Property and Construction

• Acting for insurers on a $52 million subrogated recovery in Victoria involving a flashover event in a desalination plant. Kristyn’s work included managing an extensive discovery process containing over 200,000 documents.
• Acting for insurers on a $200 million subrogated recovery in Queensland involving a highway failure due to defective groundworks.
• Providing insurers with coverage advice under a Contract Works Material Damage Policy in respect to a significant rain event which resulted in water ingress to a school construction project, causing approximately $3 million in damage.
• Advising the owners of a $25 million commercial property on a dispute in relation to the commission entitlements of the real estate agents and acting in the NCAT proceedings, ultimately settling the matter.
• Advising the lot owner of a $7 million property in relation to a claim against the Owners Corporation for failure to maintain and repair common property causing damage to the lot owner.
• Advising the owners of a large commercial property in relation to defective work undertaken by building contractors and obtaining an adjudication award in the client’s favour.

Employment and Shareholder Disputes

• Advising the trustees of a unit trust in relation to defending a claim against a unit holder alleging an invalid forfeiture of units and acting in Supreme Court proceedings.
• Advising an employer in relation to a claim against former employees for breach of contract and misuse of confidential information, including acting on obtaining urgent injunctions to restrain each employee against further breaches.