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
Portrait photograph of Peter Bournas
Peter Bournas
Special Counsel

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

The risk of builder insol­ven­cy mid way through a con­struc­tion project is real (and will prob­a­bly be expensive)

Intro­duc­tionThis arti­cle pro­vides guid­ance to those under­tak­ing con­struc­tion works and iden­ti­fies a num­ber of con­tract pro­vi­sions which, if includ­ed in the…

Cross-Com­pa­ny Secu­ri­ty and Liq­uida­tor Chal­lenges: Full Fed­er­al Court Restores Cer­tain­ty in CEG Direct Secu­ri­ties v Coop­er [2025] FCAFC 47

A sig­nif­i­cant deci­sion from the Full Fed­er­al Court has clar­i­fied the lim­its of liq­uida­tors’ pow­ers to unwind cross-com­pa­ny secu­ri­ty grant­ed…

Fed­er­al Court Deci­sion Lim­its Effec­tive Use of Set-Off in Con­trac­tu­al Annu­al Salary Arrangements

The Deci­sionIn a recent Fed­er­al Court deci­sion*, Jus­tice Per­ram held that while con­trac­tu­al set-off claus­es in an annu­al salary arrange­ment can…

In the News

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“The reac­tion to Char­lie Kirk’s assas­si­na­tion and its impli­ca­tions for employ­ment law”, pub­lished in Lawyers Week­ly on 26 Sep­tem­ber 2025

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“The reac­tion to Char­lie Kirk’s assas­si­na­tion and its impli­ca­tions for employ­ment law”, pub­lished…

Sarah Heuv­el pro­vides insight into get­ting Rent Roll Trans­ac­tions Com­pli­ance Compliant

Sarah Heuv­el in an inter­view with Matthew Cial­lel­la of MC Broking & Advi­so­ry, dis­cuss rent roll trans­ac­tions and the three key…

Michael Byrnes appeared on Mon­ey News with Evan Lucas on 2GB on 8 Sep­tem­ber 2025 to dis­cuss the recent Fed­er­al Court deci­sion relat­ing to salary arrange­ments, set-off claus­es and award compliance

Michael Byrnes appeared on Mon­ey News with Evan Lucas on 2GB on 8 Sep­tem­ber 2025 to dis­cuss the recent Fed­er­al Court…