SE Asia Dispute Resolution

Freehills is recognised as a first-rate dispute resolution practice operating within South Asia and Australia, undertaking legal work for many of the world’s top companies. The strength of our team is not only our exceptional legal knowledge but our approach to commercial resolution and the depth of our experience across practices and industries in the region. This allows us to work with your business to resolve the problems it may face.

As the commercial sector continues to undergo change amid turbulent market and global stresses in the financial sector, maintaining competitive position and value is imperative. Particularly in periods of economic stress, commercial and regulatory disputes will arise as an inevitable hazard of business.

Freehills Dispute Resolution–Asia understands these problems and works with its clients to resolve them in a commercially acceptable way through appropriate legal, commercial and strategic solutions. We will work with you to understand the business issues around the dispute and its value to you so that the methods and costs of resolution are proportionate to the problem. We understand the local legal and commercial environment in Asia and how to get things done properly and effectively.

Freehills has the largest dedicated dispute resolution practice in the region, with over 300 dispute resolution lawyers serving Australia and South-East Asia. We find commercially focused solutions through an experienced and skilled understanding of the whole range of dispute resolution strategies and processes, including international arbitration, the court systems or other alternative dispute resolution processes, such as mini-trials, expert determination, mediation and sophisticated negotiation methods. Specifically, our expertise includes:

• international or domestic commercial arbitration disputes through an arbitral institution or under UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules and Model Law
• cross-border or domestic litigation in local courts
• international investment treaty disputes
• regulatory issues and enforcement
• intellectual property protection and enforcement issues
• environmental issues
• strategic management of major incidents
• transactional and commercial relationship disputes
• insurance solutions
• product liability and consumer issues
• trade and competition remedies
• projects, infrastructure and construction, and
• turnaround & insolvency.