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Our Expertise

We are true legal experts.

We understand that each sector faces unique challenges, requiring tailored, personalised advice.
Our well-regarded team of legal experts brings a broad range of industry knowledge and experience to the table, ensuring that we provide advice that is aligned with our clients' goals and vision. Whether our clients are seeking guidance navigating complex legal issues or protecting their interests in the face of change, McGilvray is focused on working with our clients to achieve the best possible outcome.

Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Banking and FinanceProperty and Real EstateCorporate and Small Business
Our Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution team is market leading. We have expertise across a broad range of areas, including:
  • Breach of contract (building contracts, supply and services contracts, house and land packages, development contracts)
  • Shareholder oppression
  • Liquidation and insolvency
  • Debt recovery
  • Equitable claims (estoppel, unjust enrichment, tracing, fiduciary duties)
  • Directors’ duties (including under the Corporations Act and in equity)
  • Environmental and planning laws
  • Security of Payment Applications
  • Employment
  • Discrimination
  • Consumer Law (including misleading and deceptive conduct claims)
Our team appears regularly in ACAT, the Magistrates Court, the Supreme Court and the Federal Court.
We also have experience in alternative dispute resolution, including mediation, arbitration and expert determination.
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Corporate and Commercial

Banking and FinanceBuilding and ConstructionCorporate and Small BusinessProperty and Real Estate
Our experienced Corporate and Commercial team advises our clients on all stages of their business’ life cycle. We regularly advise on complex company and trust structures, shareholder agreements, unit holder agreements, trust deeds and joint-venture agreements. We work collaboratively with financial advisers to ensure our clients' financial and legal goals are maximised. We have experience advising on the sale and purchase of businesses, including cafes, restaurants and professional service firms.
Our corporate and small business clients' value and appreciate our humble beginnings because not too long ago, we were also a small business. We understand the importance of having foundational legal documents set-up correctly in the early stages of a business cycle, while balancing the need to manage cash flow and get on with running the business.
We provide tailored and personalised advice focused on our clients' commercial needs. We have experience advising on:
  • Shareholder Agreements
  • Leases
  • Sale of Business Agreements
  • Company Constitutions
  • Trust Deeds
  • Commercial contracts
  • Employment matters
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Property

Property and Real Estate
Our market-leading Property team can assist with all our clients' property needs. We regularly advise on the purchase and sale of residential and commercial property in the ACT and NSW. We offer competitive fixed-fee pricing and a transparent approach to our services. We can assist with:
  • Residential conveyancing
  • Commercial conveyancing
  • Off-the plan contracts
  • House and land packages
  • Variations to crown leases
  • Development applications
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Employment

Banking and FinanceCorporate and Small Business
We are experienced employment lawyers. Our expertise includes:
  • Drafting employment agreements
  • Negotiating enterprise bargaining agreements
  • Advising on workplace liability laws
  • Redundancy advice
  • Unfair dismissal
  • General protection claims
  • Discrimination
Our advice is simple, easy to understand and focused on achieving your commercial needs. We are experienced acting for both employers and employees.
If a matter turns into a dispute, our litigation team has experience acting for both employers and employees in Fair Work applications.
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Mergers and Acquisitions

Banking and FinanceProperty and Real EstateCorporate and Small Business
Our Mergers and Acquisitions team have experience acting across a broad range of M&A matters. Our team can assist with the purchase or sale of a business, a business sector or service, or the purchase of shares. We take a ‘hands on’ approach, assisting with everything from the initial heads of agreement through to due-diligence and implementation. We pride ourselves on being approachable and transparent with our clients.
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Technology, Data, IP and Privacy

Banking and FinanceBuilding and Construction
Our Technology team is well-versed and passionate about protecting data breaches, maintaining privacy and upholding the highest standard of intellectual property protection. Our team has experience drafting privacy policies, advising clients on their rights and obligations under the Privacy Act, including what do to in the event of a privacy breach.
Within the Intellectual Property sector, our team has experience advising on breach of trademarks, including misleading and deceptive claims and breach of the tort of passing off. We can further assist with drafting intellectual property license agreements and service agreements.
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Industry Recognition and Awards

2021
Richard McGilvray
2021 Lawyer Weekly 30 under 30 Finalist
Sports and Entertainment
2020
Richard McGilvray
2020 Lawyers Weeks 30 Under 30 Finalist
Commercial Law

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We will be closed from 1pm on Friday 22 December 2023, reopening at 8:30am on Monday 8 January 2024.
Level 10, 197 London Circuit
Canberra ACT 2601