Chris Hargreaves

Special Counsel, Brisbane

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About Chris

Chris is an experienced commercial disputes and insolvency lawyer. Chris has helped clients with disputes spanning a wide range of industries. This includes commercial construction, engineering, transport and logistics, mining and industrial. Chris brings decades of experience in dispute resolution to the table, focused on ensuring that matters are run efficiently, effectively and with “eyes wide open” as to the litigation process.

As a senior litigator, Chris’ focus is on ensuring that team members working dispute files have a full assessment and understanding of the relevant legal issues likely to arise, are live to procedural hurdles or processes, and are proactively ensuring that each matter has a viable exit or resolution strategy wherever possible. 

Core Practice Areas

Project Highlights

Sydney Football Stadium

Acting for a major subcontractor to ensure project completion was viable in circumstances where supplier was in severe financial distress.

Transport & Logistics

Acting to achieve a successful resolution for a logistics company accused of over-charging by a major manufacturer.

Civil Construction

Acting for a civil contractor seeking to recover loss and damage from wet hire company due to delays arising from non-performance of promised specifications.

Recent Insights

7 Ways to Protect Your Construction Company Over Christmas Shutdown

Fundamentals of Costs in Litigation

Should Contractors Get Security from Principals?

About Chris

Chris is an experienced commercial disputes and insolvency lawyer. Chris has helped clients with disputes spanning a wide range of industries. This includes commercial construction, engineering, transport and logistics, mining and industrial. Chris brings decades of experience in dispute resolution to the table, focused on ensuring that matters are run efficiently, effectively and with “eyes wide open” as to the litigation process.

As a senior litigator, Chris’ focus is on ensuring that team members working dispute files have a full assessment and understanding of the relevant legal issues likely to arise, are live to procedural hurdles or processes, and are proactively ensuring that each matter has a viable exit or resolution strategy wherever possible. 

Project Highlights

Sydney Football Stadium

Acting for a major subcontractor to ensure project completion was viable in circumstances where supplier was in severe financial distress.

Transport & Logistics

Acting to achieve a successful resolution for a logistics company accused of over-charging by a major manufacturer.

Civil Construction

Acting for a civil contractor seeking to recover loss and damage from wet hire company due to delays arising from non-performance of promised specifications.

Core Practice Areas

Recent Insights

7 Ways to Protect Your Construction Company Over Christmas Shutdown

Fundamentals of Costs in Litigation

Should Contractors Get Security from Principals?