
AJ & Co was founded in 2016 by Managing Partner Andrew Johnson. Andrew was driven to create a results orientated, relationship-focussed commercial law firm that delivers top-tier legal services and exceptional value to private and commercial clients. AJ & Co services multi-national corporations, listed entities, private companies, and not-for-profit organisations.
By focusing on our clients’ long-term success, taking the time to understand their unique circumstances and providing advice that is proactive, commercial, and holistic, AJ & Co becomes a true business partner with its clients.
AJ & Co has earned its reputation as a commercially focussed alternative to top-tier professional services firms. Our legal excellence is a given. What sets AJ & Co apart is that we solve problems and deliver results our competitors cannot.
Practice areas
Real Estate
REAL ESTATE & COMMERCIAL
Our areas of expertise include:
- Development and titling: broad acre subdivisions, mixed use developments, residential, commercial, retail, and industrial (including bulky goods).
- Major acquisitions and disposals: including legal due diligence and forced sales.
- Leasing: agreements for lease, lease, subleases, breaches, termination, disputes, and management of lease schedules.
- Commercial structuring: joint ventures, project development agreements, fund through arrangements, property trusts, and syndicates.
- Body corporate law and community title schemes: new schemes, amalgamations, disposals and improvements to common property, by-law reviews, assignment and variations to management, and letting rights.
- Property tax considerations.
- Securities and funds management (listed and unlisted).
- Easements and restrictive covenants (including design covenants).
- Rural transactions.
- Resumptions: compulsory land acquisitions and compensation
- Major leisure and commercial projects.
Employment & Labor
- Drafting employment agreements and assisting with the development of
employment related policies. - Providing advice on Modern Award provisions.
- Drafting and assisting with advice on Enterprise Agreements.
- Providing advice in relation to disciplinary, termination of employment and
redundancy matters. - Assisting with claims arising out of the termination of employment, such as unfair
dismissal and general protection claims. - Advising on and assisting in matters relating to breach of restraint of trade and confidentiality obligations.
EXPERTS
Ashley Stanton, Partner
Business
- Development applications, appeals, and infrastructure charging advice.
- Development consents, planning permits, and development permits.
- Environmental, nature resource, and land use approvals.
- Strategic and statutory land use planning.
- Land contamination, pollution incidents, and claims of nuisance.
- Planning and development agreements.
- Flora, fauna, and native vegetation matters.
- Heritage issues.
- Valuation, compulsory land acquisition, and compensation.
- Planning law enforcement.
- Development contributions and levies.
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