BARRY.NILSSON. Lawyers

Our speciality covers all legal aspects of an airport including leasing and property and commercial matters. For more than a decade we have been, unashamedly, the 'low cost' value for money legal provider to a number of regional airports in Queensland.

Our Airports Law experience has driven us to create Airport Document Solutions and become a Local Buy Pre-Qualified Supplier for Legal Services.

We have assisted Airports sucessfully transition from government owned entities to privatised and commercial operations and to: 

• Better manage their assets by strengthening contracts and concession agreements
• Grow significantly through major terminal redevelopment, and the establishment of new low cost carrier terminal facilities
• Acquire adjoining land and existing leasehold interests to facilitate development

Our difference

Our position as Queensland’s leading Airport lawyers means that we can offer you:

Access to our ‘Box of Tricks’ with Airports Document Solutions – Our experience acting for airports in Queensland has led to us developing a ready-made suite of documents for Airport-related property and commercial matters which:

• display a true understanding of both your business and the business of the tenant;
• cover the legal and operational issues relevant to Airports;
• have been accepted by tenants and occupiers of Airports across Queensland;
• can be adapted with site specific issues to suit your Airport.

Practical advice based on real world solutions – we don’t just provide your legal options and leave things up in the air for you to make decisions – we go further and analyse those options for you and then offer practical recommendations based on our experience in similar matters.

Deal makers not deal breakers – we recognise that the legal answer is not always the ‘real world’ solution, and so despite the desire to “win” for you, there are many occasions when it is necessary to analyse the risks involved in adopting an alternative (compromise) position.

Industry Contacts – Acting for a number of major regional Airports means that we’re across new developments in the industry. You can be sure that if it’s happening at your Airport, it’s also happening at an Airport we act for. We can leverage that knowledge and experience for your benefit, reducing the time and cost to finalise the deal.

Specialist Assistance – for in-house counsel, we understand that the niche area of Airports law may not fall within your core area of interest or knowledge. Airport Document Solutions gives you the tools you need to deal with Airport related property and commercial matters.

There are many different ways a lawyer can provide advice in an Airport. To help you identify where we can assist, we have grouped them into the below areas. For more details, please click on the area to find out more.

Terminal

Property

Airlines

General Aviation & Airport Operations

Ground Transport

Current clients

• Gold Coast Airport
  
• Townsville Airport
  
• Mt Isa Airport
• Sunshine Coast Airport
• Rockhampton Airport
• Whitsunday Coast Airport
• Caloundra Aerodrome

Please don’t hesitate to contact any of our clients for a reference. They’re happy to tell you about the great work we do.