Litigation: 16 June 2026
Author: Joel Parsons
Subpoenas are a powerful tool in litigation but if used improperly, they can be challenged as “fishing expeditions” and set aside by the court. Understanding their proper use is critical to ensuring your requests serve a legitimate forensic purpose.
Family Law,Business Law,Litigation,Migration: 09 April 2026
Author: Susan Ilias, Bao Ngo
De-Suiting the Law is a video podcast hosted by Aitken Partners Principal Lawyers Susan Ilias and Bao Ngo. The series sets out to demystify the legal profession, with real conversations about what lawyers actually do, and why it matters.
Litigation: 25 March 2026
Author: Caroline Skeoch, Kara Inglese
Before agreeing to a new contract or credit arrangement, it’s worth knowing which terms could put your personal or business assets on the line.
Litigation: 28 November 2025
Author: Erin Prout
Unpaid debts can pose a serious risk to businesses of all sizes. Recovering what is rightfully owed is not just a financial issue, it is essential to maintaining cash flow, protecting your business relationships, and ensuring operational stability.
Litigation: 16 October 2025
Internal disputes within incorporated associations continue to test the limits of judicial intervention in Queensland. The Supreme Court decision in Singh & Ors v Brisbane Sikh Temple (Gurdwara) Inc [2022] QSC 151 highlights the Court’s careful approach when asked to resolve conflicts about membership and governance.
Litigation: 17 September 2025
Simpson v Taylors Business Pty Ltd [2025] FCA 835
Litigation: 17 September 2025
Davis v Perry O’Brien Engineering Pty Ltd [2025] QCA 18
Litigation: 17 September 2025
Hans Mende v Fritz Kundrun – AMCI Group Dispute
Litigation: 20 July 2025
Author: Caroline Skeoch
Litigation: 20 July 2025
Author: Caroline Skeoch
This case involved a party seeking to have a Creditors Statutory Demand (CSD) set aside by raising a multitude of arguments including: an off-setting claim, a genuine dispute claim; a penalty claim and contravention of other legislation
Litigation: 02 June 2025
Author: Caroline Skeoch
We are often approached by clients in receipt of a winding up application in which a creditor relies upon the failure by the client to comply with the earlier creditor’s statutory demand; only to be told the client has a genuine dispute about the debt which underlies the creditors statutory demand.
Litigation,Owners Corporation: 21 May 2025
Author: Deb Andronaco
In a recent ruling by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), lot owners gained new clarity on their rights to access Owners Corporation records.
Litigation: 12 May 2025
Facing court can be stressful — the legal language shouldn't add to it.
Litigation: 12 May 2025
Legal disputes can be a turning point for any business, potentially disrupting operations, draining resources, and placing reputations at risk.
Litigation: 12 May 2025
In the world of business and commerce, disputes are almost inevitable. They may arise from misunderstandings, competing interests, or breaches of contract.
Litigation: 23 April 2025
Author: Sean Richards
Tick tock – Contract beats the Clock!
Litigation,Insolvency: 03 February 2025
Author: Caroline Skeoch
In Greatcell Solar Ltd (in liquidation) [2024] FCA 1121 (Greatcell), joint and several liquidators for Greatcell Solar Limited (in liquidation) and Greatcell Solar Australia Pty Ltd (in liquidation) sought the Court’s approval pursuant to section 477(2B) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) to enter into funding and costs agreements for the purpose of pursuing litigation. The liquidators had already entered into the agreements before applying to the Court for approval.
Recently, the Supreme Court clarified when a default notice will be binding under an agreement. Whilst the Court ultimately found in favour of the Plaintiff, the Court stressed the need for the parties to strictly adhere to the terms of the agreement. Further, the Court emphasised that terms are to be interpreted by reference to the agreement as a whole and to the ordinary meaning of its terms.
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Litigation: 28 August 2024
Author: Aitken Partners
The Aitken Partners x Svenson Barristers 2024 MOOT has come to it's riveting conclusion! We had the privilege of hosting the inaugural Aitken Partners x Svenson Barristers MOOT Grand Final, and what an incredible night it was!
Owners Corporation,Litigation: 19 February 2024
Author: Deb Andronaco
The scope of preliminary discovery was contemplated in the recent Supreme Court decision Wadren Pty Ltd & Anor v Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd & Ors [2023] VSC 348 (29 June 2023), wherein Wadren Pty Ltd and QIC Werribee Pty Ltd (Plaintiffs) made an application pursuant to rr 32.03 and 32.05 of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rule 2015 (Vic) (Rules) against Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd (Probuild) and AIG Australia Limited (AIG).
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