We help devel­op­ers, investors, own­ers cor­po­ra­tions, builders, home­own­ers and lot own­ers, with the full range of plan­ning, real estate, con­struc­tion and stra­ta law solutions.

Our team has a wealth of expe­ri­ence, knowl­edge and deep legal exper­tise in con­struc­tion, prop­er­ty, leas­ing and stra­ta law, which means we can resolve the most com­plex front-end and back-end prob­lems and can assist in dis­putes involv­ing mul­ti­ple parties.

We help devel­op­ers with large scale res­i­den­tial and com­mer­cial prop­er­ty devel­op­ment, which requires com­pli­ance with var­i­ous legal require­ments, includ­ing build­ing codes, envi­ron­men­tal reg­u­la­tions, and local bylaws.

Our clients seek­ing con­struc­tion advise, under­stand we bring a depth of expe­ri­ence and under­stand­ing of var­i­ous legal frame­works, includ­ing the Nation­al Con­struc­tion Code (NCC), the var­i­ous Secu­ri­ty of Pay­ment Acts, and the WHS Act, includ­ing exper­tise in both con­struc­tion con­struc­tion law and con­tract law which is crit­i­cal for our clien­t’s project success. 

Our Team

Portrait photograph of Mary Digiglio
Mary Digiglio
Managing Partner
Portrait photograph of Helen Kowal
Helen Kowal
Partner
Portrait photograph of Tony D'Agostino
Tony D'Agostino
Partner
Portrait photograph of Michael Treeby
Michael Treeby
Partner
Portrait photograph of David Clarke
David Clarke
Partner
Portrait photograph of Julie Briscoe
Julie Briscoe
Partner
Portrait photograph of Gerald Carides
Gerald Carides
Partner
Portrait photograph of Nick Dale
Nick Dale
Partner
Portrait photograph of Dr. Matthew Cole
Dr. Matthew Cole
Partner
Portrait photograph of Roger Cornforth
Roger Cornforth
Consultant
Portrait photograph of Rosemary Tedesco
Rosemary Tedesco
Special Counsel
Portrait photograph of Nicholas Hufton
Nicholas Hufton
Special Counsel
Portrait photograph of Jennifer Hold
Jennifer Hold
Special Counsel
Portrait photograph of Esther Khoo
Esther Khoo
Special Counsel
Portrait photograph of Lynette Harrison
Lynette Harrison
Special Counsel
Portrait photograph of Carly Lennan
Carly Lennan
Senior Associate
Portrait photograph of Madeleine Lipman
Madeleine Lipman
Senior Associate
Portrait photograph of Daniel Miller
Daniel Miller
Senior Associate
Portrait photograph of Daniela Terruso
Daniela Terruso
Senior Associate
Portrait photograph of Lynn Hawes
Lynn Hawes
Senior Associate
Portrait photograph of Rebecca Priem
Rebecca Priem
Senior Associate
Portrait photograph of Julianne Conceicao
Julianne Conceicao
Associate
Portrait photograph of Stevie-Lee Nobbs
Stevie-Lee Nobbs
Associate
Portrait photograph of Vikki Kopp
Vikki Kopp
Associate
Portrait photograph of William Clement
William Clement
Associate
Portrait photograph of Sarah Heuvel
Sarah Heuvel
Partner
Portrait photograph of Michael Byrnes
Michael Byrnes
Partner
Portrait photograph of Marc Baddams
Marc Baddams
Partner
Portrait photograph of Mark Glynn
Mark Glynn
Partner

When things go wrong, hav­ing deep exper­tise and indus­try knowl­edge in stra­ta law and reme­di­al build­ing work in par­tic­u­lar, means we are often sought out in defec­tive build­ing cas­es against cor­po­rate builders and/​or cor­po­rate developers. 

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No mat­ter how rou­tine or com­plex the busi­ness issues you face, Mer­i­tas’ net­work of law firms is with you every step of the way. Mar­ket-lead­ing firms offer a full range of legal ser­vices, which enable you to do busi­ness any­where. Wise coun­sel and prac­ti­cal solu­tions are just a phone call or e‑mail away. Dis­cov­er the breadth and depth of the prac­tice and indus­try sec­tor capa­bil­i­ties avail­able to you through Meritas.

Publications

Beware Retail Lease Dis­close Statements

Before a retail lease is entered into, the Retail Leas­es Act 1994 (NSW) (the RL Act) requires a land­lord to give a signed Lessor’s…

Devel­op­ers beware the statu­to­ry ​‘non del­e­gable’ duty of care under the Design and Build­ing Prac­ti­tion­ers Act 2020

The Design and Build­ing Prac­ti­tion­ers Act 2020 (DBP Act) came into effect in NSW in June 2020. Since its intro­duc­tion the courts…

Which edi­tion of Build­ing Code of Aus­tralia applies to devel­op­ments in NSW?

The Build­ing Code of Aus­tralia (BCA) is part of the the Nation­al Con­struc­tion Code (NCC). The NCC is updat­ed every 3 years…

In the News

Press Release | Swaab’s James Skel­ton Appoint­ed Chair of Glob­al Emerg­ing Lead­ers Advi­so­ry Board at Mer­i­tas AGM in Mex­i­co City

In this piv­otal lead­er­ship role, James will guide ini­tia­tives to strength­en rela­tion­ships among Emerg­ing Lead­ers across Mer­i­tas’ 175 glob­al mem­ber…

Press Release | New Part­ner Appoint­ment — Mark Glynn

With over two decades in the indus­try, Mark is a recog­nised front-end con­struc­tion lawyer spe­cial­ist with­in the build­ing and con­struc­tion indus­try. Mark…

Press Release | New Asso­ciate Appoint­ment — Hugo Mahony

“As we con­tin­ue to expand in line with our strate­gic vision, Hugo’s deep knowl­edge and expe­ri­ence in Com­mer­cial, Cor­po­rate, IP…