property law overview:

The experience of Cranston McEachern's property team spans from
sales and purchases, leasing and licensing, developments and due
diligence through to structuring, syndication, financing and taxation-
gained from acting in a variety of commercial, retail and industrial
projects.

Our property team draws on its knowledge and experience of working
with a wide range of clients including corporate and institutional owners,
rural landholders, property developers, mortgage financiers, private client
owners, to resort/hotel owners. Matters that we have conducted and
managed for these clients range from small, simple transactions to
complicated, multi-million dollar projects.

We recognise that property transactions and related issues require a
quick and effective response. Careful and efficient negotiation, clear
communication and concise documentation are key features in our
approach to property law.  

areas of expertise offered by our property team:

acquisition, development and disposal contracts
building and construction contracts
commercial, industrial and retail property leasing and licensing
planning and environmental law
crown land native title
syndicated property investments
consolidation and subdivisions
due diligence
property trusts

we assist our clients in:

purchasing, selling, financing, leasing and developing real
property of all types including:
office buildings, shopping centers, apartment and other
residential buildings, hotels, warehouses, manufacturing
facilities and unimproved lands.

body corporate and community titles:

specialist adjudication services in dispute resolution matters
involving community titles;
advice in relation to management agreements, letting contracts,
and bylaws;
submissions in adjudications before the Department of Natural
Resources;
litigation before the District Court on appeal from adjudications

leasing:

We regularly represent equity investors (lessors), lessees and lenders in a wide variety of leasing transactions.  Transaction types include

conventional leveraged and single-investor leasing transactions
structured tax-based leveraged leasing transactions
synthetic leases
operating leases
single tenant or multi-tenant office leases
commercial and business leases

small business and the retail industry:

We act for clients, both landlord and tenant, in relation to

tribunal appearances and conferences;
providing specific advice to newsagency industry;
appearances on behalf of pharmacists before Administrative
Appeals tribunal concerning establishment of pharmacy outlets;
sales and purchases of businesses, tenancy disputes and
licencing issues;
advising clients on interaction of Trade Practices Act and Fair
Trading Act
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Key contacts:
Bernie McGowan
Telephone 07 3248 0842

David McEachern
Telephone 07 3248 0841
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