Our core litigation team advise and represent public officials, corporations and prominent individuals called to appear at public and private inquiries and Royal Commissions.
People summonsed to appear before commissions, inquiries and inquests often find themselves thrust into the public limelight aimed at exposing larger systematic wrong-doing, corruption, and significant policy failures. There’s an array of challenges to overcome. Including being forced to surrender personal and professional records and being subjected to lengthy questioning into your work and private life.
Our lawyers have advised and represented clients in some of the most highly publicised public inquiries, investigations and special commissions. Our extensive litigation experience has armed us with the know-how necessary to protect our clients and their reputation.
With an ‘end-in-mind’ approach, our advice, strategies and representation is directed at safeguarding you through what we foresee as the expected outcomes, and minimising the potential for adverse finding being made against you.
We advise and represent clients summonsed to appear in a range of commissions and inquiries that take in place in the public and private forum, including:
Coronial inquiries and inquests
Royal Commissions
Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)
Law Enforcement Conduct Commission
Regulatory Examinations
Capabilities include:
Early advice and intervention to minimise potential impact
Representation throughout the proceedings including any private examinations
Responding to statutory notices to produce information and records
Managing risk and reputational issues that may arise including adverse media attention
Preparation of written submissions in response to hearing and potential findings
Advice and representation in flow-on proceedings, such as criminal charges
