Taking Legal Action

Litigants commence and defend proceedings when it no longer helps to try and talk things out and demands have been ignored or not complied with. Court proceedings should be a step of last resort since there are definitely alternatives to taking the matter to court. If, however, proceedings need to be commenced (or defended) in order to vindicate your legal rights then you may need help to draft your claim (or defence) and prepare your case.

We believe it is important to spend time with our clients before proceedings are commenced so that we can understand the business/family structure, their objectives and risk tolerance. After we understand our client’s goals, and satisfy ourselves that the case has reasonable prospects for success, we either plead the case ourselves or instruct competent counsel to settle it.

Our Principal Solicitor has advised many clients on the prospects of success in respect of bringing or defending commercial litigation claims since 2002. Let us help you understand what causes of action are available to you, what court processes to employ in respect of those rights so that you can pursue your rights and all the other party to account.

Our firm is committed to pleading or defending your case with competence and trust whilst all the while remaining accessible to you as our client. With more than 10 years’ worth of experience in providing litigants in Sydney with legal advice and services in respect of pleading claims and defences we should be in a position to settle your pleadings (or brief competent counsel to help).

Let Us Help You:-

  • consider the facts matters and circumstances of your case
  • understand what legal rights flow from your circumstances
  • plead all the material facts of your case and such relief as you may be entitled to i.e. the pleadings
  • file your claim or defence using the online registry to reduce costs
  • arrange service of the court documents i.e. the statement of claim/summons (or defence)
  • file a notice of appearance [see UCPR 6.9] if you are a defendant to stop the plaintiff getting default judgment [see UCPR Pt 16]
  • attend to discovery
  • reduce the anxiety that would otherwise go with trying to do this yourself

* This content does not purport to give legal advice. Readers must obtain their own legal advice, that applies to the particular circumstances of their case, before taking any action at all.