Australia
Charity & Not For Profit Law Bill d’Apice
Makinson d’Apice Lawyers
Bill d’Apice Partner Makinson d’Apice Lawyers Tel: +61 02 9233 9013 wdapice@makdap.com.au www.makdap.com.au
Makinson d’Apice is a commercial law firm in Sydney, Australia. Today we have one of the largest and most knowledgeable C&NFP practices in Australia. We provide the sector with specialist expertise as well as a team that understands the details of our clients’ operations and the challenges they face. Our services include: Charity & Not-for-Profit Law: ACNC & Charities Act advice; fundraising requirements; partnerships, projects and procurement, reducing your risk when contracting, collaborating and merging; establishing charitable trusts; interpretation and advice on trusts. Governance: Advice on best practice; advice on constitutions; meeting governance standards; managing board conflicts; establishment of governance standards and practices. Intellectual Property and Data Privacy: Protection and management including trademarks and privacy policies Property: Acquiring strategic property; development and sale of land; easements and leasing; portfolio management; stamp duty exemptions. Taxation and Compliance Advice: Income tax exempt status; GST concession; FBT rebates; ACNC requirements; obtaining and maintaining DGR status. Workplace: Drafting of and advising on employment agreements; employee code of conduct; social media policies; anti-discrimination policies and anti-bullying policies.
Australia
Construction Law Kim Lovegrove RML, F.A.I.B Lovegrove & Cotton Lawyers Pty Ltd
Kim Lovegrove RML, FAIB is a senior consultant with Lovegrove & Cotton Lawyers Pty Ltd; was a consultant to the World Bank 2016/2017; a past Conjoint Professor of Building Regulation and Certification at the University of Newcastle (New South Wales); Past Chairman Building Practitioners Board Victoria; Chairman of the Centre for Best Practice Building Control; Past President for the Northern Chapter of the New Zealand Institute of Building and a past President of the Australian Institute of Building (Victorian Chapter). Kim Lovegrove is increasingly being deployed in an advisory capacity to advise policy makers and law reformers in offshore jurisdictions on best practice building control and building regulatory ‘holistics’. On the 24th of June, 2017, Kim Lovegrove RML, FAIB was awarded the RML – Royal Medal of the Lion by Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie (President of the Crown Council of Ethiopia and grandson of the late Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie). The Lion symbolises the Lion of Judah, which was also one of the titles of the Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie. This award was in recognition of Kim’s humanitarian endeavours in Ethiopia, where he and the firm sponsored the Lawyer position at the Hope for Children Organisation.
Kim Lovegrove RML, F.A.I.B Senior Consultant Lovegrove & Cotton Lawyers Pty Ltd Tel: +61 03 9600 4077 enquiries@lclawyers.com.au www.lclawyers.com.au
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Lovegrove & Cotton Lawyers Pty Ltd This construction law firm was established in Melbourne in 1993. There are areas of the law where the firm is without peer, primarily in the constructionrelated sector. The firm possesses a level of expertise that has contributed to the legal fabric of the construction industry and modern day building regulation. This is a key indicator of the benchmarks and standard of excellence at Lovegrove & Cotton. The firm has evolved into a practice that provides expertise in all facets of construction law, including but not limited to regulatory law reform and dispute resolution for large to medium cases.