Gus Catalogna

Gus is the head of litigation at NDL with nearly 30 years experience in litigation matters.

He is a highly focused and dedicated lawyer who takes pride in providing a high-quality service. Gus strategically advises our clients in order to achieve the best outcomes for them whether by mediation or legal proceedings.

He acts for a cross-section of organisations and individuals and advises clients on a range of matters, including:

• Shareholders disputes;
• Property disputes;
• Trust and Partnership disputes;
• Corporate and personal insolvency;
• Construction disputes;
• Complex business disputes;
• Oppression proceedings.

Transactions

Matters that Gus has acted in include:

• Acting for a multinational German company against BHP in a complex Supreme Court proceeding relating to the design, supply and installation of high-density polyethylene lining material for 44 uranium tanks;
• Acting for three directors in a Federal Court claim against the ASX where the issue concerned the application for membership (pre-demutualization of the ASX);
• Acting for a respondent in a Federal Court proceeding issued by ACCC regarding allegations of price fixing by a group of petroleum stations;
• Acted for a major volume builder in a Federal Court proceeding against another volume builder in a copyright dispute regarding the infringement of plans without license or authority;
• Acting for a plaintiff in a complex Supreme Court damages claim against a major insurer in the value of $25M;
• Acting for a plaintiff in a partnership dispute regarding assets in the vicinity of $35M whose principal asset was a franchise operation;
• Acting for a firm of accountants in a large professional indemnity claim made against the partners;
• Acted for Unit holders in a $46M sale of a golf course, who were served with an interim injunction obtained by a minority shareholder preventing the sale from proceeding. Successfully applied to the Supreme Court to set aside the injunction, allowing the sale to proceed and obtained a six figure indemnity cost order in the clients' favour.