Position: Lawyer
Telephone: (03) 8662 5703
Mobile: 0402 044 780
Email: [email protected]
Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws (University of New England)
Date of Admission
- 26 April 2005
Principal Areas of Practice
- Sale and purchase of commercial, industrial and residential property
- Property development and subdivisions (including planning issues)
- Commercial, industrial and retail leasing
- Environmental issues
- Property disputes and other general property advice
Employment History
- Michael Trumble Legal
June 2009 to current - Herbert Geer
Senior Associate, July 2008 – June 2009 - Clayton Utz
Solicitor, April 2005 – June 2006 - Clayton Utz
Legal Executive, March 1998 – March 2004 - McKean & Park
Legal Executive, September 1994 – February 1998
Professional experience
Sales and Purchase
- Acting for Vendors and Purchasers in relation to the sale and purchase of commercial, industrial and residential property
In the Past Have Acted For:
- Dahlsens in relation to their property holdings throughout Victoria and Australia
- Toll Geelong Port in relation to their property holdings at the Port of Geelong (including the disposal/acquisition of several large parcels of land within the Port of Geelong)
- Deakin University in the sale of its Toorak Campus which included advising on Government land monitor requirements, re-zoning issues, heritage and environmental issues
- Toll Holdings Limited in relation to sales and purchases of numerous large commercial sites including associated subdivisions of land and leaseback arrangements
- Pacific National/Toll purchase of National Rail (including considering railway land issues)
- Nylex Limited in relation to many of its property issues resulting from the divestment of several of its businesses (including undertaking due diligence)
- Mayne Group’s sale of its logistics and pharmaceutical businesses
- Sale of numerous health and aged care facilities (for example: Salvation Army aged care portfolio, Vimy House Private Hospital, Mayne’s sale of Northpark, Allamanda and Mitcham Private Hospitals)
- Purchase of Motel Business at Bright, Victoria and Proposed Purchase of Caravan Park Business Australia Wide
Commercial, Industrial and Retail Leasing
- Representing large and small corporations in relation to commercial and industrial leasing matters
- Representing retail tenants and landlords in relation to their retail leasing matters
- Advising landlords and tenants in relation to leasing disputes
Environmental
- Advising on environmental provisions in contracts of sale and leases
- Advising landowners and occupiers on contaminated land issues and the relevant legislative requirements
Property Development and Subdivisions (including planning issues)
Acting in Relation To:
- Acting for developers and purchasers in relation to the sale/purchase of numerous residential/commercial multi-storey off-the-plan apartments including advising on body corporate issues
- Acting for Vendor/Purchaser in relation to the sale/acquisition of green acre industrial sites including advising on put and call option agreements
- All aspects of development transactions including drafting agreements, easements, planning issues etc
- Advising in relation to plans of subdivision, and planning instruments and arranging registration at the Land Titles Office
- Advising in relation to planning schemes and overlays, payment of development contributions and compulsory acquisition
- Adverse possession of land and fencing issues
Property Disputes and Other General Property Advice
- Miscellaneous property issues such as historical buildings, co ownership issues, neighbour disputes and mortgage defaults
- VCAT attendances in Major Cases and Planning and Environmental Lists
Professional Affiliations
- Law Institute of Victoria
- Property Council of Australia