OUR SERVICES
Proven, Passionate
and Committed
We pride ourselves on listening to our clients, respecting their way of doing business and approaching their legal issues in a way that delivers a response to immediate needs as well as looking to broader long-term solutions.
Property law
- Tenure upgrades
- Tenure resolution for town and city expansions
Land access - Local Government applications to purchase
- Application of the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 (Qld)
- Reserve land dealings
- Proposed transfers under the Aboriginal Land Act 1991 (Qld)/Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991 (Qld)
- Aboriginal (Trustee) Leases (including for infrastructure projects)
- Agistment agreements
Native Title and Cultural Heritage
- Applications for the determination of native title (claimant and non-claimant)
- Indigenous Land Use Agreements
- Post Timber Creek compensation claims and compliance.
- Protection of existing interests
- Native title compulsory acquisitions
- Future acts, mining and exploration negotiations
- Native title and cultural heritage compliance assessment (all tenure types and infrastructure)
- Cultural heritage management plans and agreements
- Cultural heritage protocols
- Traditional owner boundary dispute resolution projects
- Prescribed Body Corporate establishment and support
Other Indigenous land and business interests
- Traditional Use of Marine Resource Agreements
- Indigenous Protected Areas
- Working on Country programs
- Customised rules for corporations
- Tenure dealings
- Intra Indigenous disputes
- Land management
- Carbon farming initiatives
- Special administrator for Indigenous corporations as appointed by Registrar
- Wealth sharing models for communities
Property Law
Litigation and dispute resolution
- Litigation and dispute resolution
- Debt recovery
- Contractual disputes
- Claims for possession of property
- Resolution of landlord/tenant/licensee disputes
- Building and construction industry claims
- Employment law disputes
- General litigation
Commercial Law
- Buying, selling and leasing property (businesses, shareholdings, plant and equipment)
- Contracts for the supply of goods and services
- Joint ventures and shareholder agreements including those meeting Supply Nation certification requirements
- Joint venture and company exits
- Establishment of corporate entities and trusts
- DGR, Charity and NFP registration
- Corporate governance
- Directors duties
- Board advisory roles
Our Team
Leah Cameron
Founder & Principal Solicitor
Oliver Gilkerson
Consultant
Cassie Lang
Senior Solicitor
Mikaela French
Paralegal
Fern Newcombe
Solicitor
Nareeta Davis
Solicitor
Josh Brown
Finance Manager
Jondayah Martin
Marketing & Communications
Caitlyn Tim
Administrative Assistant
Generosity, and corporate reconciliation
That’s exactly what happened a couple of months ago when my firm, Marrawah Law, was given the practice owned by Oliver Gilkerson, Gilkerson Legal.
A Salute to Indigenous Women Lawyers
The overwhelming majority of my staff are Indigenous women. While I’ve made deliberate decisions to employ good Indigenous legal people, I’ve never had the intention to preference women. The reality is that’s how it has worked out for me.
Working With Indigenous Business
I’m the owner of an Indigenous firm and because I’ve been seeing it happen, it always surprises me when I see other businesspeople oblivious to one of the fastest growing sectors in the economy.