I prac­tice in a broad range of prop­er­ty, build­ing, and con­struc­tion trans­ac­tions adopt­ing a prac­ti­cal and com­mon-sense approach with my clients and oth­er par­ties in all my dealings. 

I enjoy col­lab­o­rat­ing with clients to achieve the best pos­si­ble out­come for each trans­ac­tion. My prop­er­ty prac­tice includes the sale and acqui­si­tion of res­i­den­tial homes, apart­ment com­plex­es, off-the-plan devel­op­ments, and both indus­tri­al and com­mer­cial sites, includ­ing mul­ti-storey ful­ly or par­tial­ly ten­ant­ed build­ings and sites.

My build­ing and con­struc­tion prac­tice includes the acqui­si­tion of devel­op­ment sites, nego­ti­a­tion and draft­ing of build­ing con­tracts includ­ing finance doc­u­men­ta­tion, advis­ing on enforce­ment of con­trac­tu­al oblig­a­tions and Secu­ri­ty of Pay­ments claims, and prepar­ing instru­ments cre­at­ing ease­ments, by-laws, stra­ta devel­op­ment con­tracts, and relat­ed documents.

Exper­tise

  • Con­struc­tion Finance
  • Prop­er­ty
  • Stra­ta

Sec­tors

  • Finan­cial Services
  • Man­u­fac­tur­ing & Industrials
  • Pri­vate Clients & Fam­i­ly Businesses
  • Real Estate & Construction

Expe­ri­ence

With more than 20 years’ as a prac­tic­ing prop­er­ty lawyer, I have exten­sive expe­ri­ence in a broad range of prop­er­ty matters.

  • Act­ing for prop­er­ty trusts, large list­ed and unlist­ed cor­po­ra­tions, small to medi­um enti­ties, pri­vate devel­op­ers, investors and home buyers
  • Due dili­gence, sale and acqui­si­tion of res­i­den­tial, mixed-use farm­land, com­mer­cial, retail and indus­tri­al prop­er­ty port­fo­lios and indi­vid­ual properties
  • Draft­ing Joint Ven­ture doc­u­ments for prop­er­ty developments
  • Draft­ing devel­op­ment doc­u­ments required in com­plex stra­tum, stra­ta title and com­mu­ni­ty developments
  • Draft­ing and nego­ti­at­ing build­ing con­tracts for small and large-scale developments
  • Assist­ing in the Secu­ri­ty of Pay­ment claim disputes
  • Prop­er­ty acqui­si­tion and sale
  • Prop­er­ty devel­op­ment, build­ing and con­struc­tion includ­ing finance and off-the-plan sales

Roles, mem­ber­ships and education

  • Bach­e­lor of Laws, Uni­ver­si­ty of New South Wales, 1994
  • Bach­e­lor of Eco­nom­ics, Uni­ver­si­ty of New South Wales, 1994
  • Admit­ted as a Solic­i­tor of the Supreme Court of NSW1996
  • Direc­tor of the Roy­al Life Sav­ing Soci­ety of Aus­tralia (New South Wales Branch)
  • Direc­tor of Roy­al Life Sav­ing Soci­ety of Aus­tralia Tas­man­ian Brance Limited
  • Mem­ber of the Law Soci­ety of New South Wales

Publications

Nav­i­gat­ing Pri­or­i­ty Dis­putes under the PPSR: Path­ways and con­sid­er­a­tions for Secured Parties

The Per­son­al Prop­er­ty Secu­ri­ties Reg­is­ter (PPSR) serves as a vital frame­work for estab­lish­ing and pro­tect­ing inter­ests in per­son­al prop­er­ty in Aus­tralia…

What are you actu­al­ly buy­ing into when you buy a Stra­ta Unit?

It is impor­tant to under­stand what you are respon­si­ble for and what you actu­al­ly own when look­ing at buy­ing into…

Statu­to­ry Duty of Care – Part 4 Design and Build­ing Prac­ti­tion­ers Act 2020 – ‘…the risk of harm was fore­see­able… not insignificant…not far-fetched or fanciful’

On 5 July 2024, His Hon­our Jus­tice Waugh hand­ed down his deci­sion in The Own­ers – Stra­ta Plan 80867 v Da Sil­va…

In the News

Con­grat­u­la­tions Swaab’s Prop­er­ty team for being recog­nised in Doyles Guide as a Lead­ing Prop­er­ty Real Estate Firm, NSW 2022

Con­grat­u­la­tions Swaab’s Prop­er­ty team for being recog­nised in Doyles Guide as a Lead­ing Prop­er­ty Real Estate Firm, NSW 2022 | 5 years running…

Con­grat­u­la­tions to our Prop­er­ty, Plan­ning & Projects (PPP) team for being recog­nised in the Doyles Guide 2021

Mary Digiglio as a Rec­om­mend­ed Leas­ing & Prop­er­ty & Real Estate Lawyer — NSW, 2021 Emma Flem­ing as a Rec­om­mend­ed Town Plan­ning & Devel­op­ment Lawyer — NSW, 2021Tony…

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