When a dispute arises in a commercial matter you need someone you can trust to fight for you. We can help you establish, maintain and protect your assets and your business.
The most common commercial law and litigation cases involve a disagreement over money or property as part of a business transaction. Commercial claims are often complicated, which is why you need experienced practitioners on your side.
What kinds of matters are covered?
- Preparing and negotiating contracts, sales of shares and other commercial transactions;
- Disputes over contracts
- Disputes between directors
- Family business disputes
- Disputes regarding a director or shareholder exiting an existing company
- Shareholder’s claims, including minority and oppression claims
- Partnership and franchise disputes
- Insurance disputes
- Corporate or personal insolvency litigation
- Disputes regarding owners’ corporations
- Banking and finance litigation
- Leasing or other property disputes
- Product liability or consumer law claims
- Protecting your businesses’ reputation
- Intellectual property and trademarks
- Protecting the confidential information of your company
How we can help you:
There is often nothing more stressful than having to face the prospect of lengthy court proceedings or complex dispute resolution processes. That’s when having an expert on your side can make all the difference.
We can help you reach a settlement, which means if you are owed money, we help you recover it. If you have been short-changed in another way, we can fight for you to receive appropriate compensation, or a resolution, to your issue.
Once you have contacted us, we will organise for you to speak with an experienced lawyer who will go the distance with you and your claim.
For us every case is personal
Our Commercial Law and Litigation lawyers have decades of experience in handling difficult cases and understand the unique ins and outs of Commercial Law and Litigation claims.
We strive to ease your burden by making the legal process as simple as possible for you.
Commercial Law Experts
James Naughton
James Naughton
Partner
James is a highly regarded commercial lawyer and litigator. He has successfully brought claims against Australia’s largest banks, stockbrokers and financial institutions. He has also acted for people and organisations subject to investigations by government agencies and has advised industry superannuation funds, unions and corporations on regulatory, governance and directorship issues. James provides advice on contractual matters, corporate disputes, professional negligence and defamation claims. He also acts in complex matters – such as class actions and group litigation, including the Robodebt class action.
Aimee Dartnall
Aimee Dartnall
Associate
Aimee’s expertise is in commercial and representative litigation. She has worked on a range of commercial matters in both New Zealand and Australia, including contractual disputes, shareholders’ disputes, and consumer law matters. Aimee also has class action experience on both sides of the Tasman, and has acted for a variety of plaintiffs and public interest groups against Ministers, government departments, and large corporations.
Liam Currie
Liam Currie
Lawyer
Liam is a respected litigator who practices in class actions and commercial law. He specialises in complex claims, including tort, contract and property matters. He regularly appears at all levels of the Victorian and Federal Courts. Liam is an experienced advocate in defamation litigation. He is a published writer on defamation issues and has a sizable defamation practice, acting for both plaintiffs and defendants. Liam provides advice to national charities and multinational businesses. He has also acted for plaintiffs in litigation against major insurers, Federal and State government departments, and financial institutions.
Nicholas Perica
Nicholas Perica
Lawyer
Nick is a lawyer in the Class Actions and Commercial team at Gordon Legal. Nick completed his Juris Doctor at the University of Melbourne in 2021 and was admitted as a practitioner in March 2023. Throughout his time at Gordon Legal, he has worked on a number of class actions, including the Robodebt Class Action, Doctors in Training Class Action, and a number of class action investigations. Nick has also worked on a number of regulatory investigations and assisted in preparing witnesses for the Robodebt Royal Commission. He also has experience in industrial and employment matters. He has acted for a number of unions and employees in various disputes in most of the State and Commonwealth courts and tribunals, including in urgent industrial disputes, discrimination claims, breaches of contracts, underpayments, regulatory matters, and unfair dismissals.
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Commercial Law and Litigation
How much will it cost?
Call us on 1800 21 22 23 and chat to one of our lawyers to see how we can help you, in some cases we can help you on a no win, no fee basis.
The fine print:
In these kinds of matters it is critical you get good legal advice early. Putting it off can often make a difficult situation worse, taking up more of your time and causing you more unnecessary stress.
The first step is to give us a call and have an initial discussion. Our lawyers can take you through your options and next steps in a clear, and direct way so you know where you stand and how much any action will cost.
Why you should call us
Our team of lawyers have a wealth of knowledge across a range of legal matters and bring that experience to assessing your matter and providing timely, expert advice and representation.
We pride ourselves on our:
- Strong technical skills
- Commitment to our clients’ interests
- Accessibility to our services, from smaller, niche matters to large scale commercial litigation.
What our customers say
I would recommend Gordon Legal to anyone, James and Rachel were professional, understanding and caring throughout the entire case. The best law firm I have ever used and I cannot speak highly enough of them.
Kate
We have recently been represented by Gordon Legal and in particular Principal Lawyer James Naughton in a contested planning matter. James did a great job for us on a number of levels and was professional, forensic, and focused on getting the best possible result. He was also a pleasure to deal with. Big thanks to the Gordon Legal team and to James.
Trevor and Neth
I would recommend Gordon Legal to anyone, James and Rachel were professional, understanding and caring throughout the entire case. The best law firm I have ever used and I cannot speak highly enough of them.
Kate
We have recently been represented by Gordon Legal and in particular Principal Lawyer James Naughton in a contested planning matter. James did a great job for us on a number of levels and was professional, forensic, and focused on getting the best possible result. He was also a pleasure to deal with. Big thanks to the Gordon Legal team and to James.
Trevor and Neth
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