Advocacy. Responsiveness. Results.

What I do

• Predominantly commercial litigation and equity.
• Briefed by firms of all sizes.
• Complex high-value litigation (such as class actions, claims against directors, high value construction cases, and high value commercial disputes).
• Litigation for sole traders and boutique firms, in more confined disputes (such as relating to equitable interests in real property, contract claims, and corporate and personal insolvency).

My standards

I respond.

I meet deadlines.

I am upfront with costs and billing.

Some examples

Class actions

• Securities class action regarding alleged non-disclosure on ASX.
• Claims for unpaid employment benefits (regarding whether group members employees or independent contractors).
• Claim against trustee of collapsed debenture scheme.

Building and construction claims

• Claim by gold mine owner under EPC contract for defective processing plant construction.
• Claims by Owners Strata Plans against builders for defective work in respect of common property.
• Arbitration of dispute between mine operator and engineer re rare minerals plant in Vietnam.

Commercial

• Allegations of unconscionable conduct against lenders in debt recovery actions.
• Misleading conduct or deceptive conduct in respect of issuance of performance bonds.
• Contract claims regarding adjustment of rent clauses and good faith.
• Shareholder disputes re acquisition of shares following default.
• Derivative action re claim against director for misuse of funds.

Property law

• Injunction for relief of forfeiture under commercial lease.
• Make-good obligations of tenant under a commercial lease.
• Extension of caveats protecting resulting trust based on contribution to purchase price.
• Extinguishment of easement to permit DA to proceed.
• Conflict between equitable proprietary interests and legal proprietary interests re default under mortgage.

Insolvency and bankruptcy

• Recovery actions for unfair preferences and uncommercial transactions.
• Termination of winding up; reinstatement of deregistered company.
• Bankruptcy applications regarding undervalued transactions, and creditor’s petitions.

My experience

• For a list of judgments I’ve appeared in, see the Cases page.
• Here is a CV.

My contact details

Phone: +61 2 9151 2950

Email: jdooley@dooley-barrister.com

Location: Greenway Chambers
Level 10, 99 Elizabeth Street
Sydney NSW 2000