Deals

Country Garden Australia

Advised Country Garden on its Windermere development, one of the largest mixed-use masterplanned communities in Melbourne’s West. Corrs is acting on the delivery of this project focussed on establishment of a display village, numerous stages of residential lots and development of various superlots (including four schools). Corrs has also advised CGA in relation to the establishment of a domestic building and brand for the sale and construction of CGA’s designed townhouses.

Frasers Property Australia

Acted for the consortium between Frasers Group, Citta Property and Mission Housing Australia in respect of its success bid for Ivanhoe Estate, a development site at Macquarie Park owned by Land and Housing Corporation NSW. The 8.2 hectare site will be transformed over the 10-12 years under a project delivery agreement into an integrated neighbourhood of more than 3,000 dwellings including social housing dwellings mixed with affordable and private housing. The Ivanhoe development is the first major project that will be delivered under the NSW Government’s Future Directions for Social Housing in NSW strategy and Communities Plus redevelopment program.

Fife Capital

Advised on the sale of its 75% interest in the commercial and retail stratum of the York & George development to PGIM. The deal was contracted for over 12 months prior to practical completion, so the transaction documents addressed constructions issues, vacancies / income guarantee, complex conditions precedent to the exercise of a put and call and co-ownership and Facilities Management and Property Management arrangements post completion.

Investa Property Group

Advised the disposal sale of a 50% joint venture interest in the Coles Headquarters at 800 Toorak Road in Melbourne for A$140 million.

Mirvac

Advised on its acquisition of the iconic Harbourside Shopping Centre in Darling Harbour, Como Shopping Centre and a portfolio of 3 shopping centres from Vicinity.

Deutsche Bank

Advised Deutsche Bank on the A$200 million swap deal with QIC Global Real Estate of Pittwater Place Shopping Centre in Sydney and an office tower at 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.

Vicinity

Advised on the acquisition of a 50% interest in QVB, Strand Arcade and The Galleries Victoria and sale of 50% interest in Chatswood Chase. This was one of Australia’s largest direct real estate transaction.

nbn co

Advised on facilities access issues, compliance with its standard access obligations (including non-discrimination) and aspects of its special access undertaking and standard form of access agreement.

QLD Rail

Advising on and drafting access undertakings for approval by the Queensland Competition Authority in relation to declared below rail services for which Queensland Rail is the Rail Infrastructure Manager, including drafting of submissions in response to the QCA. Also advising on application of and obligations under Queensland Rail’s existing approved access undertaking, and on the extent and nature of the Queensland Competition Authority’s rights and obligations under the QCA Act.

Essential Services Commission

Advised on implementation of economic regulation associated with the privatisation of the Port of Melbourne.

Vodafone

Advised on all aspects of its engagement with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission on its re-declaration and access determination processes in relation to domestic transmission capacity and mobile terminating access.

REA Group

Advised REA in multiple pieces of Federal Court litigation commenced against Fairfax Media and its subsidiary Domain Group in relation to advertising and market conduct of regarding rival digital property listing platforms.

Air New Zealand

Acted on the defence of proceedings brought by the ACCC in the Federal Court of Australia alleging collusive behaviour in the fixing of surcharges and fees on the carriage of air cargo into Australia.

BP

Representing BP on the defence of an ACCC prosecution of five petrol retailers and a data intermediary in relation to the alleged anticompetitive effects of an industry price information exchange scheme. This litigation, which was the culmination of a three-year investigation, was an important test case regarding the application of Australian competition laws to price information sharing arrangements. The matter was settled without admissions or penalty shortly before trial.