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Kim Nguyen

Senior Associate - Sydney

Areas of Expertise

Dispute Resolution & Litigation

Contact Kim

+61 2 8083 0460 kim.nguyen@holdingredlich.com Connect

Expertise

Kim is a senior associate in the Dispute Resolution and Litigation group.

She has a broad range of experience and a particular interest in commercial/contract disputes, intellectual property disputes, property and administrative law matters. 

Kim’s experience extends across a wide range of Federal and State Courts and Tribunals.

Prior to joining Holding Redlich, Kim worked at the New South Wales Law Reform Commission providing legal policy advice.

Experience

Kim’s recent experience includes:

Commercial disputes

  • acting for a local government body in Supreme Court of NSW, Court of Appeal and High Court of Australia proceedings involving breach of contract, negligence and unconscionability claims concerning an agreement for lease
  • acting for a major non-bank lender in respect of recovery of loans
  • acting for a global communications company in respect of an unfair preference claim in the Federal Court of Australia in Victoria
  • acting for numerous developers and commercial landlords in leasing disputes including in the Supreme Court of NSW and Court of Appeal
  • acting in numerous director, shareholders and partnership disputes
  • acting in numerous matters involving breach of contract, misleading and deceptive conduct, unconscionable conduct and breach of directors’ duties.

Administrative law, government

  • acting as solicitor advocate for an independent Commonwealth government agency in judicial review and merits review proceedings
  • acting for a Commonwealth government agency in proceedings to recover complex debts
  • acting for an independent Commonwealth government agency, providing advice on privacy and freedom of information issues
  • acting for a NSW government department advising on and co-ordinating responses to standing order 52 requests
  • acting for various NSW government departments in a range of property and contractual disputes.

Commissions of inquiry, investigations

  • acting for a witness in relation to NSW Parliamentary committee inquiries 
  • acting for four parties involved in the Special Commission of Inquiry into the Ruby Princess
  • acted for a major political party in two independent workplace assessments into Members of Parliament conduct.

Publications

26 April 2023 - Knowledge

Fraudulent changes to ASIC register can lead to company liability

#Dispute Resolution & Litigation, #Private Client Practice, #Corporate & Commercial Law

We discuss the principles of ostensible authority where companies can be bound by and liable for a person’s fraud, even if that person is incorrectly recorded as an officeholder on the ASIC register.

14 February 2023 - Knowledge

Presumption of advancement – lessons from a recent NSW Court of Appeal decision

#Dispute Resolution & Litigation, #Private Client Practice

The NSW Court of Appeal recently considered a beneficial interest claim in a case concerning a property purchased in the name of a daughter using funds provided by her dad.

18 May 2022 - Knowledge

What is a former trustee’s obligation to provide trust documents to an incoming trustee?

#Dispute Resolution & Litigation

A recent judgment has shown that when a new trustee is appointed to an existing trust, the outgoing trustee must co-operate and promptly provide trust documents to the new trustee.

Upcoming Seminars

30 May 23

Recent developments in privacy, cyber security and AI | Queensland Government lawyer series 2023

In this webinar, we will look at key developments in these areas, including: recent data breach cases and trends, reviews of Queensland and Commonwealth privacy legislation, the rise of Chat GPT, AI tools, and key risks and cyber security developments.

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31 May 23

IBAC and the Victorian Ombudsman | Victorian Local Government Series 2023

IBAC and the Victorian Ombudsman have investigated a number of complaints in relation to Victorian local councils and produced a series of reports. In this presentation, partner Joseph Monaghan, will provide a basic overview of IBAC and the Victorian Ombudsman, their respective roles and functions under their establishing legislation and an overview of recent IBAC and Ombudsman investigation reports involving local councils.

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05 Jun 23

Emergencies, flooding and legal liability | Victorian Local Government Series 2023

The recent extreme flood events raise a series of legal issues including the liability of local councils for decisions that expose residents and businesses to greater risk from flooding events, and remedial steps to address past decision-making. In this webinar, partner Joseph Monaghan and lawyer Jacob Atkinson will discuss these topics.

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