers unless this is agreed with our client and is warranted.

The team assists business and corporate clients to resolve a broad range of commercial disputes in a timely and cost effective manner. Our partners are leaders in their field.

We understand commercial disputes. What sets us apart from the competition is our technical expertise combined with the ability to deliver a commercial solution. Our approach is proactive. We encourage early resolution of disputes by the use of mediation and direct negotiation. If a matter is to be litigated we (a) agree on the strategy, (b) devote the resources and (c) pursue the outcome.

 

Our Services

Commercial Disputes

• Pre-emptive advice on potentially litigious commercial issues
• Representation before Federal and State Courts (except Family Court) across jurisdictions in all States of Australia
• Accredited mediation & alternative dispute resolutions specialists
• Partnership, shareholder and director disputes
• Representing clients in A.S.I.C investigations
• Trade practices matters including defence of prosecutions by the ACCC and assistance with designing and implementing Compliance programs
• Defence of product liability claims on behalf of manufacturers and suppliers
• Intellectual property disputes - copyright, trademarks, patents & use of confidential information
• Defamation & libel
• Building and construction litigation
• Deceased estate disputes - advising executors and beneficiaries
• Debt recovery
• Class and representative actions
• Professional indemnity claims
• Major torts actions
• Banking and Finance
• Extensive experience acting for a broad range of banks, lenders & financiers
• Enforcement and realisation of securities
• Appointment of receivers & controllers , liquidators
• Enforcement of guarantees
• Consumer credit finance disputes
• Leasing/Hire Purchase
• Compliance issues
• Prosecution of actions to set aside contracts & securities on equitable grounds
• Ability to seek funding & insurance for clients without funds to prosecute meritorious claims;
• Frank assessment of prospects at an early stage
• Flexible approach to legal costs
• Fees payable in the event of a successful outcome in certain cases
• Insolvency
• Advise insolvency practitioners, creditors and directors 
• Act for Receivers/Administrators generally and in the realisation of assets across Australia 
• Conducting public examinations of directors, auditors and creditors on behalf of liquidators 
• Acting for liquidators in the recovery of voidable transactions and the prosecution of insolvent trading claims 

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Key contacts

Stuart Lewin   
Partner   
T: 61 3 9605 0986
F: 61 3 9605 0933
M: 0403 069 075   
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Roger Jepson   
Partner   
T: 61 3 9605 0899
F: 61 3 9605 0933
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Andrew Brown
Partner   
T: 61 3 9605 0961
F: 61 3 9605 0933
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Roland Burt
Partner   
T: 61 3 9605 0872
F: 61 3 9605 0933
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Jeremy Mackenzie   
Partner   
T: 61 2 8289 5807
F: 61 2 3012 8777
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Peter Mills   
Partner   
T: 61 7 3228 0401
F: 61 7 3012 8777
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