Practical Law Practice Areas

Commercial Real Estate

Practical Law provides guidance and tools developed and maintained by in-house property experts to support your commercial leasing and conveyancing transactions.

Why Practical Law Commercial Real Estate?

Drive cost efficiencies

Rely on our property law experts to create the resources you need to achieve fast results for your clients.

Empower your team

Equip your lawyers and paralegals with step-by-step tools to tackle property transactions autonomously and with confidence.

Stay on top

Our maintained resources will keep you up to date with the latest legal developments, like electronic conveyancing.

Access all you need

Whether you’re a seasoned expert or new to practice, enjoy expert guidance and essential transaction resources in one place.

Meet our Commercial Real Estate experts

Alex Chernishev

Christine Gray

Head of Commercial Real Estate

Christine Gray has more than 30 years' experience practising in all aspects of commercial property in leading Australian law firms including Baker & McKenzie, Gilbert+Tobin and Dentons Australia . Christine has extensive experience in commercial and retail leasing, acquisitions and disposals of commercial and residential real estate and strata and community title structuring.

Philip Gledson

Michelle Tat

Senior Lawyer Writer

Michelle joined Practical Law after more than six years in practice at leading international law firm King & Wood Mallesons. She is experienced in a broad range of commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions and disposals, development projects, joint venture arrangements, real estate investment structuring and commercial leasing.

Philip Gledson

Sally Kim

Senior Lawyer Writer

With more than nine years in private practice, including at the national law firm Johnson Winter Slattery, Sally has extensive experience in commercial real estate transactions across New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and Western Australia, ranging from acquisitions and disposals, the purchase and sale of agricultural land and water assets, real estate due diligence for M&A matters, and commercial leasing. 

Our Commercial Real Estate team has you covered

Conveyancing

  • Contracts and transfers
  • Conveyancing procedure 
  • Electronic conveyancing 
  • Off the plan

Property practice and procedure

  • Due diligence
  • Foreign investment 
  • General property resources

Leasing

  • Assignment, variation, surrender and termination
  • Commercial leases
  • Green leasing
  • Leases and licences
  • Retail leasesnd breach

Finance and security

  • Mortgages and security
  • Mortgagee and receiver sale of land

Projects and development

  • Aged care and retirement villages
  • Development
  • Options

Contracts

  • Execution formalities
  • General contracts and boilerplate
  • Contract law