Tooba Khaliqy

Expertise

Tooba is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution and Litigation team in Melbourne. She has extensive multi-jurisdictional experience advising individual and corporate clients in complex litigation in the Supreme Court of Victoria, Supreme Court of New South Wales, Supreme Court of Queensland and the Federal Court of Australia.

Her practice includes contractual claims, misleading or deceptive conduct and other claims under the Australian Consumer Law, shareholder and partnership disputes, Corporations Act matters, and trust disputes. She also has experience in regulatory and intervention matters involving ASIC, APRA, the Tax Practitioners Board and the Victorian Legal Services Board.

Experience

Tooba’s key experience includes:

• acting for clients in Supreme Court litigation in relation to claims made by ‘Big 4’ corporate advisers for multimillion dollar success fees
• advising a global cryptocurrency and multi-asset trading platform in relation to an ASIC investigation concerning unlicensed trading
• advising an accounting firm and its directors in relation to a Tax Practitioners Board investigation regarding allegations of misconduct
• acting in complex Federal Court derivative litigation involving director allegations of establishing a competitive business, diverting corporate opportunities, and breaching fiduciary duties
• advising a waste management company in relation to a complex, multimillion dollar claim relating to unpaid royalties
• acting for a motor vehicle manufacturer in a contractual dispute relating to the supply of electronic parts
• acting for three unitholders in Supreme Court litigation against the trustee of a unit trust involving allegations of misuse of trust funds and breaches of trustee duties
• acting in Supreme Court litigation in relation to a complex family trust dispute concerning a family business and commercial property valued at $8 million and a related claim against a law firm alleging professional negligence
• acting in litigation involving shareholder and partnership disputes, trust disputes, contractual claims, claims made under the Australian Consumer Law and claims involving directors’ duties.

Membership

Law Institute of Victoria