For 30 years in Western Australia Ahern Sierakowski have specialised in providing advice on all commercial contracts and disputes, all business disputes including disputes between shareholders and directors, employment contracts, property disputes, building contracts, sub-contracts, disputes over variations, contract termination, disputes over building works and claims over defective works.
If you are having a dispute over a contract or a particular clause in a contract we can help you identify the best means of resolving the dispute cost effectively.
That could be effective negotiation or mediation or it could be the prompt issuing of demands or a default notice.
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.
Ahern Sierakowski can act for parties in commercial and civil litigation in either prosecuting or defending a claim in the Federal, Supreme, District or Magistrates Court on the basis of a fixed, affordable, fee paid monthly as an alternative to charging on 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. During that fixed period we will represent you and deal with whatever matters arise in the litigation during that time, including all court appearances and drafting of all court documents.
Further 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.
Ahern Sierakowski provide legal advice and handle disputes in respect of business contracts including:
- general advice on all contract terms;
- termination of contracts;
- loan agreements;
- sale contracts;
- supply contracts;
- building contracts;
- sub-contracts;
- franchise agreements;
- joint venture agreements;
- employment contracts;
- shareholder and director agreements;
- professional service agreements;
- licence agreements; and
- disputes over intellectual property and information technology.
Ahern Sierakowski also handle all breach of contract claims, including:
- payment claims;
- breaches of non-compete clauses;
- breaches of warranty claims;
- breaches of confidentiality clauses;
- theft of company property and clients;
- misuse of company information;
- supply of defective products;
- late delivery claims;
- misleading and deceptive conduct claims; and
- claims against guarantors.
The parties may be able to resolve their dispute regarding breaches of the contract by alternative dispute resolution methods, before they resort to court action.
It may be the case that the contract prescribes ways in which the parties have to resolve disputes, by mediation or arbitration. If there are no such clauses, then we can proceed with court action straight away.
Ahern Sierakowski can provide you with advice on practical solutions to resolve your dispute regarding a breach of contract claim.
