Scott Crabb
Clayton Utz
Partner
Perth
Scott Crabb has extensive knowledge and delivers his advice in terms appropriate to the listener. He also has the ability to quickly assess situations and is well organised.
– Legal Profiles.
Overview
A leading litigator with over thirty years' experience in resolving disputes and in conducting and defending litigation in the superior courts, as well as advising on urgent interlocutory relief. Scott has represented private and public sector clients in complex, large-scale and high-profile litigation in a diverse range of areas. Scott is regularly consulted by clients across all sectors on issues relating to statutory interpretation, contracting, IP, trade practices, media, marketing and advertising, distribution together with governance and compliance issues.
Notable Work
- HBF: representing in Supreme Court proceedings over curtain wall defects in corporate headquarters.
- East Metropolitan Health Service: representing in Supreme Court proceedings relating to ownership of IP relating to method for manufacturing mesenchymal stromal cells.
- State of Western Australia: represented in proceedings in multiple jurisdictions commenced by Clive Palmer relating to WA Mineralogy Act.
- Yara group companies: represented in complex multi-jurisdictional proceedings in relation to interests in fertiliser and ammonia plants in Western Australia.
- Noble Group and its founder (Richard Elman): represented in litigation over contractual claim in Supreme Court of Western Australia.
- Summit Resources: represented in Corporations Act proceedings commenced by Areva in the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
- Various organisations: represented in the Federal Court and before the Commissioner of Patents in proceedings for patent infringement and revocation.
- Various parties: represented in judicial review proceedings in Supreme Court and Federal Court.
- Various organisations and individuals: represented and advised on investigations and the exercise of coercive powers by a range of regulatory and investigative bodies including Australian Federal Police, ACCC, ASIC, ATO, work safety regulators and mining safety regulators including execution of 'raids'.
- Energy, resources and mining services clients: Represented and advised on wide range of disputes including those relating to royalties, joint venture and shareholder agreements, contracting, administrative law, state agreements, distribution agreements, mining legislation.
Insights
New WA Government Intellectual Property Policy focuses on responsible management and exploitation of IP assets
24 Jul 2023 | Article
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New WA procurement regulations raise the stakes for government suppliers
25 Nov 2021 | Article
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Binding Online Privacy Code, personal right to sue and more enforcement all proposed by Privacy Act reform process
26 Oct 2021 | Article
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It's official: The Australian Modern Slavery Act has passed, and reporting obligations are about to start
30 Nov 2018 | Article
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New South Wales takes lead in combatting modern slavery with new Act, and Commonwealth not far behind
3 Jul 2018 | Article
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Pfizer's bundling and rebates get a clean bill of health – do yours?
1 Jun 2018 | Article
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More information released about Modern Slavery reporting requirement
24 May 2018 | Article
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Construction industry a key sector of concern for modern slavery
29 Mar 2018 | Article
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Mandatory data breach notification starts today ‒ are you ready?
22 Feb 2018 | Article
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Australia's proposed Modern Slavery Act taking shape based on (and going beyond) the UK Modern Slavery Act model
21 Dec 2017 | Article
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Broad business support for Modern Slavery legislation, and some improvements suggested
23 Nov 2017 | Article
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Harper reforms to Australian competition law in effect from today
6 Nov 2017 | Article
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Managing litigation risk, Part 3: managing litigation and regulatory action
8 Jun 2017 | Article
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Referrer beware: proceed with caution when contemplating "refer a friend" promotions
11 May 2017 | Article
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Open data and mandatory comprehensive credit reporting on the way for banks and fintech?
9 May 2017 | Article
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Streamlined civil process promises better, cheaper, more efficient justice
5 May 2017 | Article
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Playing by the rules: the law of social media competitions and promotions
27 Apr 2017 | Article
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Getting to no - making sure your negative option billing program is lawful
13 Apr 2017 | Article
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Abandoned online shopping carts - how to exploit them without breaching the law
30 Mar 2017 | Article
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Take notice – mandatory data breach notification laws to take effect by 23 February 2018
16 Mar 2017 | Article
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