Litigation 

Talbot Olivier has built one of the leading litigation practices in Western Australia. Our litigation lawyers have the expertise and experience in conducting the most complex and sensitive cases and achieve results in some of the most challenging and demanding circumstances. 

We work with a number of Australia's top companies, multi-national companies, small-to-medium enterprises and government bodies across countless industries. Our experience and advice enables clients to solve issues and answer some of their most difficult business challenges. 

Our litigation lawyers' focus is on understanding the nature of our clients' business and objectives, to provide commercially-focused solutions. 

We provide extensive pre-litigation advice to many companies and government agencies. Where appropriate, we will advocate alternative dispute resolution techniques including mediation.  Our lawyers appear as counsel in all State and Federal Courts and Tribunals.

We also provide focused litigation support in the areas of: 

• Building & Construction
• Debt Recovery
• Insolvency & Reconstruction

Summary 

• Act for company directors and shareholders in various disputes involving listed and unlisted companies.
• Act for construction companies in providing pre and post litigation advice and representation.
• Act for insolvency practitioners, property and business owners in various insolvency disputes.
• Act for various companies seeking urgent injunctive relief (including mareva injunctions).
• Act for financial planning firms and their clients in litigation relating to the provision of financial services.
• Act for banks and other financial institutions in default work.
• Act on various contractual and trade practices disputes relating to the sale and purchase of businesses.
• Act for an international mining company in providing pre and post litigation advice and representation.
• Act in Supreme Court actions for partition / sale of timeshare resort land and winding up timeshare scheme and club company.
• Acted for a mining company in a Supreme Court dispute over the ownership of a substantial mining interest that was subsequently sold by the client.
• Successfully represented a major national construction company in arbitration concerning road building contract and defending counterclaim alleging numerous breaches of contract, with a transaction value of $16 million.
• Successfully represented a financial services company in a Federal Court action against a valuer for negligent valuation of a mortgaged property and misleading conduct.
• Acted for a failed national retail business in a multi-million dollar claim for misleading and deceptive conduct and fraudulent misrepresentation against an industry giant in consumer imaging solutions relating to the performance of the first colour photocopiers.
• Acted for the first Australian first class cricketer charged with taking a prohibited substance in breach of the Australian Cricket Board's Anti-Doping Policy and appeared before the Australian Cricket Board Disciplinary Tribunal on his behalf.