Commercial Law

Dr Hughes represents clients in a range of contentious matters, across a range of commercial law areas, including: confidential information & restraint of trade; misleading and deceptive conduct; bankruptcy/insolvency; building disputes and succession law.

Select cases

Hull v Stahlert; Estate of Davis [2017] NSWSC

Family provision claim by daughter and son against deceased father; estrangement; settled at mediation.

Sydney Security v iGuard Australia [2016] NSWSC

Allegations of defamation/injurious falsehood by competitor in relation to tenders for security work; see ex parte interlocutory injunction application [2016] NSWSC 1808

Zafir v MV Investments [2015] NSWSC

Injunction application; duty judge; conveyancing; contract of sale agreed deposit and substantial part of purchase price to be paid by way of alternative currency; repudiation of agreement; alleged total failure of consideration

Allsvelte Pty Ltd v Cassegrain Wines Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 1370

relief against loss of option to renew; s133E and 133F Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW); construction and interpretation of lease contract

Huynh & Pham v Ralevski [2016] NSWCATCD

Application by home owner against builder claiming breach of statutory warranties pursuant to Home Building Act 1989 (NSW)