In circumstances where matters are unable to be resolved informally, Nevett Ford has extensive experience in formal dispute resolution processes, where the team successfully balances the needs of restorative justice with the practical concerns of the organisation.
While our aim is to resolve our client’s matters without the need for formal and costly litigation, Nevett Ford is able to assist clients in managing litigated matters in all courts within Victoria and jurisdictions across Australia. We have previously represented organisations in complex and sensitive matters including Royal Commission Hearings and State Inquiries in several jurisdictions.
With years of collective experience, both in private practice and at the Bar, our team has extensive practice in mediations, informal settlement conferences and other forms of dispute resolution.
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Proposed Piercing of the “Superannuation Veil” Against Child Abuse Offenders
On 19 January 2023 the Federal Government released a discussion paper seeking submissions for options to promote transparency of child sex offenders’ financial means to honour compensation orders and to prevent the use of legal loopholes to hide assets. Spurred by...
Lismore Trust v GLJ: Permanent Stay Granted Where Perpetrator is Dead
Photo by Nico Smit on Unsplash The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Lismore v GLJ [2022] NSWCA 78 (‘Lismore Trust v GLJ’) On 1 June 2022 the New South Wales Court of Appeal permanently stayed an historical child abuse proceeding. Facts The...
Vicarious Liability and Expert Evidence
Case update – DP v Bird [2021] VSC 850 (22 December 2021) Just before Christmas, the Supreme Court of Victoria handed down a landmark decision concerning vicarious liability. In Australia the doctrine of vicarious liability applies where an employer is liable for the...
Scammed Then Humiliated By Your Own Government – The Unfortunate Tale Of Mr Scholes
A recent case in the Federal Court of Australia highlights the importance of Government agencies’ model litigant obligations, and the consequences of failing to abide by them. Summary of matter Scholes v Commonwealth of Australia [2021] FCA 1593 involved an...
Grant v Bird: Abuse Claim Against Catholic Diocese Permanently Stayed
Amendments to the Limitation of Actions Act 1958 (‘the Act’) in 2015 saw the introduction of division 5 into part IIA which removed the limitation period for actions arising out of death or personal injury resulting from child abuse. Included within division 5,...
National Redress Scheme: Two Year Review Into A Ten Year Commitment
The two year review conducted by Ms Robyn Kurk AO found that the Scheme is not fulfilling the trauma informed objectives designed to assist survivors - citing its bureaucratic slowness, inconsistent and non-transparent decision making, and impersonal and insufficient...