Client-centered: Protecting the Casual Worker: $50,000 Settlement for a PhD Academic Wrongfully Dismissed
Employment Dispute This matter concerned a PhD-qualified casual academic who had worked for a major Australian university for over 11 years — from 10 January 2014 to 17 July 2025 — as a Tutor and Sessional Lecturer in Computer Science and Information Technology. His earnings were consistent and substantial, averaging approximately $57,080 in FY23 and […]
Bold & concise: Settled in 12 Days: Capree Lawyers Resolves VCAT Possession Claim Before Injunction Hearing
What happened: Capree lawyers acted for tenant and the guarantor On 27 March 2026, the landlord issued a further default notice . On 6 May 2026, the landlord commenced a new VCAT proceeding (BP711/2026) against the tenant and the guarantor, seeking possession of the premises and other relief arising from the alleged failure to remedy […]
Capree Lawyers Successfully Defending a $166,774 Debt Recovery Claim in the County Court of Victoria
Case study 1: Our client, a Melbourne-based civil construction contractor, was served with a Writ and Statement of Claim in December 2025 by a major national debtor finance provider. The plaintiff claimed our client owed $166,774.19 in unpaid invoices, which it alleged had been assigned to it under a debtor finance facility with a subcontractor […]