Boettcher Law at the German-Australian Chamber’s defence roundtable
The Chamber brought its members together on the defence sector. We spoke to the groundwork a smaller German supplier needs before it can win work in Australia.
Contracts, structures and governance for businesses that need the paperwork to hold when something goes wrong.
Buying or selling a business, from the term sheet and due diligence through to completion and the restraints that follow.
Commercial disputes in the NSW, ACT and Federal courts, resolved early where that is possible and run properly where it is not.
Your product scales digitally. Your contracts have to scale with it.
Judgments and tribunal outcomes, transactions completed, appointments taken, and the conversations we are part of in Australia and in Germany.
A German desk for businesses moving between Australia and the German-speaking market.
Singapore law where it governs the contract, and the arbitral seat that carries much of the region’s work.
The Chamber brought its members together on the defence sector. We spoke to the groundwork a smaller German supplier needs before it can win work in Australia.
We defended a builder’s claim for a $28,200 final progress payment. The Court held the fixed price contract was a sham and dismissed the claim.
We acted for a firm of solicitors sued in negligence. The Supreme Court entered verdicts for the defendants and the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal.
We acted for a law firm and two of its principals in a professional negligence claim tried over 88 days. Judgment was entered for the defendants.
We acted for the solicitor sued over a serviced apartment purchase. After trial there was judgment for our client against the plaintiff, with costs.
We acted for the owner of blocks in the Sydney Building. Two of three unimproved value determinations were set aside and replaced with lower values.
We acted for the second defendant in a professional negligence claim commenced in Western Australia. The Supreme Court of Western Australia transferred the proceeding to the ACT.
We acted for a creditor under a guarantee. The Court held that $21,800 of the sale proceeds of the guarantor’s property was caught by his undertakings.
We acted for the company in a shareholder’s application for leave to sue its director in the company’s name. The Federal Court refused leave, with costs.
We acted for the defendant in a claim over household possessions said to belong to a parent. The Court found every disputed item was a completed gift.
Privacy statementDisclaimerTerms and conditions
Maxlex Pty Ltd (ABN 40 660 742 450), trading as Boettcher Law. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.
© 2026 Boettcher Law