Property Law
We provide legal services to property investors, land and apartment developers, landlords and tenants.
Our property law services include:
- The purchase and sale of residential, commercial and industrial properties
- FIRB application for foreign investors
- Joint ventures and co-operations in developments, funding agreement and project management
- Fixed fee conveyancing service for off-the-plan sales and purchases
- Leasing matters of commercial, residential and industrial properties
- Advise on capital gains tax, GST, stamp duty and land tax issues relating to property transactions
- Owners Corporation matters
- Adverse possession
Commercial Litigation
We provide strategic and results-driven legal representation in commercial litigation, helping clients navigate disputes efficiently while protecting their commercial interests. Our approach emphasizes practical solutions, whether through litigation, negotiation, or alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
Our commercial litigation services include:
- Advising and representing clients in breach of contract claims
- Shareholder and partnership disputes, including oppressive conduct claims
- Disputes involving directors’ duties and corporate governance issues
- Resolving joint venture and partnership disagreements
- Debt recovery actions, including enforcement of judgments
- Disputes relating to breaches of confidentiality and non-compete clauses
- Litigation arising from business sales, acquisitions, or franchise agreements
- Claims involving misleading and deceptive conduct under the Australian Consumer Law
- Handling professional negligence claims against accountants, lawyers, or other professionals
- Resolving disputes over intellectual property, trademarks, and trade secrets
- Advising on insolvency-related disputes, including creditor claims and liquidator actions
- Representing clients in mediation, arbitration, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution
- Pre-litigation strategies and risk assessment to minimize dispute escalation
Our team is committed to delivering efficient, practical, and effective resolutions, whether through negotiation, ADR, or robust advocacy in court proceedings.
Commercial
Our lawyers have extensive experience in commerce and international commodity trade and corporate governance. This strength gives us the capability to assist our clients to achieve and sustain their business growth and add extra value to their business developments.
We can assist our clients in the following areas:
- Mergers and acquisitions and related due diligence, FIRB and stamp duty issues
- Corporate governance and directors’ duties
- PPSR issues and trading terms
- Pre-litigation dispute resolution and dispute management strategies
- Drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, including:
- Unitholders agreements for unit trust and partnership agreements
- Sale & purchase agreements for business transactions
- Share disposal agreements
- Loan agreements, security agreements and mortgages
- Confidentiality and indemnity terms in commercial documents
Corporate
With our extensive practical experience in corporate governance and corporations law practice, we can assist our clients to improve their corporate governance and level of compliance with law and ASIC rules.
We can assist our clients in the following areas in Corporate law and practice:
- Company registration and office holder appointments;
- Preparation and review of shareholders agreement and constitutions;
- Preparing or reviewing notices to and from ASIC or other authorities;
- Corporate advisory & consultancy service;
- Due diligence relating to companies;
- Fund raising and initial public offerings;
- Mergers & acquisitions for medium and small targets;
- Directors’ duties and corporate governance; and
- Company secretarial services
Family Law
We offer compassionate and practical legal services in family law to help our clients navigate emotionally charged and complex legal matters. Our goal is to achieve fair outcomes while minimizing stress and disruption.
Our family law services include:
- Advising and representing clients in divorce and separation matters
- Negotiating and preparing binding financial agreements (prenups and postnups)
- Property and asset division, including businesses, investments, and superannuation
- Parenting arrangements and custody disputes, including relocation matters
- Advising on spousal maintenance and child support
- Assisting in family violence and intervention order matters
- Collaborative family law and mediation to resolve disputes amicably
- Representation in family court proceedings where required
Immigration Law
We provide comprehensive immigration law services to individuals, families, and businesses navigating Australia’s complex visa and migration framework. Our expertise ensures that our clients receive tailored advice and assistance to meet their unique circumstances and objectives.
Our immigration law services include:
- Advising and assisting with skilled, family, student, and visitor visa applications
- Business and investment visa applications, including Significant Investor Visas (SIV)
- Partner and spouse visa applications, including de facto relationships
- Employer-sponsored visa applications
- Compliance and obligations for employers under the Migration Act
- Assisting with citizenship applications and appeals
- Representing clients in visa cancellations and refusal matters, including appeals to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT)
- Providing guidance on permanent residency pathways
- Assisting clients in resident return visas (RRV)
Intellectual property
We are able to assist you protecting your Intellectual Property rights in China
General Intellectual Rights Protection
We assist Australian businesses in protecting their general intellectual property rights in China to safe guard their market share in the largest market in the world.
We have affiliated specialist IP lawyers in China who are experienced and familiar with the relevant laws and processes in China. They work with the local authorities and law enforcement bodies on a daily basis. Our IP law specialists in China are also apt at identifying current infringements of your intellectual property rights and are able to prevent further infringements in a timely manner.
For unregistered business names, trademarks, patents, designs and domain names, we can arrange for their registration through our affiliated trade mark and patent attorneys and lawyers in China.
Trade Mark Licensing and Commercialisation in China
Our affiliated specialist IP lawyers in China have extensive expertise and skills in commercialising your trade mark rights in China and can assist you with managing all types of trade marks, brand names and domain names in relation to your sales and operations in China.
Trade Mark Infringement and Enforcement
Whether your trade mark is registered in China or not, having them protected and defended is vital to your business operations and developments in China. Our affiliated IP specialists in China are highly qualified and effective in acting for our Australian clients at a competitive cost.
Trade Mark Portfolio Management and Renewals
Our affiliated specialist IP lawyers in China can help you make sure that you comply with all maintenance and renewal deadlines of your trade mark registrations in China.
Contact us at [email protected] or call 03 9225 5080 today to find out how we can help you to protect your IP rights in China.