Harold is an accredited commercial litigation specialist and practices with particular emphasis on corporate, commercial, contract interpretation and trade practices disputes.
He is an Australian pioneer in the use of alternative dispute resolution processes and has developed specialised negotiating techniques designed for the resolution of commercial disputes. Harold is often called upon to provide strategic advice to assist clients to avoid litigation.
He has been nominated by general counsel as one of “Australia’s Best Lawyers As Judged By Their Clients” in The Australian.
Recent experience includes:
- Advised BlueScope Steel Limited concerning the interpretation of a complex iron ore supply contract in the Commercial List of Supreme Court of New South Wales.
- Acted for City of Sydney in proceedings against a licensee for breach of contract, and breach of equitable duties in the Federal and Supreme Courts.
- Provision of strategic solutions to Deloitte over the past 20 years in relation to a wide variety of disputes concerning prospectuses, sales of business and audit issues which have been successfully resolved.
- Advised Transurban Limited in a dispute relating to a claim for fees for investment banking services in a complex public company takeover. The claim involved questions of contractual interpretation and trade practices law.
- Acted for Integral Energy in one of the largest litigated IT cases in Australia involving a damages claim in excess of $150 million.The complex, multiparty litigation involved contractual interpretation, and trade practices issues.
- Advised Wollongong Coal Limited in relation to complex commercial disputes concerning the interpretation of finance contracts and convertible bonds.
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