Most disputes end in agreement. We prepare every matter as if it will end in court — which is usually why it doesn’t have to.
Disputes cost money, time and attention, and the longer they run the more they take. Our approach is straightforward: understand your position early and honestly, put a value and a strategy on it, and pursue the resolution path that serves you best — negotiation, mediation, or proceedings. At each stage you will know the costs, the risks and the realistic range of outcomes, so the decisions stay yours.
Mediation resolves the majority of disputes that reach it, at a fraction of the cost of a trial. Dr John Cronin is a commercial mediator registered with the Queensland Law Society, and we bring that perspective to both sides of the table — as advisers preparing a client for mediation, and in structuring settlements that actually hold. For separating families, we conduct and attend family dispute resolution; see family law.
We act for executors defending an estate and for family members bringing family provision applications, and we advise on will validity and executor disputes — matters where firm advice and a measured tone both matter.
Where proceedings are the right course, we conduct them in the Queensland courts and tribunals, and in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia for family matters — briefing counsel where the matter warrants it, and keeping preparation, evidence and costs under tight control throughout.
The strongest settlements are negotiated from prepared positions. Talk to us early — even if you hope it never goes anywhere near a court.
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