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Miranda Klibbe

Partner
Miranda’s approach to client management is to ensure she has a sound and comprehensive understanding of her clients’ desired outcomes at the outset of any matter.

Miranda is a partner in Cooper Grace Ward’s litigation and dispute resolution team. Miranda has worked with both large corporate clients and private clients on a wide variety of litigated matters.

Miranda has particular expertise in handling commercial litigation arising from property and contractual disputes. She has a particular interest in property litigation, having experience in working on wide ranging property disputes, including leasing disputes, property sale disputes and disputes involving registered and unregistered interests in land.

  • Bachelor of Laws (Honours) – Queensland University of Technology
  • Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) – Queensland University of Technology
  • Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice – College of Law
  • Solicitor – Supreme Court of Queensland.

Commercial Litigation

  • Working with large organisations on product and liability disputes.
  • Representing clients in building and construction litigation with simultaneous litigation in the Supreme Court and the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
  • Representing a large corporation in significant Supreme Court litigation, including a successful appeal to the Court of Appeal.
  • Working on complex body corporate disputes, before the Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management and the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
  • Experience in representing both plaintiffs and defendants in proceedings in the Supreme, District and Magistrates Court in Queensland, and Federal and interstate courts.

Debt recovery

  • Acting for both large corporate clients and businesses in contested and uncontested debt recovery proceedings.
  • Experienced in enforcing judgments, including bankruptcy and winding-up proceedings.

Alternative dispute resolution

  • Representing clients at settlement conferences and mediations to achieve a commercial resolution to their disputes.
  • Working with clients to negotiate early resolution and settlements to their disputes.

Areas of Expertise

Publications

Financial services business successfully defends unfair contract claim

The recent Supreme Court of Queensland decision of DCZ Early Learning Pty Ltd v Semper Mortgage Management Pty Ltd, provides a useful illustration of the risks that businesses face as a result of the unfair contract term regime and the things that businesses must prove to successfully defend a claim.

Dispute resolution agenda: challenging expert determinations

Parties to commercial contracts commonly agree on dispute resolution processes to seek to avoid court proceedings in the event of a dispute. These often provide very limited scope for an unsuccessful party to challenge the result. A recent Queensland case illustrates the risks for unsuccessful parties in the context of an expert determination clause.

CGW ranked Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firms and Lawyers in Doyles Guide for 2024

This achievement is a testament to the dedication and expertise of our entire litigation and dispute resolution team, who have continued to provide outstanding service to clients throughout FY24.

What others say

Miranda went above and beyond. We could not fault her drive and dedication to achieving our desired outcome. She was able to fight successfully for us to achieve our result. Miranda always had our end result in mind when advising throughout the legal process.

Chambers Asia Pacific 2022

Miranda Klibbe is a rising star in litigation. She has a no-nonsense approach and excellent mastery over detail. Like other members of her group, she has a strong sense for the better arguments.

Chambers Asia Pacific 2022

A fearsome operator and a future market leader.

Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2024

Miranda Klibbe is an excellent lawyer who focuses on driving matters to a successful resolution.

Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2021