Building a future together

Prop­er­ty law experience

We have expe­ri­ence in pro­vid­ing trans­ac­tion and advi­so­ry ser­vices to prop­er­ty own­ers, investors, land­lords and ten­ants through­out Aus­tralia. We are sought out by lead­ing land devel­op­ers as well as gov­ern­ment agen­cies for our exper­tise. We work with our clients to devel­op, nego­ti­ate and doc­u­ment deals. 

We believe ear­ly involve­ment and under­stand­ing your needs min­imis­es unex­pect­ed com­pli­ca­tions which can delay trans­ac­tions. Based on our exten­sive indus­try expe­ri­ence, we offer you a full range of ser­vices and prac­ti­cal advice at a local and nation­al level. 

Plan­ning, envi­ron­ment and government

We are proud of the rep­u­ta­tion we have as a lead­ing team of experts in land use plan­ning & devel­op­ment, envi­ron­ment and gov­ern­ment law. We are sought out by both lead­ing land devel­op­ers as well as gov­ern­ment depart­ments and agen­cies for our exper­tise and the prac­ti­cal appli­ca­tion of our knowl­edge to facil­i­tate com­mer­cial out­comes. We have an envi­able record of achiev­ing the desired objec­tive for our clients. 

Plan­ning and Envi­ron­ment lawyers spe­cialise in a range of mat­ters relat­ing to the use of land, includ­ing obtain­ing approvals to build on and use land, the re-zon­ing of land, pol­lu­tion and con­t­a­m­i­na­tion, land clear­ing and bio­di­ver­si­ty off­sets, land acqui­si­tion, and dis­putes with neighbours.

Con­struc­tion and engineering 

There are many things to con­sid­er when embark­ing on a con­struc­tion or engi­neer­ing project, for instance, the con­tract mod­el must be appro­pri­ate for your cir­cum­stances. We can help you decide what pro­cure­ment strat­e­gy is suit­able for your project and assist you doc­u­ment and imple­ment it, keep­ing a close eye on the pro­tec­tion of your busi­ness.

Dur­ing the life-cycle of a project, we are on hand to pro­vide advice and assis­tance to ensure you achieve your objec­tives. We are expe­ri­enced in com­plex and dif­fi­cult dis­putes, includ­ing medi­a­tion, expert deter­mi­na­tion, arbi­tra­tion and con­struc­tion and engi­neer­ing litigation. 

Exper­tise

• Advice on shares and units in struc­tures own­ing prop­er­ty assets
• Advice on com­plex prop­er­ty own­er­ship structures
• Due dili­gence on prop­er­ty portfolios
• Draft­ing prop­er­ty joint ven­tures or partnerships
• Nego­ti­at­ing prop­er­ty joint ven­tures or partnerships
• Off-the-plan con­veyanc­ing
• Dis­pos­al / Acqui­si­tion of res­i­den­tial & com­mer­cial property
• Dis­pos­al / Acqui­si­tion of mixed-use property
• Dis­pos­al / Acqui­si­tion of Hotel or Hospitality/​Licensed premises
• Dis­pos­al / Acqui­si­tion of rur­al and indus­tri­al property
• Dis­pos­al / Acqui­si­tion of vacant land for development
• Mul­ti-res­i­den­tial – prop­er­ty development
• Mul­ti-res­i­den­tial – sale or acquisition
• Land sub-divi­sions
• Ease­ments
• Water access licenses
• Leas­ing – Com­mer­cial, indus­tri­al, retail & fran­chise property
• Pre­pare stra­ta titles for developments
• Pre­pare com­mu­ni­ty titles for development
• Stra­ta renewal
• Stra­ta bloc deeds
• Advis­ing Own­ers’ Corporations
• Stra­ta schemes man­age­ment compliance
• Devel­op­ment applications
• Envi­ron­men­tal assessments
• Devel­op­er plan­ning agreements
• Plan­ning advice
• Plan­ning appeals (Land & Envi­ron­ment Court)
• Secu­ri­ty agree­ments – com­mer­cial property
• Reg­is­tra­tion of Mort­gages & Per­son­al prop­er­ty secu­ri­ties reg­is­ter (PPSR)
• Build­ing and project man­age­ment contracts
• Build­ing defect claims
• Put and Call option deeds
• Liquor Licens­ing
• Con­sul­tan­cy Agreements
• Reme­di­al Con­tract Draft­ing Construction
• Reme­di­al Ten­der / Consultancy
• Access Deeds / Bound­ary Disputes
• Com­pul­so­ry Acqui­si­tion Claims
• Judi­cial Review / Admin­is­tra­tive Law
• Envi­ron­men­tal Prosecutions

Use­ful Links

NSW Land Reg­istry Ser­vices (NSW LRS)

Vic­to­ri­an Land Reg­istry Services 

Busi­ness Queensland

Depart­ment of the Envi­ron­ment and Energy