REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Alex Rickarby
Providing strategic litigation advice to Sinclair Knight Mertz, iiNet Limited and DTMT.
Acting for an Australian gas retailer in relation to a major incident within Western Australia,
including managing responses to regulators and preparing for a Coronial investigation and
anticipated legal proceedings.
Acting for a Portuguese manufacturing company in respect of trade practices claims by an
Australian customer and distributor.
Acting for Emerson Stewart in relation to a contractual dispute with a developer concerning the
provision of professional consulting services for a housing estate development.
Providing advice (including seminars and review of procedures) relating to client's crisis
management response procedures (including BGC Australia and a significant gas retailer).
Acting for Arafura Resources Limited on urgent interlocutory (and final) relief to prevent the
dissemination of highly confidential information.
Acting for National Australia Bank regarding its defence of an action alleging breach of trust.
Acting for Apache Northwest and Apache Corporation on a substantial multi-party commercial
dispute with an existing customer.
Acting for Esso and BHP Billiton in an international arbitration in respect of an overriding
royalty payable on production from certain fields in Bass Strait.
Acting for Secure Funding, Landmark and St. George in various claims against customers.
Acting for David Jones, a significant Australian retailer, in an adverse possession claim
against Myer.
Acting for Telstra Business Systems (TBS) (formerly known as Damovo), one of Australia's largest
data, mobility and voice technology service providers in relation to a franchise dispute.
Acting for HWE Mining in its defence of a prosecution (and subsequent appeal) by the State of
Western Australia under the Western Australian mines safety and inspection legislation.
Acting for ExxonMobil on a multi-party arbitration concerning losses allegedly sustained as a
consequence of a gas explosion at Longford in 1998.
Acting for ExxonMobil on its successful defence of a Victorian Supreme Court class action
brought by gas users arising from the incident at the Longford gas plant in 1998, as well as in
relation to its subsequent joint venture dispute with BHP Billiton.
Acting for a major US based locomotive manufacturer on a contractual dispute with an Australian
based customer.
Acting for Pindan Developments in a dispute concerning a share sale agreement relating to the
sale of a development site and a subsequent building contract.
Acting for Apache Northwest and Apache Energy in relation to the explosion and fire at the
Varanus Island processing facilities in June 2008, including in respect of the prosecution by
the State of Western Australia and a civil claim by a gas customer.
Acting for a client in the building and construction industry in respect of a number of
commercial matters requiring the recovery of damages and debts due.
Acting for a major bank in respect of proceedings brought by a customer relating to the
treatment of superannuation funds.
Assisting with various matters associated with a large telecommunications company's successful
appeal to State Administrative Tribunal against the decision of a local Council to refuse
permission to erect a mobile phone transmission tower in the municipality.
Negotiating and managing insurance claims by insureds with their insurers and settling claims
with insurers for reimbursement of defence costs.
Representing a client in issuing a statutory demand and the successful defence to an application
to set aside the statutory demand.
Representing a large range of clients in defence of common law personal injury and public
liability claims, including advising clients in relation to third party claims, negotiations
with insurers, acting for self-insured clients, engagement of expert witnesses and medical
examinations, and involving a wide variety of alleged injuries from a number of plaintiffs.
Representing non-employers in relation to public liability and occupier's liability claims.
Acting for an Australian Mining Company in an ICC arbitration in relation to the design and
contamination of a water treatment plant.
Advising Apache on an explosion and fire at its oil and gas processing facilities on Varanus
Island in 2008.
Acting for Apache in proceedings in the Supreme Court of Victoria over the acquisition by Apache
of shares in a company.
Acting for ExxonMobil and BHP Billiton in Federal Court of Australia proceedings against the
Comptroller of Customs and the Commonwealth of Australia in relation to the classification of
certain oil and gas wells for excise purposes.
