Kate Allass

• the handling of high value commercial disputes, both in the High Court and through arbitration.  Often Kate becomes involved at the pre-action stage, providing strategic advice to ensure that her clients are in the best possible position in the event that they need to advance, or respond to, a claim for breach of contract or negligence.  She also supports clients through informal dispute resolution processes and in the negotiation of exit strategies;
• civil fraud: Kate has advised in relation to claims for fraudulent misrepresentation, and breach of duty by directors and co-contractors, many of which have involved freezing injunctions, search orders, and international parties;
• advising on disputes in an insolvency context against former directors in relation to historic transactions, wrongful and/or fraudulent trading, and breaches of duty;
• dealing with significant High Court employment disputes involving claims by senior executives for compensation following alleged wrongful termination, and injunctions to prevent large scale team moves and the use of confidential information; and
• acting for trustees in ultra-high value contentious trust claims in various jurisdictions; and
• representing Higher Education institutions and schools in relation to their disputes with students.