The MacDonnells Law state-wide Litigation Team advise clients from throughout Queensland, as well as nationally and internationally based clients. With over 20 specialist litigators in our team, we have extensive experience and are one of the largest dispute resolution and litigation teams in Queensland.
At MacDonnells Law, we understand a business’ need to actively manage litigation and disputes to control expenditure. Our lawyers are committed to mediation and exploring all options of alternative dispute resolution prior to instigating any Court proceedings.
Our focus is to always advise on the best possible commercial solutions with respect to action to be taken and costs incurred.
Our Litigation Team is represented by Partners in the MacDonnells Law Brisbane, Cairns and Townsville offices. Practice Group Leader, Cameron McKenzie (Brisbane), Scott Keft (Cairns) and Steven Mosch (Townsville), each have over 20 years experience in dispute resolution and litigation.
All members of the MacDonnells Law Litigation Team have extensive experience conducting actions before Federal and State courts and tribunals.
The Litigation Team has the support of MacDonnells Law’s Queensland-wide resources located in our Brisbane, Cairns and Townsville offices. This gives MacDonnells Law the unique capability of being able to provide 'on the spot' dispute resolution and litigation advice in many specialist areas to clients throughout Queensland.
The Litigation Team provides legal advice and assistance to government, banks, private businesses and corporations, in resolving disputes within commercial timeframes.
The industry sectors representative of the team’s client base are diverse and include property, tourism and hospitality, construction, manufacturing, retail, agriculture and banking and finance.
As well as dealing with commercial disputes and litigation, the MacDonnells Law state-wide Litigation Team's expertise includes:
- Commercial litigation, insolvency and debt recovery
- Breach of contract including business and land acquisition
- Property Law including lease, mortgage and caveat disputes
- Actions for redress under the misleading and deceptive conduct provisions of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 and Queensland Fair Trading Act
- Franchise disputes
- Trade practices including defence of ACCC matters and advice and training in relation to compliance systems and representation before ASIC
- Construction disputes both commercial and domestic
- Intellectual property including copyright, trade marks, patents, domain names and use of confidential information
- Company partnership, shareholder and director disputes
- Debt recovery and insolvency including advising liquidators, administration, receivers and managers and representing lending institutions
- Deceased estates - advising executors and beneficiaries in relation to disputes
- Disputes over tax driven primary industry investments
- Insurance disputes including property damage and business interruption claims
- Professional negligence claims including claims against solicitors.
