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At Holding Redlich, great law is our starting point

Holding Redlich is a large national commercial law firm with offices in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane and Cairns. We comprise more than 500 people, including 70 partners.

We provide solutions tailored to our clients’ needs, underpinned by the very best legal thinking and expert industry knowledge.

But it takes much more than great law to build enduring partnerships - our aim with every client.

We understand that our role is to look after our clients and their best interests.

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We provide solutions tailored to our clients’ needs

underpinned by the very best legal thinking and expert industry knowledge.

We have a personal stake in our clients' success

and a commitment to quality in everything we do for them.

We have an informal culture

which values respect and collaboration.

What we do

Our Practice Areas and Industries

Administrative Law

Agribusiness

Competition & Consumer Law

Construction, Infrastructure & Projects

Corporate & Commercial Law

Data & Privacy

Dispute Resolution & Litigation

Finance

Government

Immigration Law

Intellectual Property

Mergers and Acquisitions

Planning, Environment & Sustainability

Private Client Practice

Property & Development

Regulatory

Royal Commissions & Commissions of Inquiry

Startups & Emerging Enterprises

Funds Management & Financial Services

Taxation

Media & Communications

Transport, Shipping & Logistics

Workplace Relations & Safety

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Our latest M&A Review is available now!

Stay ahead in Australia’s dealmaking landscape. Our annual M&A Review examines the trends, opportunities and challenges shaping transaction activity across key sectors, including renewable energy, technology, investment funds, real estate and healthcare.

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Recent Posts

09 October 2026 - Knowledge

The High Court, Scope 3 GHG emissions and what it means for development applications

#Planning, Environment & Sustainability

The High Court ruled that NSW planning authorities must consider conditions addressing Scope 3 emissions. The decision highlights statutory compliance and comprehensive environmental impact assessments for development applicants and consultants.

08 October 2026 - Knowledge

Automated decision-making: New OAIC guidance highlights expectations for government agencies

#Australian Government, #Corporate & Commercial Law, #Data & Privacy

The new OAIC guidance assists government agencies in reviewing their privacy policies to meet the upcoming changes to the use of automated decision-making.

05 October 2026 - Knowledge

Entering the Australian market: M&A considerations for Singapore and other Southeast Asian investors (Part 2)

#Mergers and Acquisitions, #Corporate & Commercial Law, #Competition & Consumer Law

In the second instalment of this series, we explain how due diligence, foreign investment clearance, Australia’s merger control regime and key deal terms can affect timing, deal certainty and transaction risk for investors.

01 October 2026 - Knowledge

Queensland mining reforms: Removing duplication and refining objection rights

#Planning, Environment & Sustainability

The Mineral Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2026 introduced last month aims to streamline mining lease and associated environmental authority assessments. We examine the proposed changes and implications for mining entities, landholders, local governments and infrastructure providers.

30 September 2026 - Knowledge

Proposed new laws could significantly change the operation of post-employment restraints

#Workplace Relations & Safety

The Competition and Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Banning Unfair Non-Competes) Bill 2026, if passed, would restrict restraint clauses, prohibit cascading restraints, introduce competition law obligations and require employers to review existing workplace arrangements.

29 September 2026 - Knowledge

Foreign investment in Australian data centres: A changing regulatory landscape

#Digital Economy, #Renewable Energy, #Construction, Infrastructure & Projects, #Property & Development

Australia’s data centre boom is attracting foreign investment, but regulatory and infrastructure risks can affect project feasibility, costs and timelines. What should investors consider before committing to a transaction or site?

28 September 2026 - Knowledge

Victoria’s new data centre rules – implications for developers and operators

#Digital Economy, #Renewable Energy, #Construction, Infrastructure & Projects, #Property & Development

The Victorian Government has introduced new planning, renewable energy, water, noise and community benefit requirements for developers and operators looking to set up data centres in Victoria.

27 September 2026 - Knowledge

Residential Focus: Loulach schedules and Tribunal proceedings

#Property & Development

A recent NCAT Appeal Panel decision considers Loulach schedules in section 37 DBPA claims, confirming that detailed schedules are not necessarily required where evidence sufficiently establishes responsibility, defects and unreasonable precautions.

25 September 2026 - Knowledge

NSW Government Bulletin: As AI use grows, are your governance frameworks keeping pace?

#New South Wales Government, #Government, #Governance, #Data & Privacy

AI use across the NSW Government is expanding quickly. To best leverage the technology while maintaining public trust, agencies should pair innovation with practical governance, clear accountability, risk-based assurance and transparent record-keeping.

24 September 2026 - Knowledge

Fair Work Commission releases new AI guidance and warns against blind reliance on AI

#Workplace Relations & Safety, #Digital Economy, #Government

The Fair Work Commission’s new AI guidance, effective 20 October 2026, requires parties to disclose and verify generative AI use in Commission cases, while a recent adverse costs order highlights the risks of blind reliance on AI in Fair Work Commission proceedings.

22 September 2026 - Knowledge

Is the National Trust principle history? How Victoria's planning reforms could change permit decision-making

#Planning, Environment & Sustainability, #Victorian Government, #Local Government, #Government

Victorian planning law has long limited decision-makers to matters relevant to planning control purposes, but changes under the Planning Amendment (Better Decisions Made Faster) Act 2026 may broaden what must be considered, challenging the National Trust principle.

21 September 2026 - Knowledge

Minimum tax on discretionary trusts: What the exposure draft means for trustees

#Taxation

Draft legislation for the proposed 30% minimum tax on discretionary trusts requires trustees to consider whether to remain in the regime, restructure or make an EET election.

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12 October 26 - Media Release

Holding Redlich acts for Heidelberg Materials Australia in significant quarry case

#Planning, Environment & Sustainability

Holding Redlich has acted for Heidelberg Materials Australia in successful Planning and Environment Court proceedings allowing deeper extraction and higher tonnage outputs at its Glass House hard rock quarry on the Sunshine Coast.

09 October 26 - Media Release

Holding Redlich strengthens national litigation practice with six appointments, including partners Duncan Travis and Bridget Camilleri

#Dispute Resolution & Litigation

Holding Redlich has strengthened its national Dispute Resolution & Litigation practice with six appointments, including partners Duncan Travis in Melbourne and Bridget Camilleri in Brisbane, alongside four additional appointments in Melbourne.

24 September 26 - In the News

Holding Redlich Partner Samantha Haddon named a finalist in the 2026 Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards

#Australian Government

Holding Redlich is proud to share that Partner Samantha Haddon has been named a finalist in the 2026 Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards for Mentor of the Year.

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Holding Redlich respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we operate as the continuing custodians of this land. We recognise their continuing connection to Country, practices, knowledge systems and communities. We pay our respects to Elders, past and present.

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