Employment, Workplace Relations & Safety 

Expertise

Employment law

• Employment and contractor agreements 
• Advice on Awards and Enterprise Agreements 
• Industrial and wage compliance, including audit and governance programs 
• Engagement and termination of employees and contractors 
• Unfair dismissal and general protections matters 
• Advice on anti-discrimination laws, bullying and harassment

Workplace compliance and investigations 

• Advice and training on workplace and industrial compliance 
• Complex workplace conduct and investigation matters 
• Industrial relations and enterprise bargaining 
• Performance management and disciplinary procedures 
• Respect@Work compliance and positive duty obligations

Experience 

Recent transactions of note include: 

• acting as key legal adviser for the Pelligra Group in the acquisition of Mariner’s Cove site, Gold Coast; 
• advising both F.W. Estate Pty Ltd and AV Jennings Limited on their joint venture and development of a 1200 lot masterplan community at Riverton, Jimboomba; 
• acting as key legal adviser for the development and delivery of the Metroplex Westgate Masterplan Industrial development – _a $1.5 billion industrial real estate transaction and capital raising in Brisbane (through a syndicated joint venture with an ASX listed property trust); 
• held a lead role representing Matsushita Investment and Development Corp (MID) in its $800 million sale of Chifley Tower, Plaza and Royal Pines Resort and Golf Course; 
• held a lead role representing Matsushita Investment and Development Corp (MID) in the $105 million sale of the ANA Hotel to the Raptis Group; 
• represented Thakral Holdings on its 37-storey, $100 million ‘Air On Broadbeach’ development on the Gold Coast;
• represented Sunland Group Limited on the development and delivery of the $255 million, 78-storey, Q1 Tower on the Gold Coast; and
• represented Thakral Corporation Limited on the $150 million Glades Development at Robina a private, resortstyle complex featuring a golf course, clubhouse and residential facilities;
• acting and advising Clarence Property Group in relation to the acquisition of industrial Greenfields site in Heathwood, Queensland circa $40 million;
• acting as key advisor for the introduction and sale of large industrial land in Yatala circa $50 million to private developer/investor.

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