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Chloe Hogan

Associate
Chloe provides advice to companies and individuals in relation to litigation and dispute resolution matters.

Chloe Hogan provides advice to companies and individuals in relation to litigation and dispute resolution matters.

As an associate in Cooper Grace Ward’s litigation and dispute resolution team, Chloe acts for large commercial clients and for individuals in a range of contentious matters, including contractual claims, defamation and reputation disputes, banking and financial services claims, property disputes, and energy and resource related matters.

Before joining Cooper Grace Ward, Chloe worked in a national law firm, first in commercial property and construction, before transitioning into commercial litigation. As a result of her experience, Chloe takes a pragmatic and commercial approach to achieving clients’ objectives through litigation and dispute resolution procedures.

  • Bachelor of Laws (Honours I) – Queensland University of Technology
  • Master of Laws (Entertainment, Technology, Media and Sports; Business Law) – University of California, Los Angeles
  • Bachelor of Business (Finance) (Deans Honours) – Queensland University of Technology
  • Solicitor – Supreme Court of Queensland, High Court of Australia.

Litigation

  • Acting for landlords and tenants in disputes arising from commercial and retail shop leases.
  • Advising property owners on body corporate related issues and disputes.
  • Assisting landlords and tenants with dispute proceedings before QCAT and the District and Supreme Courts.
  • Advising individuals in defamation and reputation disputes and proceedings, including issues relating to social media.
  • Advising energy sector clients on internal governance and litigation risks.
  • Assisting energy sector clients on progressing claims and appeals in Queensland, Western Australia and the High Court.
  • Advising energy sector clients on environmental prosecution matters.
  • Assisting financial services providers with defending customer complaint claims.

Property and construction

  • Assisting on a variety of construction and property-related matters for key Queensland Government projects, including the Cross River Rail Project and the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing.
  • Acting for corporate landlords in relation to tenant disputes.
  • Advising national construction corporations on financing arrangements.
  • Preparing a variety of commercial transaction documents and commercial agreements, including leases, mortgages, syndicated loan agreements, company constitutions and trust deeds.

Alternative dispute resolution

  • Appearing at mediations and settlement conferences.
  • Assisting clients achieve early resolution of disputes by way of pre-litigation negotiations and settlements.

Areas of Expertise

Publications

Trade mark infringement: is reputation relevant to assessing deceptive similarity?

The protection of business reputation is crucial to any successful business, and often the commercial motivation behind registering a trade mark. But is reputation relevant to determining deceptive similarity in trade mark infringement cases? The High Court of Australia has clarified the position in a recent case.