Phillip Leaman

Phillip Leaman has been recognised on the Best Lawyers List for 2019/2020 in the category of Real Property Law. Find the full list here.

Phillip knows that his clients want to get the deal done and start making money, and takes a strategic approach to ensure an effective and expeditious outcome. He provides easy to read, straight forward commercial documents.

Phillip Leaman is an Accredited Business Law Specialist and has extensive expert knowledge and experience in:

Acting for property developers on:
Structuring advice;
Documenting shareholder, unitholder, joint venture and partnership relationships;
Option deeds;
Development agreements;

Project Management Agreements;
VCAT planning permit applications;
Title issues;
Plans of Subdivision issues;
Loan facilities, mortgages and security interests on the Personal Property Securities Act Register;
Restrictive covenant issues;
Easement issues;
Caveat issues;
Service provider agreements;

Adverse possession and fence disputes;

Phillip Leaman acted for the successful party in the leading adverse possession case in Victoria Abbatangelo v Whittlesea City Council and has been involved in a substantial number of claims (acting on both sides of the fence) and claims at Land Use Victoria, Magistrates’ Court, County Court, Supreme Court and Court of Appeal;

Compulsory acquisition

Phillip Leaman has acted for a substantial amount of compulsory acquisition matters on projects such as East West Link, Level Crossing Removal Project, Sky rail, Melbourne Metro Rail Project, Dandenong to Caulfield Voluntary Purchase Scheme, council acquisitions for public open space and other projects.

Advising clients who own small and large businesses (including property developers and property owners) on:
Structuring advice;
Corporate governance;
Documenting shareholder, unitholder, joint venture and partnership relationships
Sale and purchase of businesses, partnerships, companies and trusts;
Shareholder and unitholder disputes;
Distribution and licensing arrangements;
Franchises;
Leases, transfers and lease disputes;
Loan facilities and security interests on the Personal Property Securities Act Register;
Employee issues and employment agreements;
Copyright, Trade Marks and IP Licensing;
Trading terms and credit applications;
Prize and competition terms and conditions;

Advising real estate agents. See our full list of real estate agent services.

Phillip Leaman has been an active member of Scouting for over 15 years as a leader. He is a Queens Scout and Baden Powell Awardee and was an Assistant Scout Leader of the 1st Hoppers Crossing Scout Troop and a member of the Victorian branch Air Activities Team. Phillip’s other interests include scuba diving, golf, flying light aircraft and he has obtained his private pilot’s licence.