Areas of Expertise

Commercial Law and Civil Litigation Services

We provide a personal and cost effective legal service to all our clients. Our major clients include: Airlines, Banks, Insurance Companies, Mining Companies, Utility companies, Regulatory bodies and international law firms who view us as a reliable partner for their clients. Our work encompasses the following areas of expertise in which we regularly practice:

  • Administrative
    • Legal advice in relation to challenging decisions taken by statutory bodies
    • Undertaking legal challenges (judicial reviews) of decisions by statutory bodies that are open to challenge
    • Assisting our client with permits, licences and approval processes.
  • Civil litigation
    • Representation of our clients in all courts and tribunals in Fiji
    • Experienced with mediation and arbitration
    • Dedicated litigation team comprising of 6 lawyers
    • Debt collection
    • Litigation arising from all areas of tort including personal injury and defamation
    • Contract law disputes
    • Construction disputes
    • Estate agency disputes
    • Bankruptcy and company winding up
    • Larger claims that we are currently handling include personal injury claims arising out of dangerous work place practices, and contaminated land claims
  • Competition and Regulatory
    • Advising regulatory bodies on the extent of their powers and duties
    • Advising on all aspects of competition law in Fiji
    • Representing clients before the Commerce Commission of Fiji and making representations on our clients' behalf
    • Advising on legal rights arising out of consumer legislation in Fiji
  • Construction and Infrastructure
    • Undertaken major infrastructure projects including commercial building construction, hotel developments, road works, wharf construction, power stations (including diesel, wind and hydro power generation)
    • Our construction law team has undertaken construction law talks to professionals in a number of jurisdictions including: Fiji, Solomon Islands, and PNG.
    • Representation in construction arbitrations and dispute resolution
  • Company
    • Company incorporation
    • Regulatory compliance and licensing
    • Joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions
    • Contract documentation and advice
    • Risk diagnosis and management
    • In-house policy documentation and training
  • Employment / HR
    • Drafting of employment manuals
    • Strategic company employment advice
    • Handling of redundancy processes
    • Representation of employers and employees at all levels in relation to disciplinary matters and court action
  • Energy
    • Preparation of tender documents
    • Contract negotiation and documentation for major power plant and network infrastructure developments in Fiji
    • Independent power producers
    • Part of a project team that has overseen three major power plant projects in Fiji, including renewable energy projects
    • Assisting with dispute resolution
  • Insurance
    • Representing insurance companies exercising their rights of subrogation
    • Legal advice on questions of insurance law
    • Insurance related litigation in all courts in Fiji
  • Intellectual Property
    • Filing trademarks across the Pacific region
    • For more information visit our specialist IP division PIIPS
  • Mining
    • Proven track record with successful project implementation in Fiji
    • Prospecting, exploration and Mining licences
    • landowner compensation agreements,
    • land leases
    • construction contracts
    • dealing with local authorities including Investment Fiji, Land Use Department, iTaukei Land Trust Board, Ministry of Lands, Mineral Resources Department, Department of Environment, Fiji Revenue and Customs Authority, Reserve Bank of Fiji
  • Property and Tourism
    • Our firm has handled the development and sales of tourism resorts and islands
    • Commercial property sales, purchases, leasing and other related dealings
    • Representing major tourism clients in all areas of their business including HR
  • Telecommunications
    • Our firm played an active part in the deregulation of the telecommunications industry in Fiji that opened the market in late 2007
    • Represented stakeholders in mediation process leading up to deregulation of the industry
    • Negotiation of licensing
    • Issues related to siting of telecommunications towers
    • Advising telecommunications client in all areas of their business