OverviewThe Hall & Wilcox Property, Planning & Construction team has the expertise and experience to provide strategic advice to a wide range of clients including small and large corporations, private and public companies, state and local government authorities, statutory bodies and large institutions.
Our extensive industry knowledge and the strong relationships we have built allow us to help our clients manage the risks and opportunities of operating in a highly complex and cyclical industry.
We are able to assist with procurement and often link our clients with key services within the property, planning and construction sectors, including land owners, financiers, contractors, property managers and consultants.
We are focused on facilitating commercial outcomes to legal problems. We do this by learning about our clients’ businesses, their industry and the broader environment in which they operate to ensure that our advice is contextual, pragmatic and commercial.
By working with our clients and their consultants to understand the bigger picture issues, we are able to identify benefits and risks in a time and cost effective manner.
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ExperienceOur team provides reliable, commercial and results orientated advice on the full suite of property, planning and construction issues, including:
- acquisitions and disposals: acquisitions and disposals of commercial, industrial and residential property and developments, project structuring and property, planning and environmental due diligence, project finance and tax structuring;
- construction: tender and contract structuring/risk allocation advice, contractual negotiations, drafting tender and contractual documentation and project structuring and tax considerations;
- development projects: subdivisions, off the plan sales, project documentation, planning and environment approvals, project structuring, funds management and tax advice;
- planning: land contamination, risk allocation, incident management, prosecutions and environmental litigation, reviewing and advising on environmental site assessments, remediation action plans and construction management plans, liaising with environmental engineers and regulatory agencies, local councils and the EPA to ensure environmental risk and liability are appropriately managed;
- leasing: all forms of leasing, including retail, commercial and residential leasing, lease terms and options and contractual relief; and
- property funds management: large-scale acquisitions and disposals of commercial developments and general fund structuring, including wholesale and retail property syndicates.
Clients of the Hall & Wilcox Property, Planning & Construction team include APA (Gasnet); APN Property Group; Austpac; Australian Unity; Caltex Australia; Cedar Woods Limited; CSR; Coles; Dacland Management; Drive Projects Group; Grocon Property Trust Australia; Kmart; Metcash Trading; NAB; Pickles Auctions; Westpac Banking Group (Bank of Melbourne (formerly St George Bank)); Stockland; The Dennis Family Corporation; and The Victor Smorgon Group.
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