Contract disputes
Advice and representation concerning contractual rights, alleged breaches, performance, termination, payment and commercial settlement.
Australian litigation and mediation
Commercial disputes. Contractual rights. Reputation.
Strategic and commercially minded representation in contract, defamation and related disputes, from early advice and negotiation through settlement and court proceedings.
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Dispute capabilities
Clear strategy from the first decision.
Defamation and reputation
Careful, proportionate strategies to protect individual and corporate reputations while managing legal, commercial and practical risk.
Litigation and settlement
Experience in tribunals and superior courts, including VCAT and the Supreme Court, with a strong focus on resolving matters commercially where that serves the client.
Commercial judgment
The legal position matters. So does the real-world outcome.
Steph has protected the contractual rights and reputations of companies, contractors and individuals in disputes across different jurisdictions.
Her approach is direct, strategic and commercially minded. She identifies what is legally available, what is practically achievable and where a negotiated resolution may deliver a better result than prolonged proceedings.
Steph has conducted and settled matters involving a wide range of parties and works comfortably across commercial, professional, community and regulatory settings.
Experience across sectors
Advice shaped around the client, not a template.
Australian developersRetail companies and directorsIndependent contractorsCouncil service providersClub service providersShareholdersRetail tenantsResidential tenants
Stakeholders
Complex stakeholder environments
Experience engaging with businesses, contractors, councils, committees, counterparties and the press, with close attention to how legal decisions affect reputation, relationships and the broader commercial position.
Pro bono
Using legal skill where it can make a material difference.
Steph undertakes selected pro bono work as part of her practice.
Her work has included representing a person with quadriplegia in relation to discrimination and tenancy rights, combining rigorous advocacy with practical attention to accessibility, dignity and resolution of the dispute.
She also provides pro bono advice to committees pursuing social good, including organisations supporting disaster relief and community recovery.
Perspectives
What others say about her work.
Selected feedback from Australian litigation, pro bono and community work.
“I was impressed by her professionalism, attitude, qualifications and commitment to volunteering throughout her career.”
Deb BrookFounder and President, Bayside Community Emergency Relief
Australian disputes