What can an expert property lawyer do for you?
Our team of savvy property lawyers can assist you in the following areas:- commercial property transactions
- property development and body corporate
- commercial leasing
- conveyancing
- property law disputes
- commercial advice on all types of contracts and agreements
- easements and other analogous rights.
Protect your IP with a savvy commercial law firm
Imitation may be the highest form of flattery, but not if it involves a business idea you’ve put long hours into nurturing, researching and commercialising. The experienced IP lawyers in our Brisbane team can help develop your concept from creation, to protection, acquisition, commercialisation and – importantly – enforcement of IP. With many years of experience across industries and sectors, we provide high quality advice in this specialised area of law. We ensure no one unfairly or illegally reaps the benefits of your hard-won trademarks, copyrights and unique business concepts.Conveyancing to commercial leasing and beyond
Rouse Lawyers is a full service commercial law firm, with business-savvy legal experts (but minus the ivory towers). With a reassuring ‘no surprises’ fee structure, our clients know we are there to support their vision for business growth. We don’t start the meter running as soon as we pick up the phone!A specialist business lawyer for property guidance
There are many conveyancing lawyers in Brisbane, but if you are looking for high level support and advice across business investments, you need a commercial lawyer with ‘real world’ commercial experience. At Rouse Lawyers, we don’t just offer a legal service – we work in partnership with you to gain a deep understanding of your goals and commercial drivers. While property law is one of the core areas of expertise for our practice, we can also link you into professional guidance across franchising law, estate planning and taxation advice to ensure your property investments are just one of many effective components of your future success.Is franchising your next big thing?
In addition to providing property law services, Rouse Lawyers is a proud member of the Franchise Council of Australia. This means we can provide a unique process for guidance around franchising leases. This includes:- A comprehensive review of the lease.
- Preparation of a written Summary Report, which is a 6-8 page document that:
- Outlines, in plain English, the key terms of the lease, your rights and obligations and other legal matters that are important to consider;
- provides high level advice regarding leasing in general and the specific legislations that apply; and
- sets out our recommended changes.
- Meet with you to discuss our review and advice. We prefer a face to face meeting but offer alternative options such as teleconference.
- Negotiate with the landlord’s solicitor with respect to our suggested changes, and assist with execution.
Team Leader: Andrew Cvetkovic
Andrew leads our property team, with over 15 years’ experience in a wide range of property and commercial transactions. Andrew acts for a variety of clients including large and small property developers, commercial property owners, shopping centre, commercial office and industrial landlords and tenants. He has a very commercial and practical approach to achieving outcomes for clients which has been gained from years of exposure to a wide range of commercial matters acting for large corporate, medium sized and smaller commercial clients.
Practice Area Expert:
Matthew Rouse
Matthew is the founder of the firm and leads the corporate and commercial team. He developed his expertise as a commercial lawyer with some of Australia's largest law firms, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property and franchising. Matthew is trusted by his clients to deliver astute and practical advice and to ensure that the Rouse Lawyers team deliver on their promise to offer top tier legal advice, promptly, and with the clients interests, and value, in mind.
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Contact Rouse Lawyers on (07) 3667 9697.
Client Reviews
"We call upon Rouse Lawyers for their invaluable advice"
We have used Rouse Lawyers over the past 3 years, predominantly in our mergers and acquisitions activities. Matthew and his team understand the needs of larger family businesses, and their pragmatic and commercial approach to transactions is first class. From personal matters to large deals, we call upon Rouse Lawyers for their invaluable advice.
"We consider Rouse part of our team, and highly recommend them"
“Given the nature and size of our clients, we are constantly dealing with the big end of town when it comes to law firms. Matthew’s strategic advice has been utilised in negotiating software development agreements for our 3D interactive rendering engine, structuring our IP, employment matters, recoveries and corporate advice. We consider Rouse part of our team, and highly recommend them as a commercial law firm.”
"We have been delighted with the results"
“As a civil contractor in this environment, we need someone we can rely upon when it comes to large payment claims and recovery. Rouse Lawyers has assisted us in a number of recovery matters including Eloise’s fantastic efforts recently with recovery from Walton Constructions. We have been delighted with the results.”
