Sarah is experienced in drafting and negotiating option agreements, development agreements, contracts (including off the plan strata contracts), agreements for lease and leases and general property documentation (such as easements, restrictive covenants and caveats).

Sarah acts for a broad range of clients including developers, government clients, landlords and institutional investors. Sarah has advised in respect of numerous property acquisitions (including shopping centres, hotels, office buildings, agricultural acquisitions and industrial sites) and is experienced in conducting and advising in relation to due diligence enquiries and advising in relation to compliance with statutory regimes (including the WA Retail Legislation and the Strata Titles Act).

Sarah manages the Perth Volume practice with clients in retail and commercial leasing and retirement village conveyancing.

Career highlights

• Development WA: Advising in relation to strategic land acquisition, development leases of state land assets and partnership arrangements.
• Government clients: Advising in respect of drafting documentation for expressions of interest, tenders and competition and compliance with probity processes, transparency requirements and codes of conduct.
• Government authorities and investors: Advised in relation to drafting, negotiating and providing advice on heads of agreement and contracts for sale, concluding the drafting of special conditions and conditions precedent.
• Government, private and institutional investors: Advised in relation to drafting and negotiating commercial, industrial, development retail leases, option to lease and agreements for lease, and providing advice in relation to defaults and termination of leases.
• Dexus: Advised on the purchase of Carillon City Shopping Centre and the sale of 46 Colin Street, West Perth.
• Sirona Urban, Vicinity, Stockland, Lendlease: Advising in relation to their retail leasing portfolios (including preparation of agreements for lease, retail leases, fitout and incentive deeds and advising in relation to compliance with the Retail Shops Legislation and leasing disputes).