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Counsel for closely held businesses.

Established 1994 · Cleveland, Queensland A four-attorney firm advising privately held companies on transactions, succession, and the occasional dispute that won't go away on its own.
i. Practice areas

What we do

  1. i.
    Business transactions

    Sales of businesses, asset and stock purchases, joint ventures, financing, and the document review that keeps the deal from coming apart later.

  2. ii.
    Succession & estate planning

    Transfers to the next generation, buy-sell agreements, trusts, and the careful work of making sure the company outlasts its founder.

  3. iii.
    Real estate

    Acquisitions, leases, easements, and land-use matters for commercial property owners and small developers.

  4. iv.
    Commercial disputes

    When negotiation has run its course: contract claims, partnership disputes, and litigation in the Queensland and Federal courts.

ii. Approach

How we work

We answer the phone. We send you the bill we promised, on the schedule we promised. When a matter is straightforward, we say so. When it isn't, we explain what's actually at stake and what it will cost to find out.

"Our clients are the people who built the businesses they're asking us about. We owe them clear advice, in plain English, and a return call before the end of the day."

Most of our work comes from clients who have been with the firm for fifteen years or more, and from the lawyers and accountants who refer them to us. We think that says more than anything else we could put on this page.

iii. The firm

Attorneys

Margaret Briggs
Founding partner

Business transactions and succession. Thirty-two years at the firm, twenty-two as a partner. UQ Law, 1985.

Thomas Hatcher
Partner

Property and land use. Joined the firm in 2001. QUT Law, 1998.

Priya Anand
Partner

Commercial disputes and contract litigation. Joined the firm in 2014. Griffith Law, 2010.

David Okonkwo
Associate

Transactions, with a focus on closely held company sales. Joined the firm in 2022. ANU Law, 2021.

iv. Get in touch

Office

Address

Level 1, 73 Bloomfield Street
Cleveland, QLD 4163

Reach us

(07) 3286 5520

office@briggshatcher.com.au

By appointment. New matters reviewed within two business days.