Civil and Commercial Litigation
Terra Australis provides civil and commercial litigation advice to individuals and businesses in Queensland and more broadly across Australia — with the commercial reality of the dispute kept in view throughout.
In Queensland, civil claims up to $150,000 are heard in the Magistrates Court, $150,000 to $750,000 in the District Court, and above $750,000 in the Supreme Court, with QCAT handling minor civil disputes up to $25,000. Terra Australis Legal advises on contract disputes, debt recovery and insolvency — starting with whether a judgment would be recoverable.
Winning is not the same as being better off.
Litigation is expensive, slow and public. So the first advice we give on any dispute is commercial, not legal: what is the claim worth, what will it cost to pursue, is the other side good for the money, and what is the fastest acceptable exit. Only then does the question of how to run it arise.
We act in contract and debt claims, insolvency proceedings and directors' duties matters, and we appear in the Magistrates, District and Supreme Courts of Queensland. Where a matter warrants counsel, we brief it and stay across the file — you are not handed off.
Straight answers to what we are asked most.
Talk to a lawyer, not a call centre.
Tell us what has happened and we will tell you plainly where you stand, what it is likely to cost, and what the next step is.