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BOUTIQUE PROPERTY LAW FIRM

Skapinker Law is a boutique law firm specialising in property law.

 

Diane Skapinker is a well known property lawyer and a recognised expert in the field. She was formerly an associate professor of law at the University of Sydney where she lectured in real property, conveyancing and equity and has been a property partner at large law firms such as Minter Ellison, Gilbert + Tobin and Ashurst. 

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Diane was formerly a member and the chair of the Law Society of New South Wale's advisory committee that accredits lawyers as property specialists and since 2009 has been a member of the Law Society's Property Committee and a member of the subcommittee responsible for drafting the New South Wales contract for the sale and purchase of land. 

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Diane's clients include local councils, State government departments, developers, telecommunication carriers, landowners and other lawyers. 
 

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PRACTICE

AREAS

  • Commercial, industrial and retail leasing for landowners and tenants

  • Commercial conveyancing  

  • Strata and community titles

  • Easements and covenants

  • Property aspects of telecommunication, data centre and infrastructure projects 

  • Expert opinions on property issues

ABOUT DIANE

ABOUT

About Diane

Diane specialises in complex property transactions including commercial, retail and industrial and leasing, commercial conveyancing, property developments, strata and community titling and telecommunications, data centre and infrastructure projects. 

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Academic and professional qualifications 

B. Comm LLB (cum laude) University of Witwatersrand, South Africa.

LLM (first class honours) The University of Sydney.

Accredited Specialist in Property Law.

 

Career highlights

  • Acting for the NSW government on the long term lease of the NSW rail freight network to the Australian Rail Track Corporation.

  • Acting for SingTel Optus on the sale and leaseback of its mobile tower to Crown Castle Australia.

  • Acting for Telstra on the property aspects of its exit from the 3G joint venture with Vodafone Hutchison Australia.

  • Acting for Woollahra Municipal Council on the development and leasing of the mixed use Cosmopolitan and Kiaora shopping centres in Double Bay, NSW.

  • Acting for Parramatta Council on the Parramatta Square development. 

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