Marguerite has more than 15 years of experience in commercial litigation and has acted for a broad range of clients in both state and federal jurisdictions.
Her recent experience includes:
- acting on behalf of a liquidator and secured mortgagees in New South Wales Supreme Court proceedings brought to enforce leasehold interests in retirement village units
- acting on behalf of minority shareholders in Supreme Court of Queensland proceedings seeking orders for the winding up of a company on ‘just and equitable’ grounds and on grounds of oppression and unfair conduct
- acting on behalf of a company and its employee in defending a misuse of confidential information proceeding commenced in the Supreme Court of Queensland
- acting for large landlord clients in relation to a variety of issues arising in the course of tenancies
- advising administrators and liquidators, including in respect to the recovery of loans and preference payments
- acting for directors and creditors to defend claims brought by liquidators and regulators, including in relation to preference payment claims, and assisting to respond to public examinations
- acting on behalf of a company and its director in defending a trademark infringement action in Federal Court of Australia proceedings
- acting on behalf of a manufacturer of industrial equipment and its director defending Federal Court proceedings brought against the company and director for negligent design and manufacture and misleading or deceptive conduct
- acting on behalf of a client in Supreme Court of Queensland proceedings brought for breach of contract, negligence and breach of fiduciary duties.
