Joanne Latimer
LL.B
Solicitor
Joanne is a Lawyer in the Commercial Litigation Team.
Joanne specialises in commercial litigation and insolvency matters. She is primarily based in our Gold Coast office to offer commercial litigation services for clients in that location. Her commercial litigation experience includes real and personal property disputes, shareholder disputes, contractual disputes, building and construction litigation, negligence claims, franchising disputes, claims under the Trade Practices Act 1974, disputes concerning trusts and beneficiaries, partnership disputes and conducting general recovery actions. Her insolvency experience includes the winding up of corporations, acting for and against, liquidators and trustees in bankruptcy.
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Litigation;
- Corporate Insolvency; and
- Bankruptcy.
Experience
- Litigating commercial contract disputes, breach of contract cases and specific performance of contracts.
- Acting for corporate and individual clients against the ATO in taxation disputes.
- Acting for franchisees against franchisors claiming damages for misleading and deceptive conduct under the Trade Practices Act.
- Litigating proceedings under the Property Agents and Motor Dealers Act.
- Prosecuting negligence claims against professionals for negligent advice and conduct.
- Acting in, litigating and mediating partnership disputes.
- Acting for and against both corporate and individual creditors in relation to general recovery actions, including instituting and defending both winding up and bankruptcy proceedings.
- Acting for and against liquidators and trustees in bankruptcy and litigating claims under the Corporations Act and the Bankruptcy Act respectively.
- Appearing as a solicitor-advocate in relation to civil litigation matters at both the Federal and State Courts.
- 3 years qualified as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.
Joanne is available to discuss any matters or queries you have, and would be pleased to assist you. Please contact Joanne on (07) 5564 0200 during office hours: Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 6:30 pm, or email Joanne at jlatimer@quinnscattini.com.au