I am a civil litigation lawyer.  I am engaged by clients to resolve civil disputes, either by settlement or at trial.

Occasionally I take on criminal cases.

The majority of my clients come to me through this website.

I also get many referrals, usually from accountants and other lawyers.

I am especially experienced in these kinds of cases listed below:

Civil disputes

• Defamation

• Restraints of trade / restrictive covenants in employment contracts

• Disputes involving real estate agent

• Claims for repayment of a loan

• Claims for payment for work done

• Inheritance disputes, including family provision cases

• Franchising disputes

• Accusations of fraud against an employee

• Unlawful termination of an employment contract

Prosecutions (acting in defence)

• Worksafe prosecutions

• Town planning and building prosecutions

Legal costs disputes

• Disputes with other lawyers over legal costs

Click on the links above for fictional examples. Confidentiality prevents me from stating the actual facts of cases in which I have acted.

These fictional examples show the types of cases people retain me for.

For a published decision of a Supreme Court appeal case in which I was counsel, see: UXCEL PTY LTD -v- CITY OF BAYSWATER [2013] WASC 5