Specialist Corporate and Commercial Lawyers
How we can help
- Leasing
- Due diligence
- Contract disputes
- Sale and purchase
- Compliance or contamination issues
- Strata schemes
Expertise
As lawyers, we distinguish ourselves by our practical focus. We recognise that our clients require targeted and pragmatic solutions. We believe in investing time upfront to learn about our client’s goals and requirements for their property or development matter. Through this understanding, we are able to deliver commercial, cost-effective and timely legal assistance that meets our client’s objectives.
We have seen what can go wrong if potential issues with the terms of the parties’ agreement are not identified upfront or if the transaction documents are not carefully drafted. We work closely with our clients to identify potential risks in transactions and to devise effective strategies to manage the risks in a commercially appropriate way. Above all, our goal is to ensure transactions proceed smoothly and that our clients do not encounter any ‘surprises’ – now or in the future.
We comprehensively provide due diligence on properties including planning controls, compliance or contamination issues.
In the area of leasing, our team regularly represent small to medium enterprises and private clients in the negotiation of commercial, industrial and retail leases. Our advice is practical, taking into account market conditions and standards at the time of the transaction.
In addition, SWS Lawyers advise on the full range of strata issues, from converting existing property to strata title, developing a new strata property to dissolving a strata scheme. We also draft and advise clients in relation to strata by-laws.
Our lawyers are also experienced in strata dispute resolution. We have advised on mediation and litigation between owners as well as disputes between the owners corporation and the developer.
Their approach is always professional and delivered at a standard comparable to a capital city law firm. It is the clear strategic direction that has always impressed me about the SWS team.
The knowledge SWS has about private equity and managing M&A deals is very valuable. David & Andrew were able to help me navigate the issues and get me the exit I was looking for, while also supporting the other shareholders who remained with the business.
We believe their ability to combine first rate legal expertise, commercial judgement and strong negotiating skills is rare amongst lawyers and provides us with a real competitive advantage in corporate transactions. We use SWS because of their ability, not their post code.
Extreme gratitude to David and Andrew for all your help with our transaction. You were both fantastic to deal with (as were the rest of the SWS team) and certainly made the negotiations and dealings easy to handle for us through the whole process. I would certainly have no hesitation at all recommending you for any future work. Again, I appreciate all your assistance.
The combination of rare legal expertise, commercial judgement and strong negotiating skills is rare amongst lawyers and provides us with a real competitive advantage in corporate transactions.
SWS has assisted with advice on securing and exercising complex property and commercial contractual rights and assisting with protracted contractual management and implementation. We value legal experts who can offer pragmatic and commercial legal solutions for our complicated matters. SWS Lawyers has consistently met these criteria.
The team at SWS Lawyers have already showcased their professionalism, commitment, positive can-do attitude and insight into our needs and have a clear understanding of the disability sector.
