An Australian law firm with commercial and property law expertise

 
 

Strata and community titles and property development are our speciality

 
 

Our real estate clients come in all shapes and sizes

 
 

Introducing ourdigital by-law platform By-Law Builder

 
 

Our mission is to help create truly great communities

ABOUT US

We help to create truly great communities.

We are an Australian law firm that works with leading property developers, asset owners, strata businesses, Governments, technology firms, insurance companies, and banks who help create truly great Australian property.

Great property needs to be well designed, built to the highest standard, and then managed effectively to be truly great communities.

This is where we come in.

EXPLORE OUR EXPERTISE

Legal and advisory services to the property and development industry.

Banking & Finance

Property Development

Project Conveyancing

Insurance

Management Rights

Renewals & Restructuring

Dispute Resolution

Government Consultancy

Commercial Property

Software Consulting

Sustainability

Strata Advisory

Levy Recovery Solutions

By-Laws

INNOVATION

Our digital platforms enable our team to work smarter, while delivering cost savings and visibility to our clients.

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A digital contract exchange platform for real estate projects. Used by law firms, developers, financiers and agents.

An online platform to create, review and register by-laws. Do it yourself or get our expert team to help you.

A portal for strata clients to check the status of their levy recovery matters with us and raise new matters.

RECENT NEWS

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Strata Schemes Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (NSW) introduced in the Parliament

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On 20 November 2024, the Strata Schemes Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (the Bill) was introduced in the Legislative Assembly. The Bill will amend Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (the SSMA)…

Big Changes Ahead for Lease Laws: New Property Law Act 2023

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We have previously outlined the New PLA’s seller disclosure regime which will take effect from 1 August 2025. This time we will outline how the State’s laws about leases will…

Question: ‘Can the body corporate spend money on gifts or throwing a party?’

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Last Christmas, the body corporate bought gifts for the strata manager and the caretaker. Recently, our chair held a farewell party for the caretaker. Food and drinks were supplied for…

Evaluating the Need for Updates to the QLD Solar in Strata Webinar Following 2022 Amendments to the Building Act

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Question: Does the QLD Solar in Strata Webinar with Stratum Legal need an update? In June 2022, an amendment to the Queensland Build ACT 1975 binds the body corporate and any by-laws…

Sunlight, Views, and Trees: 5 Tips to Handle Neighbourly Disputes

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The Neighbourhood Disputes (Dividing Fences and Trees) Act 2011 (NDA) enables the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) to resolve disputes arising from the impact of trees on neighbouring properties.…

OUR CLIENTS

We are a trusted advisor to leading asset owners, development companies and property services organisations who create and manage iconic projects here in Australia and overseas.

OUR SUCCESS STORY

Frasers Midtown

“Midtown” at Macquarie Park in Sydney is a master planned community developed by Frasers and the NSW Land and Housing Corporation which will consist of 3,300 new homes, 2.8 hectares of open space, schools, shopping centre, cafes and restaurants. The team at Bugden Allen Graham Lawyers were engaged to manage all the developer conveyancing services using our “OPEX” platform. 100% of Stage 1 and Stage 2 sales contracts were successfully exchanged on OPEX and the average time to exchange the contracts was less than 3 business days.

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