Understand your rights for litigation
Pursue a legal claim and get the outcome you deserve.
Legal claims assessed and pursued with discipline
How long do I have to bring a legal claim in Australia?
What does a merits assessment of my claim involve?
What can I recover if my legal claim succeeds?
What happens if the other party has no money to pay a judgment?
Understand exactly what you can claim
Present your claim with maximum strength
Achieve a resolution that reflects what you are owed
Ready to pursue your legal claim?
Every day you delay, your claim may be weakening.
- We will assess the merits of your claim and advise on your realistic prospects.
- We will identify and preserve the evidence needed to support your position.
- We will issue formal demands and represent you in negotiations.
- We will commence court proceedings if the matter cannot be resolved by agreement.
- We will enforce any judgment or settlement to ensure you actually recover what is owed.
You should not have to cut your losses.
You entered into a commercial relationship in good faith – a contract, a professional engagement, a business arrangement – and the other party did not deliver. The loss is real and measurable.
You have tried to resolve it directly and been ignored or offered far less than you are owed. The longer it sits unresolved, the more frustrated you become – but you also do not want to spend more in legal fees than you are likely to recover, and you genuinely do not know where you stand.
What's included in your legal claim service
- Legal rights and merits assessment.
- Limitation period review.
- Formal demand preparation.
- Negotiation and mediation representation.
- Court proceedings and enforcement.
What happens if you do not act on your legal claim?
Every legal claim has a limitation period – a hard deadline beyond which you lose the right to sue entirely. For most commercial claims in Australia, that period is six years from when the cause of action arises, but some claims run shorter, and the clock does not pause because you are still trying to resolve it informally.
A party who knows litigation is unlikely has every incentive to delay – and as time passes, witnesses forget, documents disappear, and evidence weakens. A claim that is straightforward today becomes harder and more expensive to run the longer it goes unpursued. The combination of deteriorating evidence and approaching limitation deadlines means that delay almost always works against the person who has been wronged.
How we assess and pursue your claim
We start with an honest, direct assessment. We review the facts, identify the applicable law, and tell you clearly what you can claim, what the realistic range of outcomes is, and what it will cost to get there.
We do not tell you what you want to hear – we tell you what you need to know to make an informed decision. If your claim has merit, we pursue it with discipline: formal demands that create real pressure, negotiation focused on the most cost-effective resolution, and litigation if that is what it takes. If the claim does not stack up, or the economics do not make sense, we tell you that too.
Three steps to understanding and enforcing your rights.
Assess your claim
We review the facts, identify your legal rights, and give you an honest opinion on the merits and realistic outcomes of your claim.
Pursue resolution
We issue a formal demand, represent you in negotiations or mediation, and pursue the most efficient path to a resolution.
Resolve and enforce
We close the matter through a binding settlement or court judgment, and take enforcement steps if required to ensure you receive what you are owed.
Experienced commercial litigation lawyers ready to assess and pursue your claim.
We understand the frustration of knowing you have been wronged but feeling paralysed about what to do next. The combination of legal uncertainty, cost anxiety, and the other party’s refusal to engage constructively is genuinely exhausting.
Our commercial litigation lawyers have assessed and run hundreds of claims across a wide range of commercial disputes, and we give you the honest, direct advice that lets you make an informed decision – not the reassuring advice designed to keep you engaged.
We understand you want to know the cost, before we get started.
We will map out our process, from beginning to end, so you know what the journey will look like before you get started.
We will provide you with a clear and detailed Work Proposal covering each step along the way.
Our fair fees are all-inclusive. No hidden costs for telephone calls, emails, photocopying, couriers, or coffee.
Our great lawyer guarantee
We want to be part of your team over the long term. We achieve this by adhering to these core principles:
Take the time
We listen carefully to understand what you want to achieve. Then we thoroughly explain our advice and step you through the documents. You can be sure you know the full consequences.
Share our knowledge
We will pass on as much knowledge as we can, so you can make your own informed decisions. We want to make you truly independent.
Stick to our knitting
We only do what we're good at. You can be confident that we know what we're doing and don't pass on the cost of our learning.
Work as one team
Someone will always be available to answer your questions, or point you in the right direction. You will also benefit from a range of perspectives and experience.
Fair pricing
For advice and documents, we provide a fixed or capped quote so you don't take price risk. If you're in a dispute, we map out the process and costs so you know what to expect.
It's your show
We're not in this for our egos. We're in it for a front row seat to witness your success.
