If you are having a business dispute or you think one may arise it will be vital to take advice from Perth Lawyers experienced in handling business disputes. Ahern Seriakowski have advised on the full range of disputes that occur in businesses for 30 years. Disputes often occur over the terms of contracts and debt/Disputes between Partners, Directors and Shareholders but you could also be having internal business disputes over how your business is being run, or disputes over financial returns and the owners.

See Dispute Resolution for more information.

Guiding you through business disputes

Our Experience

For 30 years Ahern Sierakowski as acted for:

  • Businesses and companies of all sizes;
  • Financial institutions including the Bank of Melbourne, United Credit Union now Beyond Bank Australia, National Australia Bank, Bank of Queensland and large National Mortgage Insurer, MGICA;
  • Individuals;
  • Small businesses in providing advice on all types of commercial contracts and in disputes of all sizes;
  • Insolvency Practitioners.

Ahern Sierakowski can act for parties in commercial advice and civil litigation on the basis of fixed fees or fixed fees paid monthly as opposed to charging hourly rates. If we are engaged on that basis you can pay a set fee, in return for us remaining on the record as acting for you in the action for a fixed period.

Please see more information regarding see our Hourly and Fixed Fees page.

For litigation, our lawyers and law clerks work closely with selected commercial barristers and we also we provide alternative fee structures including fixed fees paid by instalments.

Quick Answers, Quick Solutions

 

Ahern Sierakowski can provide you with advice on:

All contract disputes (for more information read breaches of contract).

Shareholders and directors

  • Disputes between directors and shareholders
  • Breach of director’s duties
  • Fraud
  • Failure to provide financial, accounting and statutory information
  • Shareholder agreements advice and disputes

Partnerships

  • Partnership issues and disputes
  • Alternative methods of dispute resolution
  • Dissolution of partnerships
  • Division of assets

Disputes between business owners

  • Over use of business names
  • Disputes over clients
  • Family trust disputes
  • Debt recovery

Disputes over Trusts
Business Trust Disputes

  • If you are a trustee or a beneficiary under a trust with a legal issue you need advice and guidance from a Perth Lawyer experienced in all the methods of achieving the best resolution of those issues. Often family members are involved.

Misuse of Business Property

  • Claims against employees and shareholders for misusing business property, trade secrets, client lists, tender information and systems.

Ahern Sierakowski provide top tier services and top tier experience at substantially better rates than those of our competitors and we provide fixed fee costs wherever possible for all of our matters.