Litigation & Dispute Resolution

About the role

TLFC's litigation lawyers act for businesses, property owners, and individuals across a broad range of commercial disputes, providing skilled representation and clear strategic advice at every stage. Our team has appeared across all major courts and tribunals in Victoria and nationally, with a strong record of delivering results for clients. Every matter is supervised by a designated partner who works directly with you, assessing risks and developing a considered approach—whether that means pressing forward in court or resolving the dispute efficiently through mediation or negotiation.

Practice areas

• Joint Venture, Partnership, Shareholder, and Business Ownership Disputes: We act for directors, shareholders, and partners in disputes involving deadlock, breach of fiduciary duty, oppressive conduct, and exit arrangements, including proceedings under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
• Insolvency and Reconstruction: Representation in insolvency-related disputes and restructuring matters.
• Leasing Disputes: Advice and representation in commercial and retail leasing disputes.
• Property and Real Estate Disputes: Handling disputes related to property ownership, development, and transactions.
• Family Business Disputes: Resolving conflicts within family-owned businesses, including succession planning and governance issues.
• Compliance Matters: Advising on ASIC and ATO investigations, regulatory compliance, and enforcement actions.
• Corporations Act Matters: Representation in disputes governed by the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
• Competition Law and Australian Consumer Law Disputes: Acting in matters involving anti-competitive conduct, consumer protection, and misleading or deceptive conduct.
• Public Law: Advising on government decisions, administrative action, and judicial review, including challenges to decisions made by public bodies and statutory authorities.
• Contractual Claims and Disputes: Handling claims involving breach of contract, non-performance, misleading representations, and disputed terms—from initial advice through to trial if required.
• Intellectual Property Disputes: Acting in disputes involving trade mark infringement, copyright, confidential information, and passing off.
• Professional Negligence Claims: Representing claimants and defendants in matters involving lawyers, accountants, financial advisers, and other professionals.
• Debt Collection: Assisting businesses and individuals in recovering outstanding debts efficiently, including demand letters, default judgments, enforcement proceedings, and winding-up applications.
• Wills and Estate Disputes: Acting in contested estate matters, including challenges to the validity of wills, Part IV family provision claims, and trust disputes.
• Employment Disputes: Representing employers and employees in matters involving unfair dismissal, general protections claims, restraint of trade enforcement, and workplace investigations.
• Mediations: Providing mediation services and advocacy to resolve disputes without the cost and uncertainty of litigation.
• Courts and VCAT Matters: Regular appearances in the Supreme Court, County Court, Magistrate’s Court of Victoria, Federal Court, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, and VCAT, including appeals and compliance matters.