Department profile
K&L Gates

Dispute Resolution

Global Guide 2026 : Australia


K&L Gates

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Dispute Resolution - Australia

Band 5

Band 5


What the Team is Known For

K&L Gates' disputes team is the Australian arm of a global practice and operates from offices on the East Coast and in Perth. It is experienced in both litigation and a variety of alternative dispute resolution disciplines and acknowledged for its expanding sector coverage, good regional connections and mid-market appeal. Well equipped to handle large, complex, cross-jurisdictional disputes, the team is notably active on mandates generated by the rise of shareholder activism in Australia and similarly prominent in the consumer class action space. It is also well placed to advise in connection with ASIC investigations, Royal Commissions and other regulatory inquiries.

Work Highlights

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  • K\&L Gates defended AMP Financial Planning in Federal Court proceedings brought by Pinnacle Financial and Investment Services, alleging wrongful exercise of rights of revocation of representatives' authorisations.

Strengths

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  • K&L Gates is responsive, proactive, listens to our needs and is very easy to work with.

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  • Importantly the work has been appropriately distributed at different levels of team, to facilitate value for money and to provide specialist advice, even interstate.

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  • They provide excellent service, are very good at communicating and provide clear recommendations.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 5Tim Webster
    Band 5Tim Webster

    Tim Webster

    Tim Webster is both head of the firm's Australian litigation practice and co-head of its global disputes offering, and plays leading roles on high-profile contentious mandates of all kinds.
    • Tim is a seasoned litigator. He has a wealth of experience and commercial sensibility to provide meaningful advice and guidance.

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