Our lawyers have acted in complex disputes for energy and resource companies including:
advising a publicly listed Australian company involved in proceedings in the Solomon Islands High Court and Court of Appeal concerning mining and land rights;
acting for an Australian company, a Swedish company and a Nigerian company in an international arbitration in London concerning the interpretation of joint venture contracts for oil exploration;
acting for one of the joint venture parties in litigation arising from the Varanus Island gas explosion in the Supreme Court of Western Australia;
acting for a South African supplier to the mining industry in Australia in relation to the termination of their Australian agent and in proceedings for breach of agency agreement;
preparing detailed lay and expert evidence for proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia involving a dispute about possession of a port for the export of iron ore;
acting for a power station developer in a claim against an engineering and construction company;
acting for a power station in a price arbitration due to the introduction of the carbon tax;
conducting large scale commercial contractual disputes concerning the Redbank Power Station;
acting for the developer of a windfarm in Queensland in a claim of misuse of confidential information;
acting for the developer of a power station in relation to allegations of breach of fiduciary duty by a joint venture partner in relation to a windpower project in New South Wales;
acting for Babcock & Brown related entities in relation to a range of commercial disputes concerning power station developments in Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania and Western Australia;
providing advice to the developer of a new power station about review of a decision of the Office of Renewable Energy Regulator either by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal or by the Federal Court;
successfully obtaining a declaration that an electricity retailer had breached a power purchase and hedge agreement, which allowed a new power project (the “Redbank” project) to proceed; and
successfully conducting an arbitration in relation to the long term price of baseload power.
Our Expertise
What Our Clients are Saying
In my experience, Resolve Litigation Lawyers … and its team members pride themselves on making a positive difference to their client’s business.
They are a small practice but with large law firm expertise. I have over 20 years of experience in business, corporate finance and large transactions, dealing with the largest legal practices in Australia, and indeed in the UK, Europe and the US. I am therefore a tough client in wanting excellent service, strong legal capability but “arms and legs” support when required. In many transactions over the recent past, including several extremely complex cases, Resolve has given my company that support, dedication and expertise.
Finally, I truly value them telling it like it is, not what the client wants to hear. A rare trait in my opinion.
Warren Murphy
Executive Chairman, Sanctuary Energy Pty Limited
Resolve excel at what they do
Michael Daniel has assisted a number of my clients over the years.
He is incredibly strategic and quickly identifies the pressure points in a dispute, always with an eye for a commercial settlement.
His support team of lawyers are also uniformly excellent.
Ian McGill
Former Managing Partner of Allens
Thank you for everything that you have done for me.
Resolve have achieved some wonderful results for me.
The whole team has always made me feel not only welcome but confident in their expertise and fierce in their determination to pursue the task.
John Campbell
Resolve Litigation Lawyers provide honest, practical, and realistic legal advice.
Resolve Litigation Lawyers provide honest, practical, and realistic legal advice. They have represented the corporate groups I have led, as well as my family and myself, with exceptional professionalism.
Nicola, Michael, and David bring specialised expertise and superior legal acumen, backed by their experience with leading global law firms. Their clients benefit from top-tier legal advice that is strategically focused and cost-effective.
What truly sets them apart is their combination of realism, deep legal insight, and genuine care for their clients — an approach that consistently delivers favourable outcomes.
Ryan Mount
Balclutha Advisors
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