Dispute Resolution
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Australia
Band 6
About
Provided by McCullough Robertson
Achieving early and favourable outcomes is crucial, especially when aligned with commercial objectives. McCullough Robertson’s specialist team combines expertise, experience, and industry knowledge to unlock opportunities and foster an approachable, practical partnership. The firm serves individuals, businesses, major public companies, multinationals, and government entities.
The team balances legal and commercial realities to help clients achieve optimal solutions for clients. With access to partners and top-tier expertise, they regularly represent corporates and governments in significant cases in Australia’s superior courts. Recognising reputational risk as critical, the firm addresses it alongside monetary concerns, ensuring both are effectively managed.
With a proven track record in complex litigation, the team creates strategies to manage risk and avoid litigation where possible. When litigation is unavoidable, they leverage resolution methods such as mediation and expert determination to achieve cost-effective outcomes, always seeking the best solution for each client.
The firm also advises on contentious regulatory matters, guiding clients through investigations and regulator interactions. Their commitment to simplifying processes ensures clients feel supported every step of the way.
Chambers Review
McCullough Robertson fields a respected Brisbane-headquartered disputes practice, offering coverage of contentious issues across Australia's East Coast. The team is traditionally renowned for its handling of energy and resources and IT matters and is also prominently active on agriculture and transport-related issues. The team is also well regarded for its representation of government clients at state and Commonwealth level. It also advises on interactions with regulatory bodies such as ASIC and the ACCC. It is often instructed by international law firms on matters with significant Australian aspects and has significantly developed its arbitration capability through the creation of an international arbitration group.
Work Highlights
- McCullough Robertson advised Ampol in relation to a significant contractual dispute with Cushman & Wakefield.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"McCullough Robertson provided clear and consistent advice in relation to strategy as litigation takes the usual twists and turns."
"The team pays attention to the detail, is attentive to clients' requirements and provides solution-oriented advice."
"McCullough Robertson provided clear and consistent advice in relation to strategy as litigation takes the usual twists and turns."
"The team pays attention to the detail, is attentive to clients' requirements and provides solution-oriented advice."
Notable Practitioners
Guy Humble leads the McCullough Robertson dispute resolution team from the Brisbane office, maintaining a versatile personal practice which includes noted expertise concerning regulatory inquiries, securities-related issues and professional negligence litigation.
Jason Munstermann is based in Sydney and maintains a wide-ranging practice which includes work on behalf of both household-name corporates and State and Commonwealth government departments and agencies, and which often sees him acting at the helm of key practice mandates.
"He's commercial and calm in his approach and the manner in which he comes at things is very useful from a client's perspective."
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Members
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Clients
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AW Jewel
Ampol
Government
Telstra
Industries
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