Aitken Partners Pty Ltd

Insolvency

At Aitken Partners we are proud to be recognised as a leading local law firm, working to represent the voices and interests of clients from both the private and business sectors. When they require professional insight and expert consultation services from an insolvency lawyer, Melbourne clients know they simply can’t go wrong with our skilled and passionate staff.

Our Insolvency, Restructuring & Bankruptcy Team understands that advice concerning insolvency often requires knowledge and expertise in diverse areas of law including property law, commercial law, tax law and employment law. We have a range of specialists in these various areas in addition to expertise in insolvency matters.

Our team acts for liquidators, administrators, other insolvency professionals and, increasingly, with businesses looking into various restructuring options when faced with financial difficulties and creditors, including the ATO. We also advise on the various issues arising from formal insolvency administration, such as:

• unfair preference claims;
• uncommercial transactions;
• insolvent trading claims;
• other aspects of the investigatory process relating to insolvency administrations; and
• the Personal Property Securities Register.

Litigation

At Aitken Partners we employ one of the most respected and sought-after teams of litigation lawyers across Melbourne. We boast a multi-disciplinary dispute resolution practice that assists clients from reaching mutually-agreeable outcomes to small disputes to cross-border litigation involving many parties.

We can provide representation for child custody disputes, offer qualified consultations for immigration matters and productive, respectful mediations through our divorce attorneys and family law solicitors.

What we have learnt in our time is that all litigation is important to the affected parties and in many cases, there is not a ‘win at all costs’ approach but a desire to reach a commercially acceptable outcome if that is possible. That means managing risk and legal spending go hand in hand. We are proud of our involvement with our clients in solving disputes through a range of cost-effective legal mechanisms, and we will continue to advise clients on how best to resolve a dispute.

Our focus is always on what is best for our clients, not what is best for us. This means we seek to understand what our clients want as well as what is possible. Some refer to this as commerciality, we think of it as partnering with our clients rather than working for them.

Whether you require relatable and transparent legal services from our team of family and divorce lawyers or want to arrange an initial consultation with one of our dedicated commercial litigation experts, make sure to contact Aitken Partners today or visit our Williams Street offices.

Key personnel in our Commercial Litigation Team include Accredited Specialists in Commercial Litigation, graded arbitrators and accredited mediators.

Our team has a focus on timely, reliable and cost-effective representation during a dispute, whether or not it is ultimately litigated. We operate under the model litigant guidelines because we believe this gets the best results for our clients while maintaining a focus on the costs.

Our approach to disputes has consistently been to invoke one or more of the following techniques as soon as all necessary information has been obtained:

• informal settlement conferences
• mediation
• arbitration
• independent third-party evaluation
• appointment of a binding single expert.

Wills and Estates Lawyers Melbourne

Aitken Partners has one of the premier Wills & Estates practices in Victoria, with a large experienced team recognised by professional bodies and the legal industry as a leader in the field.

Our Wills & Estates team operates across a number of areas, including:

• Wills and estate planning (including Enduring Powers of Attorney).
• Grants of probate and letters of administration.
• Assisting executors and administrators to administer deceased estates.
• Contested Wills and estate matters.
• Guardianship and administration applications for incapacitated persons.

Our knowledge is unrivalled through working on thousands of matters for leading Australian and Victorian companies and businesses, charities, private companies, family businesses, individuals, local, federal and state government, trustee companies and quasi-government organisations.

We have close to 100 years of experience, representing clients from across Melbourne and throughout Victoria in a range of legal matters. The Aitken Partners staff have the skill and passion to provide clients from both the business and private sectors with unparalleled representation and legal services, working to understand the needs of each case and the individuals associated with it.

Our respected estate lawyers help Melbourne clients to find swift and mutually agreeable outcomes to their disputes or settlements. We will save you time and money, ensuring that your Will and estate plans are correct the first time, helping our clients to avoid costly and frustrating corrections and alterations.

We are often asked to represent clients who have tried to set up their Will themselves, believing they hold a sufficient understanding of the ins and outs of the law to adequately complete the process. Unfortunately, this practice often results in poorly written or illegitimate Wills being created.