Business Disputes And Litigation

The Keir Steele Waldon Lawyers Litigation and Dispute Resolution team are focused on providing advice that offers the best solutions and is commercially responsible.  We appreciate that clients want claims resolved quickly. We adopt strategies that embrace a proactive approach and regular communication to achieve this goal.

Our experienced team understand the need to actively manage litigation to control expenditure and explore the appropriate options for resolution. We also understand that prevention is better than cure. Where possible, we identify risk at the outset so that you can avoid the distraction of a dispute and get on with life.

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We assist businesses in resolving complex commercial disputes, including breaches of contract, partnership disagreements, and shareholder conflicts. Our focus is on achieving timely and cost-effective solutions through negotiation, mediation, or litigation.

Our team handles all aspects of debt recovery, from issuing demand letters to pursuing legal action when needed. We help businesses recover outstanding payments promptly, ensuring minimal disruption to cash flow and operations.

We offer guidance on contested wills and inheritance claims, helping clients navigate sensitive disputes over deceased estates. Our expertise includes acting for beneficiaries, executors, and trustees to ensure a fair resolution that upholds the wishes of the deceased.

We advise clients on compliance with workplace health and safety regulations and represent parties involved in WHS claims. Our team works to resolve disputes related to workplace injuries, safety breaches, and compensation matters, ensuring legal obligations are met.

We provide comprehensive legal support to landowners, tenants or developers in residential, commercial, and rural property disputes. We handle a wide range of disputes including boundary disagreements, easement issues as well as disagreements arising from property transactions, lease agreements, or joint ownership. 

We provide tailored advice on insolvency and bankruptcy matters, representing creditors, debtors, and insolvency practitioners. Our team assists clients in restructuring their financial affairs, negotiating with creditors, or initiating bankruptcy proceedings when necessary.

Our Business Disputes And Litigation Team

John Hopes

Consultant

GRACE HOOPER

Grace Hooper is a lawyer in the commercial team at Keir Steele Waldon Lawyers.  She has experience across both commercial and corporate matters, having assisted clients with business sales and acquisitions, share sales and purchases, corporate advisory work and general commercial transactions since her admission in early 2021.

Grace enjoys helping clients navigate commercial issues in a practical and straightforward way.  While she works across a range of commercial matters, she has a particular interest in share sales and purchases.  Grace finds it especially rewarding to help clients achieve a clean outcome – reducing or removing liabilities, completing the transaction and realising the value of their hard work.

Before entering the legal profession, Grace completed a degree in science.  Outside work, Grace enjoys the gym, spending time n the sauna and relaxing at home.