Dispute Resolution

Dispute Resolution

Pointon Partners’ Dispute Resolution Practice Group comprises dedicated and highly regarded experienced lawyers.

The practice is co-led by David Mazzeo and Michael Bishop.

Our lawyers provide focussed dispute resolution and litigation advice to their clients in both large and small scale matters. With larger scale or multi-party disputes, our partners and lawyers work together with counsel, experts and clients to provide timely services delivered at an efficient cost base.

At the smaller end, having early, direct access to an experienced partner to formulate a workable and efficient strategy to resolve the matter is critical.

We understand the risks faced by our clients in any dispute situation, and tailor our advice to accommodate our clients’ needs.

We take the time to understand our clients’ objectives, and to then pursue those objectives strategically and with vigour.

Our areas of expertise include:

• Administrative Law
• Building and Construction Disputes
• Commercial Disputes
• Corporations Act Disputes
• Australian Consumer Law Claims
• Debt Recovery and Statutory Demands
• Employment Disputes
• Insurance Disputes
• Intellectual Property Disputes
• Insolvency Related Disputes
• Property and Environmental Disputes
• Taxation Disputes
• Trusts Disputes and Approvals
• Will Disputes

Contact us for a confidential discussion with one of our lawyers.

Shareholder Disputes

Disputes between shareholders, directors or business partners can threaten a company’s operations and the relationships built up over years. Acting early and strategically is critical to protecting your position.

Pointon Partners’ Dispute Resolution practice, co-led by David Mazzeo and Michael Bishop, advises shareholders, directors and companies on resolving disputes efficiently and with minimal disruption to the business.

Our experience

We assist clients with:

• Disputes arising from shareholders’ agreements, unitholders’ agreements and partnership agreements
• Oppression claims and remedies for minority shareholders
• Disputes over director duties and conduct
• Deadlock and exit disputes between business owners
• Valuation and buy-out disputes

We also regularly advise clients on putting a shareholders’ agreement in place before disputes arise – the clearest way to avoid them.

For broader dispute resolution and litigation advice, see our Dispute Resolution page.