Chloe 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, intellectual property disputes, property disputes, competition and consumer related matters and other commercial disputes.
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.
‘Non-use’ of a registered trade mark can result in the trade mark being deregistered. The recent Federal Court decision of Seven Network (Operations) Limited v 7-Eleven Inc considered this issue and the use required to maintain trade mark registration.
The recent Queensland Supreme Court decision in Peros v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (No 3) demonstrates that even the gravest of accusations may not meet the threshold of serious harm under defamation law.
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.
Cooper Grace Ward acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Fast, accurate and flexible entities including companies, self-managed superannuation funds and trusts.