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16 practice areas spanning the full spectrum of commercial legal risk.

Banking & Finance

Our Banking & Finance practice acts for banks, non-bank lenders, borrowers, and guarantors on a broad range of financing transactions. We advise on project finance, acquisition finance, property development finance, asset-based lending, and general corporate lending facilities.

Building & Construction

Our Building & Construction practice advises principals, head contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers across all phases of construction projects. We draft and negotiate construction contracts including AS2124, AS4000, and bespoke agreements, and advise on risk allocation, security of payment, and insurance requirements.

Commercial Litigation

Hotchkin Hanly has built a formidable reputation in commercial litigation over three decades. Our team handles the full spectrum of commercial disputes, from Supreme Court trials and interlocutory applications through to mediation and arbitration.

Competition & Consumer Law

Our Competition & Consumer Law practice advises businesses on compliance with the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), including the Australian Consumer Law. We assist with ACCC merger clearance processes, competition risk assessments for joint ventures and commercial arrangements, and compliance programs for businesses operating in concentrated markets.

Corporate Advisory

Our Corporate Advisory practice provides strategic legal advice on the full range of corporate transactions and governance matters. We advise on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, capital raisings, corporate restructurings, and shareholder agreements.

Directors' Duties

Our Directors' Duties practice provides specialist advice to company directors, officers, and boards on the complex web of duties and obligations imposed by the Corporations Act 2001. We advise on the duties of care and diligence, good faith, proper purpose, and the prohibitions on conflicts of interest and misuse of information or position.

Dispute Resolution

Our Dispute Resolution practice encompasses the full range of alternative dispute resolution processes available in Western Australia. We act as advocates for clients in mediations, arbitrations, and expert determinations, and advise on the selection of the most appropriate dispute resolution mechanism for each situation.

Employment Law

Hotchkin Hanly provides specialist employment law advice to employers, senior executives, and boards across Western Australia. We advise on employment contracts, restraint of trade and confidentiality arrangements, workplace policies, and compliance with the Fair Work Act 2009 and WA industrial relations legislation.

Environmental & Planning Law

Our Environmental & Planning Law practice advises project proponents, landowners, and developers on the complex regulatory framework governing land use, environmental protection, and resource development in Western Australia. We assist with environmental impact assessments and EPA referrals, mining and environmental approvals under the Mining Act 1978 and Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA), planning applications and appeals in the State Administrative Tribunal, and compliance with Commonwealth environmental legislation including the EPBC Act.

Insolvency & Restructuring

Hotchkin Hanly has one of the most experienced insolvency and restructuring practices in Perth. We act for companies facing financial difficulty, their directors, secured and unsecured creditors, and insolvency practitioners including liquidators, administrators, and receivers.

Intellectual Property

Hotchkin Hanly advises businesses on the protection, commercialisation, and enforcement of intellectual property rights across Australia. Our practice covers trade marks, patents, designs, copyright, and confidential information.

Native Title & Resources

Our Native Title & Resources practice advises mining companies, pastoralists, developers, and native title parties on the intersection of native title, Aboriginal heritage, and resource development in Western Australia. We assist with native title negotiations and Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs) under the Native Title Act 1993, mining tenement applications and renewals under the Mining Act 1978, and compliance with the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2021 (WA).

Property Law

Our Property Law practice handles the full range of real property matters for developers, investors, landowners, and tenants across Western Australia. We advise on acquisitions and disposals of commercial, industrial, and residential property, property development including subdivisions and strata titling, and all aspects of commercial and retail leasing.

Regulatory & Compliance

Our Regulatory & Compliance practice assists businesses in understanding and meeting their obligations under the complex web of Commonwealth and State regulatory frameworks. We advise on ASIC, APRA, and AUSTRAC compliance requirements, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing obligations, workplace health and safety regulation, privacy law and data protection, and industry-specific regulatory requirements.

Tax Law

Our Tax Law practice provides specialist advice on the tax implications of commercial transactions, business structures, and investment arrangements. We advise on income tax, capital gains tax, GST, stamp duty, and land tax issues arising in the context of acquisitions, disposals, restructurings, and joint ventures.

Wills & Estates

Our Wills & Estates practice provides estate planning advice for individuals, families, and business owners across Western Australia. We prepare wills, enduring powers of attorney, enduring powers of guardianship, and advance health directives.

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