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  • CONVEYANCING AND PROPERTY LAW

    Providing advice when buying or selling property
    • For most of us, buying a property is one of the most significant investments we’ll make in our lives. Our team guides clients through the necessary compliance and investigative steps necessary to de-risk the transaction for them. We identify, recommend and carry out all of those matters to properly advise our client and complete the conveyance of the property. Understanding property, means that we know our way around easements, encroachment issues and title structures such as strata by-laws and the community management statements that are recorded on title, and building management statements for certain types of mixed use assets. We can explain those for you and identify the elements that could impact on your use of your property.
    • We’re here to make sure you are informed, protected and that the transaction proceeds smoothly and on time. Our team is always available to speak with you before and during the process.

    • We can assist with:
    • Off-the-plan or existing properties
    • Properties in a community titles scheme (Strata). We have a broad understanding of the BCCM laws, and the ability to deal with leases and licences (telco, crane oversail, underpinning, commercial agreements, changes to lot and title configurations and structures.
    • Ordinary freehold or State leasehold
    • Residential, commercial, retail or industrial
    • Seller Disclosure statements

  • PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT

    Providing legal advice for developers big and small
    • Our Property Development skills and experiences are at the forefront of property development in Queensland. Our depth of knowledge and experience in complex projects ensures every phase of a development progresses smoothly to (and beyond) settlement. Identifying, understanding and controlling the entire site during the life of the development, including the implications of tax, infrastructure requirements, encumbrances, structuring and titling ensures the interests of our developer clients are in the best possible hands. Our competency in property development allows us to deliver timely, pragmatic and economical outcomes to meet the specific desires of each client.
    • We can assist with:
    • Fully digital publishing, signing and management of the contract process
    • Town planning and surveying issues including various means of subdivision and structuring options
    • GST and other Tax considerations
    • Managed Investments Act considerations
    • Body Corporate and Community Management Act considerations including structuring and sale of management rights
    • Mixed use development structuring and sales using volumetric subdivisions and deploying Building Management Statements to maximise control during development and appropriate separation of use after settlement
    • User-friendly plain English contract and disclosure documents
    • Property Occupation Act considerations

  • bUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW

    Providing advice to businesses and business owners
    • We advise business owners on a wide range of commercial and corporate matters across all stages of the business life cycle. We are committed to developing valuable, long-term relationships with our clients and work hard to understand their businesses and industries. This allows us to deliver accurate, prompt and practical advice to our clients. We work closely with your broker, accountants and other consultants, on transaction due diligence.
    • We can assist with:
    • Buying, selling, structuring and restructuring businesses of all sizes
    • Assisting businesses with contracts with their customers and suppliers (including leases, finance and other arrangements)
    • Advising on risk assessment and management
    • Helping business owners to design and implement appropriate ‘stakeholder’ agreements, like shareholders agreements and loan arrangements
    • Commercial, retail and industrial property
    • Trademarks and other brand elements
    • Revenue implications of transactions (GST and duty)
    • Commercial disputes.

  • WILLS & ESTATE PLANNING

    Protecting your family's future
    • Our Wills and Estates team will provide you with practical advice and assistance on your personal affairs, including estate planning and liaison with your financial advisors. We deliver prompt and economical help in administration and finalisation of deceased estates, and make it as easy and speedy as possible for executors following the passing of a Will maker. We advise and guide on appropriate Wills and trusts, and any changes necessary to existing structures to ensure your testamentary intentions are followed.

    Testamentary Trusts
    A testamentary trust is a trust created by your Will and comes into effect after your death. It gives you the ability to hold assets as part of your Will, to be paid to whomever you choose. This could be something like your superannuation balance, investment property, a share portfolio or even your whole estate.I’m a paragraph. Drag me to add paragraph to your block, write your own text and edit me.
    Discretionary Trusts
    A testamentary discretionary trust is one where the trustee has the discretion to distribute capital and income in the same or differing proportions between a group of beneficiaries nominated in your Will. The trustee may also have the ability to wind up the trust at any time.
    Taxation implications
    When the person who is in charge of your estate is executing your Will, there are several tax implications involved. This can involve superannuation issues, tax returns, and money payable from trusts. Working with a lawyer means you can identify these issues well in advance.
    Powers of Attorney
    Giving someone power of attorney means they can legally act on your behalf, so it is something to be taken very seriously. You will need to choose someone you trust. Make sure you get legal advice before giving anybody power of attorney.
    Advance Health Directives
    In Queensland, a living will is referred to as an Advance Health Directive. It is simply you outlining how you want to be cared for if you tragically lose the ability to make your own decisions.

  • RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY LEASING

    For your all your retail, commercial and industrial leasing needs
    • We are most efficient when retained early in a transaction. This allows us to ensure that our client and their agent have been able to consider all relevant commercial and legal aspects of the transaction, and reduces the chances of either party developing misguided expectations. We have decades of experience acting for hundreds of clients, from large companies to small businesses. We have a deep understanding of the issues that are likely to occur, and we guide our clients efficiently and effectively with a view to prompt closure of the transaction for the benefit of all parties. With a lack of any agreed Lease formats across the industry, anything less than a very pragmatic approach often results in inefficiencies. We are proficient in acting on both tenants and landlords (not within a single transaction of course!). We have no problems in handling one-off’s for SME’s or leasing packages for centres. We are committed to developing valuable, long-term relationships with our clients and works hard to understand their businesses and industries. This allows us to deliver accurate, timely and practical advice.
    Retail assests
    Standalone buildings, strip shops or shopping centres and for individual premises.
    Commercial assets
    Office space, complexes including mixed use with shared areas and facilities overlay.
    Industrial assests
    Turn key delivery of facilities subject to agreements for lease, flat land estates, stand alone, service stations and bespoke assets.
    State leasehold assets
    Residential or resort holdings. Managing and negotiating conditions and compliance issues.
  • Paul has represented the developers on numerous projects that I have been involved in. I have always found him quick to act, totally thorough with any clauses and great at following up the buyers solicitors. When other law firms are just sending emails, Paul is only too happy to get on the phone to try and sort out any potential or actual problems. On a personal note, I have used Paul Morris for 20 + years and find he is a cut above the rest in property. He started out as my lawyer for my development company and I now consider him a close personal friend.
    Adam Gray and Kat Iedema - SPACE Projects
  • We were first introduced to Paul about 20 years ago by our Brisbane based agent to act for our clients when purchasing properties in Queensland. The advice to these clients was always very thorough and delivered in a timely fashion. If clients had any legal queries we were always very comfortable to get them to speak to Paul direct so that he could explain the specific implications for them. As the experience was so good for our clients we decided about 10 years ago to engage Paul to act for us in the acquisition of sites and to manage all our conveyancing requirements. We continue to have a strong relationship with Paul and the rest of the team at Morris Property Solicitors and would recommend them highly.
    Craig Williamson - Criterion Property Group

PAUL MORRIS

DIRECTOR | SOLICITOR
Paul is regarded as a trusted advisor by his clients, providing strategic and practical advice on all aspects of property and commercial law. With more than 35 years’ experience, he leads the property team on commercial, industrial and retail conveyancing and leasing matters. Paul is well known for developing long-lasting relationships with his clients built on trust and mutual respect. His experience includes:
  • Property services including negotiating and documenting Contracts for the sale and acquisition of high rise office buildings, shopping centres, green-acre land for development and complex easement arrangements
  • Strata development structuring including raise and mixed use, residential and commercial development Lot sales
  • Commercial, industrial and retail leases
  • Development agreements and option to purchase agreements
  • General business services including negotiating and documenting joint ventures, shareholders’ agreements, buy/sell agreements, unit and discretionary trusts, business sales and acquisitions
  • Commercial debt lending services including the negotiation of securities with banks over high rise office buildings, residential towers, subdivisional estates, industrial estates, businesses and chattels
  • Wills and Estates planning and administration.
QUALIFICATIONSBachelor of Laws, Queensland University of TechnologySolicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland
AREAS OF PRACTICEProperty Law (Conveyancing and Leasing)Property DevelopmentCommercial Law Wills and EstatesBanking and FinanceIntellectual Property
MEMBERSHIPSQueensland Law Society

MADI MORRIS

PARALEGAL
Madi Morris is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Laws at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). With a unique background in music, Madi brings creativity, discipline, and a fresh perspective to her legal studies and work at Morris Property Solicitors. After over a decade in the music scene, Madi was drawn to the legal profession by its potential to create positive change and its emphasis on critical thinking, advocacy, and helping others.
At QUT, Madi is actively engaged in her studies and is committed to building a solid foundation in legal principles, research, and practice. She is particularly interested in areas such as property, intellectual property, and the intersection between law and the creative industries. Her experiences in music have shaped her approach to problem-solving and communication, qualities that are now proving invaluable as she transitions into the legal field.
QUALIFICATIONSCurrent Student - Bachelor of Laws at Queensland University of TechnologyQueensland Law Society Conveyancing Course 2024Bachelor of Music (First Class Honours), Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University Bachelor of Music (Jazz Guitar), Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University

PAUL MORRIS

0403 246 636 paul@morrispropertysolicitors.au
PO Box 602, BULIMBA 4171 QLD, AUSTRALIA

MADI MORRIS

0423 764 049 madi@morrispropertysolicitors.au
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