Dispute Resolution - Australia
What the team is known for
The Maddocks dispute resolution team is a compact group, with representatives in the Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra offices and a wide-ranging contentious capability embracing such areas as corporate, contractual and property disputes, consumer and defamation issues, regulatory investigations and public inquiries. The team regularly partners with litigators from other Maddocks practice groups where appropriate and is particularly well known for its representation of government and other public sector bodies. Notable clients include Airservices Australia, WorkSafe Victoria and Macquarie Telecom.
Strengths
"Maddocks has a very experienced team with a broad range of skills which enables them to be commercially astute; I rate their commercial awareness as 'high'."
Work highlights
Maddocks provided defence for the City of Greater Dandenong in the Supreme Court of Victoria against a claim of misfeasance in public office commenced against both it and the State of Victoria.
Notable practitioners
Norman Lucas and Gina Wilson, practice heads based in Sydney and Melbourne respectively, are key contacts.
