I am a Senior Asso­ciate in the prop­er­ty, plan­ning and projects team spe­cial­is­ing in the res­o­lu­tion of stra­ta and con­struc­tion relat­ed disputes. 

With over 10 years’ of expe­ri­ence in both Aus­tralia and the Unit­ed King­dom, I have act­ed for own­ers cor­po­ra­tions, devel­op­ers, builders and own­ers in all man­ner of stra­ta, con­struc­tion and prop­er­ty relat­ed dis­putes. I have con­duct­ed pro­ceed­ings in the NSW Civ­il and Admin­is­tra­tive Tri­bunal, the Local Court, the Supreme Court and the Land and Envi­ron­ment Court.

Exper­tise

  • Con­struc­tion
  • Stra­ta

Sec­tors

  • Real Estate & Construction 

Expe­ri­ence

I have act­ed for own­ers cor­po­ra­tions, devel­op­ers, builders and own­ers in all man­ner of stra­ta and con­struc­tion mat­ters, including:

  • Act­ing for own­ers cor­po­ra­tions and own­ers in all man­ner of stra­ta dis­putes aris­ing under the Stra­ta Schemes Man­age­ment Act 2015.
  • Act­ing for own­ers cor­po­ra­tions and own­ers in draft­ing by-laws, motions for gen­er­al meet­ings, rel­e­vant forms, con­sol­i­da­tion of by-laws, review of by-laws, and advice as to tech­ni­cal com­pli­ance with the Stra­ta Schemes Man­age­ment Act 2015.
  • Act­ing in rela­tion to build­ing defects claims aris­ing under the Home Build­ing Act 1989 in the NSW Civ­il and Admin­is­tra­tive Tri­bunal and Supreme Court of NSW.
  • Act­ing for own­ers cor­po­ra­tions, own­ers, and devel­op­ers in stra­ta renew­al mat­ters under Part 10 of Stra­ta Schemes Devel­op­ment Act 2015.
  • Prepar­ing ease­ments and access deeds.
  • Act­ing in rela­tion to tree dis­putes, divid­ing fences dis­putes and bound­ary disputes.
  • Pre­vi­ous­ly act­ed for the devel­op­er in Supreme Court lit­i­ga­tion con­cern­ing Opal Tow­er. Defend­ed against and pros­e­cut­ing mul­ti­ple cross claims extend­ing up and down the entire length of the sup­ply chain and across a series of sep­a­rate proceedings. 
  • Pre­vi­ous­ly act­ed in a in a dis­pute con­cern­ing a defec­tive waste to ener­gy treat­ment facil­i­ty locat­ed in Der­byshire in the Unit­ed King­dom. Direct­ed the dis­clo­sure exer­cise, from start to fin­ish and in com­pli­ance with Prac­tice Direc­tion 57AD which was intro­duced whilst the pro­ceed­ings were on foot. The case was one of the high­est val­ue claims in the TCC list at the time which set­tled for approx. £94 million.

Roles, mem­ber­ships and education

  • Mas­ter of Laws in com­mer­cial and tax law (LLM), 2007
  • First class hon­ours Bach­e­lor of Laws (LLB), 2002
  • Bach­e­lor of Arts, 2000
  • Char­tered Tax Advis­er (CTA)
  • Mem­ber — The Tax Institute
  • Mem­ber — STEP
  • Spe­cial­ist Accred­it­ed Advis­er Mem­ber — Fam­i­ly Busi­ness Australia

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Publications

Con­struc­tion con­tract time­frames and their inter­ac­tion with the NSW Secu­ri­ty of Pay­ment legislation.

Mark Glynn, Con­struc­tion Part­ner at Swaab con­sid­ers the recent deci­sion of Shar­vain Facades Pty Ltd (Admin­is­tra­tors Appoint­ed) v Roberts Co (NSW)…

10 Tips For Stra­ta Reme­di­al Con­struc­tion Contracts

Are you won­der­ing why your stra­ta work to repair or main­tain your stra­ta build­ing is over bud­get, rid­dled with delays…

Impor­tant Stra­ta Law Changes — Effec­tive 1 July 2025

The Stra­ta Schemes Leg­is­la­tion Amend­ment Act 2025 (Amend­ing Act) intro­duces fur­ther reform in Gov­ern­men­t’s ongo­ing review of the stra­ta legislation. On 1 July…

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