Our Services

  • The litigation team have over 75 years of litigation and dispute resolution expertise experience across Local Court, District Court, Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Federal Court and High Court jurisdictions, and also the Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal, the Administrative Decisions Tribunal, Land and Environment Court and the Liquor Licensing Court. Our practice areas include:

    • Equity
    • Contracts
    • Commercial Property
    • Commercial Leasing
    • Employment Law
    • Intellectual Property
    • Trade Practices
    • Building and Construction
    • Corporations Act disputes

    We recognise the merits of the alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as mediation and use them when they are in our clients’ best interests.

  • Our property law experience enables us to advise in relation to a wide range of property related transactions, including:

    • Sales and purchases of residential and commercial property
    • Commercial leasing
    • Large scale development and urban renewal projects
    • Project conveyancing including off-the-plan sales
    • Property law related financial transactions
    • Government/private sector joint ventures in the property development arena
    • Development and building contracts, drafting and administration
    • Agribusiness Law and related property matters
    • Mortgages

    Our clients include a range of private and public sector operators, and we have consultants in all property and development related areas.

  • Our commercial law experience enables us to advise in relation to a diverse range of commercial transactions, including:

    • Joint venture projects
    • Major financing transactions
    • Corporate buy/sell transactions
    • Directors’ duties and liabilities
    • Trade practices
    • Tax and revenue law advice
    • Sales and purchases of businesses
    • A diverse range of other commercial and contract documentation.

  • Our retail leasing and franchise experience enables us to advise clients in relation to retail leasing transactions throughout Australia, including:

    • Advice on corporate leasing policy
    • Preparation, review and negotiation of lease documents
    • Lease portfolio management and administration
    • Advice on Retail Lease legislation throughout Australia and New Zealand
    • Advice on related areas such as retail business structure, sale and purchase of business, trademarks and business name registration
    • Lease dispute resolution
    • Advice on establishing franchised businesses
    • Drafting and review of franchising agreements
    • Advice on the Franchise Code of Conduct

  • We assist our general property clients in relation to Land and Environment Court litigation in connection with development projects.

    Our environment and planning experience is a necessary resource for our property clients, not only in relation to litigation, but also to obtain advice on planning schemes and ordinances, contested valuations, planning approvals, as well as the ever increasing exercise of control by the NSW Minister for Planning.

  • Bruce & Stewart advises and assists clients in relation to:

    • Preparation of Wills, Powers of Attorney and Enduring Guardianships

    • Estate administration, including obtaining Probate and Letters of Administration

    • Contesting a Will or Estate and Family Provision Claims

  • We are able to assist with the prompt and efficient resolution of family law disputes involving property settlements.