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Jeffrey Siddle
managing principal lawyer - sydney, litigation and dispute resolution
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about Jeffrey
Jeffrey has represented clients in a broad range of commercial disputes for over two decades. His focus is on identifying his client’s commercial goals and developing a strategy aimed at achieving them as quickly and cost effectively as possible. As an experienced litigator, Jeffrey is aware of the time cost, financial commitment and uncertainty associated with litigation and understands the benefits that can be achieved by an early resolution of a dispute. Where that is not possible, Jeffrey’s experience in a wide range of commercial litigation across a number of jurisdictions means his client’s interests are always protected and well represented.
Jeffrey has also represented clients in investigations and inquiries including regulatory examinations conducted by ASIC and coronial inquiries.
Jeffrey also represents interests in the corporate insolvency landscape including those of insolvency practitioners, creditors, debtors and officeholders providing advice in navigating the complex issues that can arise for all stakeholders in a distressed situation.
At all times, Jeffrey strives to build strong relationships and trust with his clients through clear communication, responsiveness and straightforward advice.
Areas of Expertise
- Corporations act
- Directors’ duties
- Directors’ penalty notices
- Franchising code of conduct disputes
- Insolvency bankruptcy and reconstruction
- Misleading and deceptive conduct
- Shareholder claims
industries
recent experience
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navigating the insolvency landscape for retail clothing business
Jeffrey acted for a director regarding the administration of a retail clothing business, facing allegations of insolvent trading, which were denied. Jeffrey worked collaboratively with client, the administrator and other stakeholders to negotiate a deed of company arrangement which saw the client avoid any claim for insolvent trading while allowing for a better return to creditors than a liquidation scenario. Jeffrey’s knowledge of the insolvency landscape was crucial in navigating complex issues involving the sale of assets and shares, negotiating with creditors and negotiating with the administrator to achieve a positive outcome.
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corporate collapse crisis
Jeffrey acted for a director of a subsidiary company in a large corporate collapse. This involved advising the director in relation to access to directors and officers insurance, ASIC investigations, a liquidator’s public examination, civil proceedings brought by the liquidators and criminal proceedings prosecuted by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions on behalf of ASIC. This required developing a thorough knowledge of complex issues spanning over many years and managing significant documentary disclosure (millions of documents), as well as defending criminal proceedings in a jury trial. Jeffrey’s client avoided any civil liability and was found not guilty of all criminal charges by directed verdicts.
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small business owner complex proceedings
Jeffrey acted for a small business owner in complex proceedings in the Supreme Court of New South Wales concerning claims for breach of directors’ duties, breach of restraints of trade, breach of contract and misleading and deceptive conduct. The client had sold the business she had built up over more than 15 years and was sued by the purchasers for $2 million, being the total purchase price. Jeffrey worked closely with the client to successfully defend almost all of the claims and obtained a fixed sum cost order against the plaintiff for $830,000.
