Leanne also has a Masters of Law (Commercial Law) (LL.M). Leanne Scott is a solicitor (LL.B, Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice) and is admitted to practice in all courts in Victoria and the federal court jurisdiction. Leanne Scott is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria and is also a member of the International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC). Prior to Leanne’s admission she was a Legal Executive (F.Inst.Legal.Exec., Adv Dip Business (Legal Practice)) with over 20 years’ experience in substantial legal firms. Leanne believes clients deserve the best service and understands clients’ broader needs, by keeping clients regularly informed and explaining processes and giving advice in plain language. During Leanne’s career she has worked on a broad range of matters in commercial and litigation areas of practice in very large scale litigation through to smaller matters, including:
Litigation experience includes proceedings in all Victorian jurisdictions, interstate and the Federal Court involving a range of commercial issues including interlocutory applications, enforcement, dispute resolution. The matters have involved very complex legal issues, high volume discovery
Insolvency experience includes winding up proceedings, applications to set aside, public examinations and proceedings initiated by liquidators
Debt recovery and management
Alternative dispute resolution
Commercial experience includes corporate and business structuring, and advice, drafting franchise suite documents, business acquisitions and sales, contract drafting, advice and negotiations, terms and conditions, heads of agreement, licence agreements as well as general advisory work in a range of sectors
Drafting and advising on commercial and retail leases
Acting for vendors and purchasers in sales and purchases of businesses
Preparation of ASIC documents
Employment law issues, drafting employment agreements
Drafting wills, applying for Probate and Letters of Administration, acting in disputes challenging wills
Applying for trademarks and copyright disputes
Directors’ disputes, including assisting clients throughout the process whilst preserving company
Claims for damages for wrongful termination of agreements
Injunctions
Australian Consumer Law actions for misleading and deceptive conduct and related issues
Franchisor and franchisee advice, including disputes
Small Business Commissioner mediations involving retail tenancy disputes and franchise disputes
Disciplinary action in VCAT
VCAT planning disputes and other general disputes
Consultancy/in-house role to large public company across 13 countries providing advice, drafting and negotiating contracts for services, supply and consultancy agreements, tender submissions, reseller agreements, memorandums of understanding, sub-contractor and teaming agreements and confidentiality agreements
Setting up practices and procedures for business
