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Disputes & Litigation.
We work with Australian businesses to resolve disputes commercially and efficiently.
Disputes can disrupt your business, drain resources, and divert attention from what matters most. At Gibson MacNeill Lawyers, we will help you resolve them efficiently and get back to focusing on your commercial priorities. Our experienced team delivers high-quality litigation and dispute resolution services that are specifically tailored to clients in Queensland, NSW and Victoria. We act in complex commercial, contractual, and civil matters in courts, tribunals, and federal jurisdictions.
Our approach is commercial, pragmatic and client-centred. We start with a clear and candid assessment of risks, prospects, and costs to determine the most effective path, whether through skilled legal negotiation, mediation, arbitration, expert determination, or litigation when required. With GML, you benefit from direct access to very experienced senior lawyers, streamlined decision-making, and a personal commitment to minimising disruption while protecting your interests. We combine sharp legal insight with a strong commercial acumen to deliver practical outcomes that support your long-term commercial objectives, often resolving matters before they reach court, preserving relationships and saving time and expense.
If you're facing a dispute or want to prevent one from escalating, contact us for strategic advice and competent representation. Our team is ready to stand with you, guide you, and represent you.
We regularly advise and act for clients in the following matters:
Contentious Negotiation and Pre-Litigation Resolution
Including acting for clients in mediations and negotiations as well as substantial pre-litigation correspondence and negotiation.
Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Commencing and defending insolvency proceedings, including bankruptcy applications, creditors’ petitions, voidable transactions, and winding up orders.
Debt Recovery
Issuing letters of demand, arranging payment plans as well as instigating debt recovery proceedings for creditors, or defending these on behalf of debtors.
Regulatory Disputes
Including disputes involving ASIC, environmental agencies and licencing bodies.
Construction Disputes
Including defects and delay claims, quantum disputes, off-the-plan property disputes, and disputes involving developers, construction companies engineers or real estate agents.
Contract Disputes
Commercial and corporate disputes, including disputes regarding interpretation, termination, repudiation, and breach of contract, and quantum of loss and damage arising thereunder.
Shareholder and Director Disputes
Including disputes in respect of shareholder agreements, shareholder oppression, directors’ duties and winding up claims.
Intellectual Property
Including disputes relating to the registration of trademarks, copyright, patents, and designs.
Merger and Acquisition (M&A) Disputes
Pre and post completion disputes, including representation during negotiations and mediations, and legal proceedings relating to these.
Sports and Multidisciplinary Tribunals
Including agency disputes, representing professional sportsmen and women, sponsorship issues and horse and equine disputes.
Employment Disputes
Breaches of employment contract, adverse action and unfair dismissal, restraints of trade, industrial action, and representation at the Fair Work Commission and Federal Court
Our litigation experts.
valued and trusted by our clients.
“As the General Counsel for a renewables construction company, I have worked with a number of external law firms over the years on complex construction disputes. Our experience with Gibson MacNeill Lawyers in a recent Supreme Court subcontracting dispute was excellent.
The matter involved a detailed construction subcontract and a range of issues that will be familiar to those in the industry – including scope, variations and payment claims. Their litigation team quickly developed a strong grasp of both the contractual framework and the factual matrix, and provided clear, strategic advice throughout the proceedings.
What stood out was their ability to combine strong legal analysis with a practical understanding of the commercial realities of construction disputes. Their advice was always concise, responsive and focused on achieving the best outcome for the business rather than simply pursuing legal arguments.
The dispute was hard fought but ultimately resolved with a very favourable result for our company. Gibson MacNeill’s preparation, attention to detail and advocacy played a significant role in achieving that outcome.
I would have no hesitation recommending Gibson MacNeill to companies involved in complex construction or subcontract disputes.”
Brayden Leisemann
★★★★★
“We’ve used Gibson MacNeill Lawyers across a number of matters, including the purchase of businesses, resolving legal issues, and disputing contractual matters, and have consistently found their level of professionalism, competence, and integrity to be extremely high.
Their pricing is very fair, and the communication is fast, honest, and clear, which makes a huge difference when dealing with complex legal matters.
Scott is amazing to deal with, and his team are incredibly passionate, professional, and committed to achieving the best outcome for their clients.
If you are looking for a legal team that will work with you rather than simply for you, these guys are absolutely the way to go. Highly recommend.”
"The entire experience in dealing with Scott and his team was precise and professional from start to finish. Well versed with attention to detail is exactly what I was looking for. I would not hesitate to recommend Gibson Macneill Lawyers.”
Ross Stanghon
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