Faith-based organisations have unique legal needs. We understand the important stewardship obligations you have around your assets and the communities they serve.
Whether you are running a church, convent, monastery, group home, educational institution, aged-care facility, retirement village or social housing development, we can give you the legal advice required to support you in your mission.
We are experienced at advising faith-based organisations on corporate governance. This includes advice to boards, committees and managers, drafting of constituent or governing documents and advice on accountability.
Our clients include schools, aged-care providers, religious institutions, professional associations, charitable funds and trusts, Public Benevolent Institutions, charitable institutions, societies and clubs.
We provide advice across the whole spectrum:
- Property and construction transactions
- Traditional and innovative structured property financing solutions
- Relief applications, fundraising and restructuring
- New investment product and fund offerings and associated disclosure statements
- Building and construction projects and disputes
- Procurement contracts
- Risk management and contract administration
- Construction risk insurance
- Corporate, financial services and tax-exempt legal issues and structuring
- Reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial and ancillary contracts
- Intellectual property, privacy and discrimination matters
- Institutional governance and compliance matters
- Data protection and compliance
- Privacy and cyber risk management
- Intellectual property protection including trade marks and copyright
- Development of policies and support in the event of a data breach
- Developing strategies and methods to manage and reduce the impact of claims
- Maximising the recoverable damages with regards to claims you may initiate
- Representation and advice on defamation matters
- Workplace relations and dispute resolution
- Drafting and reviewing employment contracts, including enterprise agreements
- Government regulation for disability organisations
- Legal and WHS considerations related to volunteers
- Training and education on legislative amendments
- Planning and development
- Development approvals, consents and licences
- Development litigation, mediation and dispute resolution
- Major projects including planning agreements and rezoning of land
- Risk management and general liability
- Major insurable events
- Risk review and management
- Insurance and reinsurance, drafting and advice including policy drafting and interpretation
- Property transactions, including acquisitions, sales and leasing
- Property development; drafting and negotiation agreements, development strategies, management strategies, easements and associated agreements
- Leasing, drafting and negotiation agreements, fitout and incentive deeds, car park, and other licenses
- Acquisitions and disposals of commercial land and buildings
- Recovering debts from deceased states
- Bequest establishment, realisation and management
- Contested estates