WHERE LAW, POLITICS & MEDIA CONVERGE

Some battles need to be fought in public or political forums as hard as they are in a courtroom.
At Xenophon Davis we complement litigation with vigorous public and political advocacy where required.
Very few Australian law firms have the skills or the mindset to offer this unique combination.

NICK XENOPHON
has been a civil litigation lawyer for 35 years as well as being one of Australia’s most successful independent politicians. As a state politician and as an Australian Senator he mastered the art of putting issues on the public agenda and fighting to keep them there. Renowned as a negotiator, his mix of legal, political and media skills are unparalleled.

MARK DAVIS
is well known as a foreign correspondent and investigative journalist but he has for a number of years been applying those same forensic skills to the practice of law. Drawing upon an array of legal, political and media contacts across Asia and the Pacific much of his legal work continues to have an international focus. He acts for individuals or businesses embroiled in criminal or civil disputes throughout the region.

IT IS AN EMPTY VICTORY TO WIN IN A
COURTROOM AND LOSE IN THE EYES OF THE PUBLIC.
OUR GOAL IS TO WIN IN BOTH.

IT IS AN EMPTY VICTORY TO WIN
IN A COURTROOM AND LOSE
IN THE EYES OF THE PUBLIC.
OUR GOAL IS TO WIN IN BOTH.

SERVICES

Xenophon Davis provides legal and strategic advice to individuals and businesses in complex public disputes.
We are not a general services law firm. Our focus is upon litigation when needed as well as public advocacy of our client’s interests.

For more conventional legal services relating to contracts, trusts, tax, mergers etc we can recommend a number of suitable firms.

DEFENDING REPUTATIONAL
ATTACKS

Xenophon Davis defends the reputations and assets of individuals and businesses through defamation and injurious falsehood actions. Uniquely we take a holistic approach to reputational assaults.

We take up the fight on behalf of our clients wherever it is needed – in court, in the media or in public forums.

For retained clients we have a dedicated team monitoring media, social media and general public commentary relating to them.

PUBLIC INTEREST
AND CLASS ACTIONS

We run cases for groups of people or businesses who have suffered injuries or losses and who cannot afford to individually pursue legal justice on their own.

Large corporations and government bodies are well accustomed to running down the resources of individuals who dare issue a legal challenge to them. Class actions can greatly reduce the time, cost and risk for a group of individuals seeking redress for their injury. Class actions are often of a very public nature with significant political dimensions to them. That is a battlefield that suits Xenophon Davis well.

ADVOCACY AND LITIGATION IN
FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS

We have an array of political, media and legal contacts in a large number of countries. We advise and represent Australians entangled in civil disputes or criminal proceedings with a particular focus on South East Asian and Pacific jurisdictions.

Working in tandem with a network of local lawyers we navigate the judicial, bureaucratic and political processes ensnaring Australian businesses or individuals.

LANDOWNER
REPRESENTATION

We have experience with a variety of land ownerships systems that operate throughout Melanesia, the Pacific and South East Asia. Individual and communal landowners are often badly exploited through poor asset agreements – logging, fishing, mining or the lease of agricultural land.

We advise landowners in the Asia/Pacific region in securing agreements for the management of their resources – through renegotiating expiring deals or casting a wider net for new partnerships.

Class Actions. Defamation.International representation.

Class Actions.
Defamation.
International representation.

NEWS/MEDIA

Climate of change

(Original Article Source: The Guardian - Amanda Meade) Sophie McNeill and Mark Davis reached the peak of their profession as journalists, winning multiple awards for the ABC and SBS, before walking away to pursue different careers. Davis, a former Gold Walkley winner...

Who is Stock Swami? Meet the man behind the Twitter account

Xenophon Davis acts for Alan Davison, defending him in a defamation action for a number of twitter posts he made under the cryptic handle of @StockSwami. Little has been known of his identity or backstory until now. In 2017 Alan Davison uncovered what he believed was...

Sixteen severe sentences for climate protestors overturned

Xenophon Davis represented 17 climate protestors in district court appeals of their severe sentences. 16 of the 17 sentences were overturned and all of those 16 resulted in no convictions recorded. After an intense wave of harsh sentences were handed down to Newcastle...