Director

Patrick Sherlock is a Director in our property and commercial team.  He has experience in a wide range of residential and commercial property transactions as well as advising on all aspects of property development and related areas of law including infrastructure delivery and charging, the establishment of body corporate schemes, and development funding arrangements.

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He has acted for a range of different property developers and has advised on in the initial acquisition of and due to diligence for development sites, assistance with development applications, preparation of documentation for registration of lots, and sale of the ultimate lots.  Patrick assisted a developer client with what was, at the time, the largest development in Queensland to be settled through the PEXA (Property Exchange Australia) projects system and can assist clients with the move to electronic conveyancing.

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Patrick is also experienced in retail and commercial conveyancing and retail and commercial leasing and has experience in the sale and purchase of businesses on both smaller and larger scales from small retail outlets to shopping centres. 

Patrick has acted for a number of government departments on acquisitions of sites for education and healthcare. 

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Patrick has extensive experience in acting for private money lenders including preparation of loan and mortgage documentation through to settlement of loans and post-settlement issues such as default proceedings and mortgagee sales.  Patrick has settled a number of loan advances and refinances through the PEXA online system and has assisted lenders in bringing their procedures and documents onto the PEXA platform. 

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Patrick has experience in drafting shareholder, unitholder, and partnership agreements and his experience advising clients across a range of industries (including industries as diverse as tugboat operators, fuel station businesses, and the medical industry) allows him to provide tailored advice to best suit their requirements.

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Patrick believes in delivering practical and timely advice to all clients.

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Patrick's Publications

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Caution to "couples"! Is your relationship recognized by the HomeBuilder grant?

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HomeBuilder applications are open... what does this mean for your projects?

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Director Identification Numbers - what do they mean for you?

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