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Seven practice areas, each with the lawyers who lead it and the matters the firm has published, from a shareholder dispute in the Supreme Court to buying your first home.
Arthur Carney’s court experience
- High Court of Australia
- Federal Court of Australia
- NSW Court of Appeal
- Supreme Court of NSW
For businesses
Commercial Litigation
Both lawyers leading the team are Accredited Specialists in Commercial Litigation, certified by the Law Society of NSW in 1995 and 2004.
Arthur Carney has led the team for over 25 years and has appeared in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Federal Court and High Court. Stephen Titus often appears as advocate in courts and tribunals.
This covers contract, shareholder, corporations, trust and partnership disputes; class actions; banking, finance and securities; fraud and white collar crime; property disputes; trade practices.
Led by Arthur Carney, Stephen Titus.
- Successfully acting in proceedings resolving disputes arising from the dissolution of a unit trust, including the construction of a deed of trust.
- Acting for a minority shareholder claiming oppression and breach of fiduciary duties, ultimately culminating in a share sale agreement.
- Acting for Fitness First concerning a lease dispute.
Dispute Resolution
Negotiated settlement before proceedings, mediation or arbitration, or a defended hearing and appeal, including advocacy before tribunals and regulatory bodies.
This covers mediation, negotiation and arbitration; urgent interim relief; hearings and appeals; tribunals and regulators.
Led by Arthur Carney, Stephen Titus.
- Acting for the successful appellant concerning a breach of trust: Youyang Pty Ltd v Minter Ellison Morris Fletcher [2003] HCA 15.
- Acting for a class of forty plaintiffs against a financial advisory firm for breach of trust, misleading and deceptive conduct and negligence: Wilkinson & Ors v Feldworth Financial Services Pty Ltd.
- Acting for a national employer to obtain urgent interlocutory relief restraining further breaches of an employment contract.
Insolvency and Bankruptcy
The firm acts on all sides of insolvency disputes, for receivers, liquidators and creditors, and advises directors on their rights, remedies and defences, including alleged breaches of directors’ duties.
This covers liquidations; receiverships; administrations; deeds of company arrangement; schemes of arrangement; directors’ duties.
Led by Arthur Carney, Stephen Titus.
- Acting for the receivers of a failed managed investment scheme in the forestry industry to recover assets from over 500 investors.
- Acting for receivers and managers appointed in a large partnership dispute.
- Acting for court-appointed receivers of five companies in long-running litigation to recover inter-entity loan account assets.
Commercial Transactions
Purchases and sales of businesses, structuring, franchising and shareholder agreements for start-ups and established enterprises, with corporate legal counsel services from Special Counsel Peter Thiel.
This covers corporate work; purchase and sale of business; structuring; franchising; liquor licensing; corporate legal counsel services.
Led by Arthur Carney, Nathan Wrench, Stephen Titus.
- Advising the purchaser of a franchise pharmacy business, including the transfer of all related licences and leases.
- Advising the vendor of a construction business.
- Drafting a shareholders agreement for a company running a group of Sydney restaurants.
For homes, families and estates
Property, wills and strata matters are led by partner Nathan Wrench, with Arthur Carney and Stephen Titus on contested estates.
Property and Conveyancing
The property and development team advises first home buyers and experienced investors, as well as property developers, investment funds and hotel groups. Since 1964 the firm has acted on residential and commercial property across New South Wales, including refinances, loan documents, caveats, and the registration and discharge of mortgages.
This covers buying and selling property; contracts for sale; loan documents and mortgages; commercial leases; liquor licence applications; strata schemes registered in NSW.
Led by Nathan Wrench, Grace Drinan.
- Advising a private property developer on the acquisition of premium sites in Sydney.
- Advising a purchaser on their right to rescind an executed contract for sale, and negotiating a successful outcome.
- Acting for liquidators on the sale of multiple freehold hotels and commercial properties.
Wills and Estates
Carneys has advised on wills and estates since 1964: estate planning and probate, and contested estates, will disputes and family provision claims, where Arthur Carney and Stephen Titus act alongside Nathan Wrench.
This covers wills and estate planning; probate; estate administration; will and estate disputes; family provision claims; financial management and guardianship.
Led by Arthur Carney, Nathan Wrench, Stephen Titus.
- Acting for beneficiaries of an estate to obtain urgent interim relief restraining the sale of estate property by a party purporting to exercise a power of attorney.
- Advising high net worth individuals on structuring complex estates.
- Acting for parties resisting an application to appoint financial managers and guardians to an individual.
Strata and Company
Advice for owners of units in a strata scheme or under company title, including disputes with neighbours, owners corporations that fail to maintain common property, and building defects.
This covers strata disputes; company title; owners corporations; building defects.
Led by Nathan Wrench, Grace Drinan.
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