Disputes

TYPES OF DISPUTES

Whether it is within the business environment or at home, disputes are often an inevitable fact of life.

In the unfortunate event that you are involved in a dispute, Icon Legal can give you the practical, realistic and genuine advice required to devise the legal strategy suited to your individual needs.

Icon Legal is experienced in:

  • Debt recovery
  • Property disputes
  • Litigation
  • Workplace disputes
  • Franchise agreements
  • Contractual and commercial
  • Wills and estates disputes
  • Social media IP and defamation

DEBT RECOVERY

Icon Legal specialises in complex debt recovery practice focused on providing a process-driven service tailored to meet your individual requirements and budget. You will find our balance of knowledge, understanding, candour, proficiency, and commerciality to be the solution to your debt recovery needs.

LITIGATION

If you have been sued, or if you need to enforce your legal rights, Icon Legal can guide you toward a swift and amicable solution, in the most cost-effective way. Even in small disputes, an experienced litigator can be the decisive factor that gives your case the upper hand.

PROPERTY DISPUTES

Icon Legal is experienced in advising on all areas of property disputes including easement and boundary/trespass issues, retail tenancy and commercial leasing disputes and vendor/purchase disputes. We can also advise you on developing risk management strategies.

We have specialised experience in a wide range of property disputes and resolutions including:

  • body corporate or building management dispute
  • removal of tenants by way of QCAT order and police warrant
  • retrieving rent in arrears
  • oral leases
  • retail shop tenancy disputes
  • agents and managers of building developments

WORKPLACE DISPUTES

Icon Legal is able to guide you through your workplace disputes, and has particular expertise in areas such as unfair dismissal, wages, awards and agreements, harassment and discrimination.

FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS

Entering into a franchise can be a very exciting yet life-changing decision. Icon Legal can both provide you with advice before entering into an agreement, and assist you in the litigation process after the franchise agreement has been brought to an end.

CONTRACTUAL AND COMMERCIAL

Icon Legal has expertise in all areas of contract and commercial disputes, including disputes arising out of the misinterpretation of a contract or any term of the contract, distributorship agreements, business defamation, payment default on delivery of goods or disputes concerning the payment and/or finalisation of projects.

WILLS AND ESTATES DISPUTES

Unfortunately conflict may arise if your loved one has not made a legal Will or if a Will is being contested by someone within the family. Icon Legal is experienced in estate law and will ensure that you are able to make informed decisions during a difficult and stressful time.

SOCIAL MEDIA IP AND DEFAMATION

Icon Legal can advise your company on its privacy rights and obligations, liability in defamation and responsibilities in relation to the appropriate use of intellectual property (IP) rights.