Norton Rose Fulbright‘s litigation department is sector focused, handling domestic and cross-border litigation for a range of industries, including energy, mining, financial services, infrastructure and technology. The firm is focused on five key areas within dispute resolution, from contentious regulatory matters and investigations to class action defence and commercial litigation and restructuring, with Jack Pembroke-Birss handling commercial litigation for clients in the financial services, energy and natural resources sectors. In government litigation, the team has assisted government agencies in defence of investor-state claims. Tamlyn Mills and Peter Cash handle international arbitration award enforcement. Grant Bonner is recognised for his experience in commercial dispute resolution and his expertise in large-scale litigation.
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‘The NRF team makes a point of getting to know and understand your business, and business philosophy, so that they can make recommendations that align with you. They have people within their organisation that are very knowledgeable and whilst you are dealing with one team within NRF, they reach across their whole organisation for the expertise required.’
‘Dylan McKimmie has a great understanding of the business landscape within Australia. Jacob Cookson is efficient, knowledgeable, and provided timely responses.’
‘Dylan McKimmie is very good "on the tools" but also pragmatic and commercially savvy.’
‘NRF Australia has been a fantastic partner to work with. Extremely business-savvy, detailed oriented and - above all, practical and actionable advice. Represented us cradle to grave during pre-litigation and in court applications on complex commercial business disputes and have run circles around other firms.'
‘Cameron Harvey is the partner in charge of our relationship and does a significant amount of work on our behalf. He is very hands on and available whenever needed. He is joined by associate Thomas Kelly who has also shown to be very practical and detailed oriented. They are both extremely professional and have proven to be a great value addition to our team in Australia.’
‘Exceptional level of service, comprehensive understanding of our Industry and Business requirements. Exceptional customer service, speed of response, proactive planning. Very happy with their service, excellent team.’
‘Excellent knowledge and expertise of individuals.'
Key clients
- 7-Eleven Stores
- Acciona Infrastructure Australia Pty Ltd
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
- Australian Taxation Office
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission
- Chevron
- Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.à.r.l,
- Energia Termosolar B.V.
- General Motors
- KPMG, National Australia Bank Limited
Work highlights
Represented National Australia Bank in the Dick Smith litigation, concerning the judgment for NAB against the CFO for misleading and deceptive conduct in connection with the bank's entry loan agreements with the Dick Smith group.
Acted in an ASIC civil penalty proceeding against the entire board and senior management of Star Casino.
Acting in an appeal hearing before the High Court of Australia for Chevron in a Perth-seated arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules concerning a dispute between Chevron and two of its contractors in connection with a contract to supply labour to the Gorgon project.
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Tamlyn Mills
Practice head
Cameron Harvey
Other key lawyers
Jack Pembroke-Birss; Tamlyn Mills; Peter Cash; Grant Bonner; Dylan McKimmie