Jamie Nuich

Legal Practitioner Director

Jamie is the founder and Legal Practitioner Director of Astris Law. She built the practice to serve directors and business leaders directly - one relationship covering commercial advice and litigation, without the layers and handoffs of a traditional firm.

She works across corporate and commercial law, commercial litigation, regulatory compliance, employment law and anti-money laundering. Her clients include directors and officers in financial services, construction, health, technology, transport, gambling, agribusiness and not-for-profit organisations.

Jamie has advocacy experience and can run applications and trials without briefing external counsel where appropriate, reducing costs for clients on suitable matters. This means her clients get continuity from first advice through to hearing - the same lawyer who knows the business is the one presenting the case.

(07) 3519 5616

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Queensland University of Technology
Bachelor of Business (Distinction), Queensland University of Technology

Admissions

Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland
Solicitor of the High Court of Australia

Notable Experience

Part of a team acting for a director in a high-profile ASIC prosecution proceeding after multi-billion dollar financial firm collapse.

Advised on the acquisition of a global gaming brand and associated terms.

Acted as part of a small litigation team in an $8 billion oil and gas dispute.

Resolved a trade mark and passing off dispute with a government body threatening significant enforcement action in a single letter of response (without the client needing to forfeit their trademark or to change anything in their business operations).

Experience acting in winding up proceedings, sequestration orders and creditor disputes.

Acted as part of a small litigation team in a $15 million dispute concerning proprietary travel software.

Advised on venture capital term sheets, equity funding rounds, sweat equity arrangements and Employee Share Scheme structuring.

Obtained an ex parte injunction in proceedings involving a director's misappropriation of business funds, with interim relief enlarged from 3 days to 6 months duration.

Conducted proprietary research on aviation safety laws and petroleum economics modelling.

Recovered $150,000 in full from a major bank on behalf of a business client whose funds were stolen in a cyber crime, resolved without court proceedings.

Established multiple wholesale Managed Investment Funds involving complex regulatory and corporate structuring.

Successfully defended Workcover with the Regulator and WHS complaints without further prosecution.

Advised cryptocurrency founders on token launch structures, exchange listings and sale terms, including AFSL licensing considerations.

Successfully defended trade mark bad faith claims between a prominent Chinese manufacturer and an Australian e-commerce brand.

Advised on small business restructuring under Part 5.3B of the Corporations Act.

Acted for a health practice on regulatory compliance including professional codes, clinical guidelines and beauty clinic regulatory requirements.

Successfully transferred Federal Court proceedings interstate on behalf of a respondent.

Dispute resolution approach drawing on over 500 mediations conducted as a nationally accredited mediator and conciliator, and former service on the Farm Business Debt Mediation Panel under the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority.

Solicitor Advocate Experience

Unlike many commercial solicitors, Jamie has advocacy experience and regularly appears in courts and tribunals on behalf of her clients. She can run applications, interlocutory hearings and trials without the need to brief external barristers where the matter is suitable.

This means her clients benefit from continuity - the lawyer who advised on the transaction or compliance issue is the same lawyer presenting the case. It also reduces costs, because there is no second counsel to instruct, brief and pay. For complex matters where briefing counsel is appropriate, Jamie works with a network of barristers she trusts and manages the relationship directly.

Get in touch with Jamie

Whether you need ongoing commercial counsel or help with a specific dispute, Jamie is available for a direct conversation.

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