Disputes

Early identification + strong representation = winning strategy.

Overview

Disputes can be stressful, time-consuming and expensive. And frankly, we'd rather you didn't have any.

Much of our work for clients is focused on avoiding them, but that's not all we do.

As one of Australia's leading dispute practices, we are expert in complex commercial disputes, investigations and regulatory engagement. Our team includes pioneers in class action defence, litigation support technology and customer remediation. We can help you to identify and address your areas of risk or prepare you for a dispute and guide you through the process, be it courtroom, regulator engagement or alternative dispute resolution.

At every stage we aim to give you clear-eyed advice and strategy as well as realistic estimates, all based on the highest technical skills and a deep understanding of your risk appetite, the realities of litigation and alternative forms of dispute resolution.

Clients we've supported

Westpac
Tattarang
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Apple
Origin Energy
Rio Tinto
Bayer Australia Limited
Toyota Australia

Our team to support you

Toolkits

Insights
Major Projects & Construction 5 Minute Fix No 130: adjudicators and submissions, delays as nuisance, half-truths in land sales, rectification
15 Nov 2024 | Article
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Pooling orders for companies being wound up: the High Court wades in
8 Nov 2024 | Article
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The merits of the Administrative Review Tribunal
5 Nov 2024 | Article
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Tribunal grants Sandoz a section 223(9) patent licence, in long-running Lexapro litigation
15 Oct 2024 | Article
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Don’t quote me… New South Wales Court of Appeal weighs in on use of direct speech in affidavit evidence
4 Oct 2024 | Article
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Costs-jurisdiction no more: What changes to the award of costs means for parties in federal discrimination claims
4 Oct 2024 | Article
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Media release: Insurance disputes lawyer Sophy Woodward joins Clayton Utz partnership
3 Oct 2024 | Media Release
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Birkenstock shows that it is possible to secure trade mark protection over the shape of popular product designs
25 Sep 2024 | Article
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A recipe for disaster? Court finds commercial lease was not frustrated
25 Sep 2024 | Article
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Major Projects & Construction 5 Minute Fix No 129: bifurcated arbitration, security of payment across border, statutory trusts
25 Sep 2024 | Article
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Privacy protections to be bolstered with initial tranche of privacy reforms
12 Sep 2024 | Article
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Testing foreign state immunity in Australia: the High Court rules on the Garuda Indonesia winding up application
10 Sep 2024 | Article
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