Nigel Hales
Partner

Qualifications

2007 - Queensland Law Society Accredited Specialist Property Law 1993 – Solicitor, Supreme Court of Queensland 1990 - Bachelor of Laws, Queensland University of Technology

Expertise

Property and Commercial Law

Practice Areas

Property Transactions including Sales, Purchases and Leases
Business Sales and Acquisitions
Property Development
Community Titles Scheme Establishment and Structuring
Planning and Environment Law
Fisheries Law

Biography

Nigel's practice is predominantly property based. He has more than 15 years experience in property transactions and commercial law including:

• Commercial and residential conveyancing;
• Retail, commercial and State land leases;
• business acquisitions and sales
• property development, including community title schemes and structuring mixed use projects
• corporate restructures;
• major project due diligence.

Clients are well served by his attention to detail and considerate manner.

He also has several years experience in local government and planning and environment law, including the conduct of appeals in the Planning and Environment Court relating to development approvals and acting in proceedings for declarations and injunctions relating to breaches of town planning schemes.

Nigel also has a wealth of experience in Native Title, having been involved in several successful native title claims on behalf of claimants. He has also negotiated and drafted indigenous land use agreements. He has represented the Cape York Land Council in successful judicial review actions and acted for most land councils throughout Queensland.

In addition to property matters, Nigel has considerable experience in fishing matters involving fishing licences and quota units, vessel purchases and constructions, as well as sharefishing agreements , joint ventures and charters. He also acts in defending fisheries and marine park prosecutions.

Affiliations / Memberships

Member - Queensland Law Society
Member - Queensland Environmental Law Association
Vice President - Urban Development Institute of Australia (Cairns Branch)
Associate Member - Community Titles Institute of Queensland

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