We help devel­op­ers, investors, own­ers cor­po­ra­tions, builders, home­own­ers and lot own­ers, with the full range of plan­ning, real estate, con­struc­tion and stra­ta law solutions.

Our team has a wealth of expe­ri­ence, knowl­edge and deep legal exper­tise in con­struc­tion, prop­er­ty, leas­ing and stra­ta law, which means we can resolve the most com­plex front-end and back-end prob­lems and can assist in dis­putes involv­ing mul­ti­ple parties.

We help devel­op­ers with large scale res­i­den­tial and com­mer­cial prop­er­ty devel­op­ment, which requires com­pli­ance with var­i­ous legal require­ments, includ­ing build­ing codes, envi­ron­men­tal reg­u­la­tions, and local bylaws.

Our clients seek­ing con­struc­tion advise, under­stand we bring a depth of expe­ri­ence and under­stand­ing of var­i­ous legal frame­works, includ­ing the Nation­al Con­struc­tion Code (NCC), the var­i­ous Secu­ri­ty of Pay­ment Acts, and the WHS Act, includ­ing exper­tise in both con­struc­tion con­struc­tion law and con­tract law which is crit­i­cal for our clien­t’s project success. 

Our Team

Portrait photograph of Mary Digiglio
Mary Digiglio
Managing Partner
Portrait photograph of Helen Kowal
Helen Kowal
Partner
Portrait photograph of Tony D'Agostino
Tony D'Agostino
Partner
Portrait photograph of Michael Treeby
Michael Treeby
Partner
Portrait photograph of David Clarke
David Clarke
Partner
Portrait photograph of Julie Briscoe
Julie Briscoe
Partner
Portrait photograph of Gerald Carides
Gerald Carides
Partner
Portrait photograph of Nick Dale
Nick Dale
Partner
Portrait photograph of Dr. Matthew Cole
Dr. Matthew Cole
Partner
Portrait photograph of Roger Cornforth
Roger Cornforth
Consultant
Portrait photograph of Rosemary Tedesco
Rosemary Tedesco
Special Counsel
Portrait photograph of Nicholas Hufton
Nicholas Hufton
Special Counsel
Portrait photograph of Jennifer Hold
Jennifer Hold
Special Counsel
Portrait photograph of Esther Khoo
Esther Khoo
Special Counsel
Portrait photograph of Lynette Harrison
Lynette Harrison
Special Counsel
Portrait photograph of Carly Lennan
Carly Lennan
Senior Associate
Portrait photograph of Madeleine Lipman
Madeleine Lipman
Senior Associate
Portrait photograph of Daniel Miller
Daniel Miller
Senior Associate
Portrait photograph of Daniela Terruso
Daniela Terruso
Senior Associate
Portrait photograph of Lynn Hawes
Lynn Hawes
Senior Associate
Portrait photograph of Rebecca Priem
Rebecca Priem
Senior Associate
Portrait photograph of Julianne Conceicao
Julianne Conceicao
Associate
Portrait photograph of Stevie-Lee Nobbs
Stevie-Lee Nobbs
Associate
Portrait photograph of Vikki Kopp
Vikki Kopp
Associate
Portrait photograph of William Clement
William Clement
Senior Associate
Portrait photograph of Sarah Heuvel
Sarah Heuvel
Partner
Portrait photograph of Michael Byrnes
Michael Byrnes
Partner
Portrait photograph of Marc Baddams
Marc Baddams
Partner
Portrait photograph of Mark Glynn
Mark Glynn
Partner

When things go wrong, hav­ing deep exper­tise and indus­try knowl­edge in stra­ta law and reme­di­al build­ing work in par­tic­u­lar, means we are often sought out in defec­tive build­ing cas­es against cor­po­rate builders and/​or cor­po­rate developers. 

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No mat­ter how rou­tine or com­plex the busi­ness issues you face, Mer­i­tas’ net­work of law firms is with you every step of the way. Mar­ket-lead­ing firms offer a full range of legal ser­vices, which enable you to do busi­ness any­where. Wise coun­sel and prac­ti­cal solu­tions are just a phone call or e‑mail away. Dis­cov­er the breadth and depth of the prac­tice and indus­try sec­tor capa­bil­i­ties avail­able to you through Meritas.

Publications

Impor­tant Stra­ta Law Changes — Effec­tive 1 July 2025

The Stra­ta Schemes Leg­is­la­tion Amend­ment Act 2025 (Amend­ing Act) intro­duces fur­ther reform in Gov­ern­men­t’s ongo­ing review of the stra­ta legislation. On 1 July…

Unfair con­tract terms in out­dat­ed stan­dard form con­tracts could cost you a fine of $50 mil­lion (Com­pa­nies) or $2.5 mil­lion (Indi­vid­u­als)

If you have not reviewed your stan­dard form con­struc­tion con­tracts since 9 Novem­ber 2023 (when the amend­ed Com­pe­ti­tion and Con­sumer Act…

Impor­tant Work­place Rela­tions Changes Effec­tive 1 July 2025

Employ­ers and employ­ees alike should be aware of impor­tant changes in the work­place rela­tions are­na, effec­tive 1 July 2025. From that date:the high income…

In the News

Press Release | We are pleased to announce five senior pro­mo­tions in key prac­tice areas of the firm effec­tive, 1 July 2025

Con­grat­u­la­tions:Maris­sa Arag­o­na — AssociateRamesh Chamala — AssociateAaron Boz — AssociateWilliam Clement — Senior AssociateKel­lie Van Mun­ster — Spe­cial Counsel “I am per­son­al­ly delight­ed…

Michael Byrnes quot­ed in the arti­cle, “‘Creep­ing’ unfair dis­missal thresh­old will increase to $183k on 1 July”, pub­lished in HR Leader on 27 June 2025

Michael Byrnes quot­ed in the arti­cle, “‘Creep­ing’ unfair dis­missal thresh­old will increase to $183k on 1 July”, pub­lished in HR Leader…

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“ABC may face ​‘sig­nif­i­cant penal­ties’ after ​‘can­cel cul­ture’ sack­ing ruled unlaw­ful”, pub­lished in HR Leader on 26 June 2025

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“ABC may face ​‘sig­nif­i­cant penal­ties’ after ​‘can­cel cul­ture’ sack­ing ruled unlaw­ful”, pub­lished in…