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Overcoming business adversity—Our litigation and dispute resolution services

| Moulis Legal | Litigation and Dispute Resolution Services

Disputes are a part of doing business. All industries and commercial endeavours are vulnerable to disputes that can harm business and damage valuable relationships and opportunities.

Moulis Legal’s dispute resolution team guides businesses in the management and resolution of commercial and regulatory disputes across Australia, Asia and globally.


Resolving disputes with your business in mind

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The careful and efficient management of disputes is critical to overcoming adversity and allowing a business to move forward. At Moulis Legal, we understand that disputes must be managed in a way that is commercially focused and business-centric.

We resolve disputes for our clients in many ways through negotiation and compromise; legal proceedings in courts and by way of arbitrations; and by developing extra-legal solutions relevant to our clients’ needs.

We offer a range of services for our domestic and international clients. We provide comprehensive advice on legal options, and representation in a diverse range of forums and dispute resolution bodies, including domestic courts, specialist tribunals and arbitral tribunals in various jurisdictions. We also offer agency services in Australia for overseas law firms.

Overview of our dispute resolution services

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At Moulis Legal, the key dispute resolution services we offer our clients include:

y Trade defence for international businesses facing unfair and anti-competitive conduct within their industry, including dealing with cartel conduct, misuse of market power, consumer protection and misleading and deceptive conduct.

y Conducting formal legal proceedings in relation to various domestic and cross-border commercial and administrative law disputes - representation of our international clients has taken us to hearing across the world, from the European Court of Justice to the US International Trade Commission.

y Managing and responding to regulatory investigations and prosecutions, including compliance with customs regulations and Australian standards, as well as reviews and appeals of regulatory decisions regarding trade, customs, country of origin and property, and parliamentary inquiries.

y Protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in Australia and internationally, including trade mark oppositions, and court and arbitration proceedings in various jurisdictions in relation to copyright, trade marks, designs and trade secrets.

y Alternative dispute resolution in cross-border commercial disputes including mediation and arbitration proceedings.


Strategic and commercial thinking

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We understand the businesses that our clients run and their commercial goals. With this commercial awareness, we can identify commercial opportunities in the conduct and resolution of a dispute and help our clients to move forward with their business.

Creativity and innovation

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We approach all matters with creativity and imagination in order to achieve the best outcomes for our clients. We pride ourselves on being able to identify innovative and alternative mechanisms to resolve disputes and overcome arguments by other parties.

Commitment to excellence

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We have a strong focus on excellence and our dispute resolution team is experienced in all forms of alternative dispute resolution. From mediation and litigation through to international commercial arbitration and ISDS, our clients can expect the same commitment to achieving the best legal and commercial outcome.

Keeping our clients informed

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We believe that regardless of the dispute resolution mechanism, it is always important to have good client communication and well-informed cost control. We are highly responsive to our clients and remain open and transparent with them about their legal issues.

At Moulis Legal, we approach all matters with the same innovation, enthusiasm and commitment to achieve efficient, commercial and cost effective solutions for our clients.


Recent cases

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y Representation of steel importer in the Federal Court of Australia challenging a decision of the Anti-Dumping Commission to impose dumping duties on HSS exported from China and legal interpretation of key phrases in the Customs Act.

y Representation of exporter in a public review by the ACCC of the impact of a proposed acquisition on competition in the Australian market and access to the market for exporters.

y Representation of a major fuel distributor in trade mark opposition proceedings through IP Australia to oppose the registration of a competitor’s trade mark.

y Representation of major electrical goods supplier in Supreme Court of Victoria for claim for breach of contract, and breach of trade practices regarding Australian Standards.

y Representation of prospective respondents in Federal Court of Australia in application to be joined as parties to oppose the production of their confidential and business-critical documents.

y Representation of applicant in an appeal of a decision in relation to a development approval by the ACT Planning and Land Authority.


About Moulis Legal

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Moulis Legal is a progressive modern legal business handling commercial and international matters for our clients in Australia and abroad.

We are client-centric, fully committed, focused on success, and service-driven. It is our mission to deliver legal services at the highest level, on a personal basis, and with understanding of our client’s business.

Our key focus areas are international trade and investment, dispute resolution, intellectual property, government procurement, property and business. We have special knowledge and experience of business and investment between Australia and China, spanning both cultures and their legal systems.

Our clients have access to Moulis Legal’s market-leading lawyers in cross border commercial transactions and disputes, with experience and knowledge that spans the full breadth of Asia, and into Europe, the Americas and Africa.

Moulis Legal was established in 2006 and has been ranked by Chambers and Partners as one of Australia’s top 20 Australian law firms. Our firm is also highly ranked by Who’s Who Legal and Best Lawyers.


Our litigation and dispute resolution team

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The Moulis Legal dispute resolution team is commercially focused, results driven and has a proven high level of success in formal court proceedings and negotiated settlements.

Christopher Hewitt Consultant Counsel - Competition & China

T. +61 7 3367 6900E. [email protected]

Emily Murphy Associate


Shaun Creighton Partner Director


moulislegal.com—

We are Australia-based commercial + international legal

advisors. We are client-centric, fully committed, focused

on success, and service-driven.

CANBERRA

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[email protected]

T+61 2 6163 1000

F+61 2 6162 0606

6/2 Brindabella Circuit

Brindabella Business Park

Canberra International Airport

ACT 2609 Australia

BRISBANE

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[email protected]

T+61 7 3367 6900

F+61 2 6162 0606

PO Box 1282

Milton

Brisbane

QLD 4064 Australia

MELBOURNE

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[email protected]

T+61 3 8459 2276

F+61 2 6162 0606

Level 39

385 Bourke Street

Melbourne

VIC 3000 Australia

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