Compared to other jurisdictions like Singapore, London, Hong Kong and New York, Australia is not typically seen in the same “club” for cross-border dispute resolution.
That said, with the globalisation of business and trade and the increased movement of foreign capital into the country, disputes with a cross-border element continue to rise.
We believe that we are in a unique position to service these needs and can avoid the issues of being “conflicted out” which can beset some of the international players.
Our team has genuine experience acting for clients (local and foreign) in cross-border matters for e.g enforcing foreign judgments and arbitral awards, conducting asset recovery and investigations, and international arbitration where we have appeared in proceedings under the rules of leading arbitral institutions such as the ICC, SIAC and UNCITRAL.
Not only do we posses the language skills, our lawyers have also lived and worked abroad in places like Malaysia, Singapore, China and Hong Kong, and we therefore appreciate the cultural nuances.
Indeed, a large portion of our clients have an overseas base in the Far East and as part of our commitment to service this demographic, we also have a physical Hong Kong office headed by lawyers who are Australian qualified.