Our practice areas

Company and Business Matters

Contract

  • Buying and selling businesses and shares
  • Shareholder and partnership agreements
  • Franchising
  • Terms of trade
  • Distribution and licence agreements

Commercial Matters

  • General business advice and corporate strategy
  • Advice on compliance with commercial law and legislation
  • Corporate governance
  • Commercial dispute resolution

Business Structuring

  • Formation and incorporation of companies
  • Joint ventures
  • Partnerships
  • Trading trusts

Employment

  • Employment law advice
  • Employment and independent contractor agreements
  • Advice on health and safety legislation
  • Employment dispute resolutions

Commercial and Residential Property

Residential Property

  • Sale and purchase agreements
  • Residential tenancies
  • Building contracts
  • Unit titles and cross leases
  • Bank lending and mortgages
  • Property sharing agreement

Commercial Property

  • Buying and selling of commercial and industrial land
  • Commercial lease drafting and negotiation (including renewals and variations)
  • Rent review disputes and mediation

Subdivisions and Property Rights

  • Subdivisions involving residential and commercial properties
  • Easements
  • Boundary adjustments
  • Land Covenants

Trusts, Estate Planning and Administration

  • Asset protection planning
  • Estate planning
  • Enduring powers of attorney
  • Will preparation
  • Estate administration
  • Formation and use of family trusts

Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution

  • Property and lease disputes
  • Matrimonial property disputes
  • Commercial and contract disputes
  • Trust and estate administration disputes
  • Company disputes
  • Arbitration and mediation
  • Building contract disputes and adjudication

Banking and Financial Services

  • Retail and corporate lending
  • Financial regulation
  • Real estate and asset financing