LEGAL SERVICES - Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Contact: Tim Finemore, Mark Farrelly, Kathryn Finemore
Legal disputes are resource consuming distractions to any business. At Richmond & Bennison we have an experienced team of Commercial Litigation Lawyers led by the Firm's Managing Partner, Tim Finemore.
Tim has been an Accredited Specialist in Commercial Litigation since 1993 and is largely recognised as one of the leading Commercial Litigation Lawyers in Victoria.
We pride ourselves on our proven ability to provide realistic and easy to understand advice even in the most complicated of disputes. We do not lose sight of the fact that litigation in most instances is very expensive. For this reason, we constantly explore other avenues for the resolution to disputes such as Mediation and Informal Settlement Conferences.
We practice in all jurisdictions including Federal Court, Supreme Court, County Court, Magistrates' Court and Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).
Areas of expertise include:
- Corporations Law
- Injunctions
- Shareholder Disputes
- Restraint Clauses
- Contract and Contract Disputes
- Litigation Generally
- Employment Contracts
- Property Law Disputes
- Town Planning and Environmental Law
- Compulsory Acquisition
- Claims under the Trade Practices Act and Fair Trading Act
- Debt Recovery
- Insolvency and Bankruptcy
- Partnership Disputes
- Domestic Building Disputes
Sometimes You Just Do Not Have A Choice!
Recently we were contacted by a retired businessman who had received a letter from a firm of Lawyers threatening to issue proceedings against him on the basis he had breached a restraint clause in relation to a business he had sold.
Having taken detailed instructions from the client our advice to him was that, in our opinion, he had not breached the restraint clause.
Legal proceedings were issued against our client who had little option but to defend his position. The matter eventually came on for hearing in the County Court of Victoria and ran for the best part of 9 days. The Trial Judge found in our client's favour.
Not happy with that decision, the unsuccessful Plaintiff appealed the decision to the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal. Again, the Court of Appeal found in favour of our client.
Finally, the Plaintiff made an application to have the matter dealt with by the High Court and for the third time, was unsuccessful.
Whilst there are occasions where it is simply best to avoid litigation, there are times where you have no option other than to issue or defend proceedings. When this occurs our team of litigation lawyers will ensure that you have first class representation.
For more information please contact one of our lawyers below.
Contact
Timothy Finemore
Partner
Accredited Specialist in Commercial Litigation
Phone: (03) 9670 0488
Email:
Mark Farrelly
Lawyer
Phone: (03) 9670 0488
Email:
Kathryn Finemore
Lawyer
Phone: (03) 9670 0488
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