COURTS AND TRIBUNALS
With strengths in: civil
procedure and court rules, contempt, coronial inquests/inquiries,
court cost recovery, federal courts and tribunals,
jurisdictional issues, perjury, state/territory
courts and tribunals.
AGS has the largest litigation practice in Australia
devoted to conducting litigation on behalf of government
agencies, statutory bodies and government business
enterprises. Our national practice means that we
are in a unique position to understand the legal,
regulatory and policy frameworks in which government
agencies operate, including the requirements of the
model litigant policy. We can call on an extensive
national litigation practice and specialist lawyers
who have been involved in both litigation and the
development of legislation and policy.
Our litigation lawyers have extensive experience
in federal courts and tribunals, including
the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Federal Magistrates
Court and the Federal and High Courts and also in
state and territory courts and tribunals, including
state coroners’ courts.
Working in both state and federal jurisdictions means
our
lawyers
are familiar with the rules and procedures in all
these jurisdictions.
Our litigation expertise covers a wide area and
includes common law, commercial litigation, trade
practices and taxation. Administrative law is one
of our strengths and involves us in proceedings initiated
in the federal jurisdiction from the Administrative
Appeals Tribunal, Federal Magistrates Court, Federal
Court and High Court. We have defended the Australian
Government against claims of victimisation and harassment
in the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
and Federal Court. Our specialist lawyers also
appear in many tribunals including the Industrial
Relations Tribunal and disciplinary tribunals.
If you are involved in a contractual dispute that
leads to litigation, our experienced commercial litigation
group is able to provide the complete range of litigation
services in all relevant courts or tribunals.
In addition, we are expert at identifying the legal
service requirements flowing from an agency's legislative
responsibilities and obligations. Often a review
of these responsibilities and obligations is necessary
because of changes in the legal or legislative environment.
Our lawyers can help in your review, with our involvement
ranging from day-to-day advice and assistance through
to major consultancies over extended periods.
See Express
law ‘High Court Rules 2004’ 20
December 2004, Express
law ‘Admissibility of
expert evidence’ 10 March 2005 and Express
law ‘Obtaining security for costs in unfair
dismissal proceedings’ 18 March 2005.
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National contact
Susan
Pryde
T 03 9242 1426
F 03 9242 1317
Canberra
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Perth
Adelaide
Darwin
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