Dane brings a commercially focused, strategic approach to dispute resolution—whether advising early to avoid litigation or advocating firmly at hearing.
His experience across jurisdictions and industries allows him to quickly identify the critical issues and deliver practical, cost-effective outcomes.
• Resolves commercial and contractual disputes efficiently and strategically
• Acts in construction and infrastructure litigation, including multi-party proceedings
• Advises and appears in corporations, insolvency, and shareholder disputes
• Represents clients in leasing and property disputes across multiple jurisdictions
• Defends and prosecutes regulatory and white-collar matters, including ASIC proceedings
• Appears in judicial review, tribunal matters, and superior court litigation
• Handles applications, including injunctions and enforcement action
• Successfully acted in complex, multi-year construction litigation involving defective works and multiple defendants
• Defended superior court claims, including summary judgment applications and high-value commercial disputes
• Represented landlords and tenants in contested leasing matters, including recovery and enforcement action
• Acted in shareholder disputes, insolvency proceedings, and business sale matters
• Appeared for directors and companies in regulatory prosecutions and investigations
• Delivered results in mediations, hearings, and interlocutory applications
Dane understands what solicitors need: clear advice, strong advocacy, and cost-effective outcomes. With broad experience across commercial litigation, construction disputes, and regulatory matters, he is regularly briefed in complex matters requiring precision, responsiveness, and sound judgment.
He has acted for corporations, professionals, government bodies, and individuals across multiple jurisdictions, including Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and the Northern Territory.
• Acted in company winding-up applications and shareholder oppression claims
• Advised on shareholder agreements, business sales, and partnership disputes
• Defended and prosecuted complex contractual and commercial claims across industries
• Represented builders, surveyors, engineers, architects, and owners in high-value building disputes
• Acted in litigation involving defective works, contractual breaches, and multi-party proceedings
• Appeared in courts and tribunals, as well as mediations, in domestic and commercial construction matters
• Acted for landlords and tenants in retail and commercial leasing disputes across multiple jurisdictions
• Advised on rights and obligations under leases and licensing arrangements
• Successfully recovered possession, rent, and enforcement of lease obligations, including execution proceedings
• Acted in insolvency-related disputes, including preference claims and debt recovery
• Defended summary judgment applications in superior courts
• Represented directors and companies in proceedings brought by regulators, including ASIC
• Appeared in disciplinary and licensing tribunals
• Acted in judicial review proceedings involving tribunal and statutory decisions
• Represented employers and employees in contractual, dismissal, and misconduct disputes
• Appeared in industrial relations proceedings, including applications for relief from termination
• Acted in negligence claims involving professionals, including veterinarians and other specialists
• Represented clients in fraud-related allegations and complex civil claims
• Represented individuals and corporations in white collar and regulatory prosecutions
• Appeared in Magistrates’ Courts and appellate proceedings
• Acted in environmental prosecutions and related recovery actions
• Regularly engaged in applications, including injunctions and enforcement proceedings across jurisdictions
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