Mark Flint | Meyer Vandenberg Lawyers

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Deputy Managing Partner

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Dispute Resolution

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(02) 6279 4428

Email:

mark.flint@meyervandenberg.com.au

Mark has been practising law for over 25 years. He specialises in contentious property disputes and resolving planning issues.

Mark joined Meyer Vandenberg as a Partner in 2009. He has had extensive private practice experience and has also worked as a prosecutor with the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, focusing on the Corporations Act and tax offences. He has undertaken high level dispute resolution work for some of Canberra’s leading businesses, including shopping centres and commercial office owners. Mark has extensive experience as an advocate in leasing disputes, town planning, property development and associated tax matters.

Mark is the chair of the ACT Chapter of the Law Council of Australia’s Insolvency and Reconstruction Law Committee and writes annotations for the Lexis Nexis Court Procedures Rules (ACT).

Expertise:

Mark’s areas of expertise are: <ul> <li> Commercial leasing disputes</li> <li> Corporations law and insolvency</li> </ul> <ul> <li> Town planning</li> <li> Tax law</li> <li> Intellectual property</li> <li> Club Law</li> </ul> Mark’s recent matters include: Town Planning <ul> <li> Kingston Foreshore: Advising various developers as to development potential and limitation on the Kingston Foreshore.  Includes advice on the ambit of lease and development conditions; making representations to ACT Government that proposed technical amendments to the Territory Plan are invalid (amendments withdrawn by government); and acting for the owner of a residential complex opposing an adjoining development in ACT, the consequential appeal to Supreme Court on costs orders made against adjoining developer, and the Supreme Court proceedings involve a challenge to validity of regulations abolishing third party appeal rights.</li> <li> Inner North: Representing various developers in proceedings in the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal where multi-unit development approvals were under challenge.</li> <li> City Centre: Advising on validity of Government approval for Queensland Investment Corporation to undertake major redevelopment in the City Centre, Canberra.</li> <li> Commonwealth: Advising developer of commercial and residential development of the heritage impact on the Academy of Science.</li> </ul> Leasing <ul> <li> Shopping Centre: Numerous matters involving leasing disputes with tenants; including trade practices claims.</li> <li> Representing the owners of a heritage hotel in relation to leasing matters following fire damage.</li> </ul> Licensed Clubs <ul> <li> Advisor to various large licensed clubs.  Areas of specialty include employment, town planning, mergers and Gaming Machine Act requirements.  Recent matters include a club merger on the south coast of NSW and representing a club in an investigation by ACT government regarding possible breaches of the Gaming Machine Act 2004.</li> </ul> Tax <ul> <li> Payroll Tax: Representation of various clients operating separate businesses linked only by family trust or overlapping directorships as to payroll tax grouping and whether they can be de-grouped.</li> <li> Change of Use Charge: Represented numerous landlords on redevelopment potential and tax liability arising from approval to change purpose clauses of Crown Leases.</li> <li> Disputes with ATO: Advising and representing various clients on repeated buy and sell arrangements. Whether proceeds of sale are on revenue or capital account.</li> </ul> Intellectual Property <ul> <li> Adviser to AllHomes.com.au ACT’s most successful real estate website; advice relates to corporate structure, protection of IP, tax advice, licencing of government data</li> </ul>

Professional Background:

Qualifications Bachelor of Laws (Hons) Australian National University Bachel of Arts Australian National University Admissions Australian Capital Territory Queensland New South Wales Affiliations and Memberships ACT Law Society Law Council of Australia

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Mark’s areas of expertise are:

Commercial leasing disputes
Corporations law and insolvency

Town planning
Tax law
Intellectual property
Club Law

Mark’s recent matters include:

Town Planning

Kingston Foreshore: Advising various developers as to development potential and limitation on the Kingston Foreshore. Includes advice on the ambit of lease and development conditions; making representations to ACT Government that proposed technical amendments to the Territory Plan are invalid (amendments withdrawn by government); and acting for the owner of a residential complex opposing an adjoining development in ACT, the consequential appeal to Supreme Court on costs orders made against adjoining developer, and the Supreme Court proceedings involve a challenge to validity of regulations abolishing third party appeal rights.
Inner North: Representing various developers in proceedings in the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal where multi-unit development approvals were under challenge.
City Centre: Advising on validity of Government approval for Queensland Investment Corporation to undertake major redevelopment in the City Centre, Canberra.
Commonwealth: Advising developer of commercial and residential development of the heritage impact on the Academy of Science.

Leasing

Shopping Centre: Numerous matters involving leasing disputes with tenants; including trade practices claims.
Representing the owners of a heritage hotel in relation to leasing matters following fire damage.

Licensed Clubs

Advisor to various large licensed clubs. Areas of specialty include employment, town planning, mergers and Gaming Machine Act requirements. Recent matters include a club merger on the south coast of NSW and representing a club in an investigation by ACT government regarding possible breaches of the Gaming Machine Act 2004.

Tax

Payroll Tax: Representation of various clients operating separate businesses linked only by family trust or overlapping directorships as to payroll tax grouping and whether they can be de-grouped.
Change of Use Charge: Represented numerous landlords on redevelopment potential and tax liability arising from approval to change purpose clauses of Crown Leases.
Disputes with ATO: Advising and representing various clients on repeated buy and sell arrangements. Whether proceeds of sale are on revenue or capital account.

Intellectual Property

Adviser to AllHomes.com.au ACT’s most successful real estate website; advice relates to corporate structure, protection of IP, tax advice, licencing of government data

Qualifications
Bachelor of Laws (Hons) Australian National University
Bachel of Arts Australian National University

Admissions
Australian Capital Territory
Queensland
New South Wales

Affiliations and Memberships
ACT Law Society
Law Council of Australia

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Dispute Resolution

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(02) 6279 4428

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Mark has been practising law for over 25 years. He specialises in contentious property disputes and resolving planning issues.

Mark is the chair of the ACT Chapter of the Law Council of Australia’s Insolvency and Reconstruction Law Committee and writes annotations for the Lexis Nexis Court Procedures Rules (ACT).

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Mark’s areas of expertise are:

Commercial leasing disputes
Corporations law and insolvency

Town planning
Tax law
Intellectual property
Club Law

Mark’s recent matters include:

Town Planning

Kingston Foreshore: Advising various developers as to development potential and limitation on the Kingston Foreshore. Includes advice on the ambit of lease and development conditions; making representations to ACT Government that proposed technical amendments to the Territory Plan are invalid (amendments withdrawn by government); and acting for the owner of a residential complex opposing an adjoining development in ACT, the consequential appeal to Supreme Court on costs orders made against adjoining developer, and the Supreme Court proceedings involve a challenge to validity of regulations abolishing third party appeal rights.
Inner North: Representing various developers in proceedings in the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal where multi-unit development approvals were under challenge.
City Centre: Advising on validity of Government approval for Queensland Investment Corporation to undertake major redevelopment in the City Centre, Canberra.
Commonwealth: Advising developer of commercial and residential development of the heritage impact on the Academy of Science.

Leasing

Shopping Centre: Numerous matters involving leasing disputes with tenants; including trade practices claims.
Representing the owners of a heritage hotel in relation to leasing matters following fire damage.

Licensed Clubs

Advisor to various large licensed clubs. Areas of specialty include employment, town planning, mergers and Gaming Machine Act requirements. Recent matters include a club merger on the south coast of NSW and representing a club in an investigation by ACT government regarding possible breaches of the Gaming Machine Act 2004.

Tax

Payroll Tax: Representation of various clients operating separate businesses linked only by family trust or overlapping directorships as to payroll tax grouping and whether they can be de-grouped.
Change of Use Charge: Represented numerous landlords on redevelopment potential and tax liability arising from approval to change purpose clauses of Crown Leases.
Disputes with ATO: Advising and representing various clients on repeated buy and sell arrangements. Whether proceeds of sale are on revenue or capital account.

Intellectual Property

Adviser to AllHomes.com.au ACT’s most successful real estate website; advice relates to corporate structure, protection of IP, tax advice, licencing of government data

Expertise:

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Qualifications
Bachelor of Laws (Hons) Australian National University
Bachel of Arts Australian National University

Admissions
Australian Capital Territory
Queensland
New South Wales

Affiliations and Memberships
ACT Law Society
Law Council of Australia

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Email:

mark.flint@meyervandenberg.com.au

Mark has been practising law for over 25 years. He specialises in contentious property disputes and resolving planning issues.

Mark is the chair of the ACT Chapter of the Law Council of Australia’s Insolvency and Reconstruction Law Committee and writes annotations for the Lexis Nexis Court Procedures Rules (ACT).

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Position: Deputy Managing Partner Team: Dispute Resolution Phone: (02) 6279 4428 Email: mark.flint@meyervandenberg.com.au vCard: click to download

Mark has been practising law for over 25 years. He specialises in contentious property disputes and resolving planning issues.

Mark is the chair of the ACT Chapter of the Law Council of Australia’s Insolvency and Reconstruction Law Committee and writes annotations for the Lexis Nexis Court Procedures Rules (ACT).

Expertise

Mark’s areas of expertise are:

Commercial leasing disputes
Corporations law and insolvency

Town planning
Tax law
Intellectual property
Club Law

Mark’s recent matters include:

Town Planning

Kingston Foreshore: Advising various developers as to development potential and limitation on the Kingston Foreshore. Includes advice on the ambit of lease and development conditions; making representations to ACT Government that proposed technical amendments to the Territory Plan are invalid (amendments withdrawn by government); and acting for the owner of a residential complex opposing an adjoining development in ACT, the consequential appeal to Supreme Court on costs orders made against adjoining developer, and the Supreme Court proceedings involve a challenge to validity of regulations abolishing third party appeal rights.
Inner North: Representing various developers in proceedings in the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal where multi-unit development approvals were under challenge.
City Centre: Advising on validity of Government approval for Queensland Investment Corporation to undertake major redevelopment in the City Centre, Canberra.
Commonwealth: Advising developer of commercial and residential development of the heritage impact on the Academy of Science.

Leasing

Shopping Centre: Numerous matters involving leasing disputes with tenants; including trade practices claims.
Representing the owners of a heritage hotel in relation to leasing matters following fire damage.

Licensed Clubs

Advisor to various large licensed clubs. Areas of specialty include employment, town planning, mergers and Gaming Machine Act requirements. Recent matters include a club merger on the south coast of NSW and representing a club in an investigation by ACT government regarding possible breaches of the Gaming Machine Act 2004.

Tax

Payroll Tax: Representation of various clients operating separate businesses linked only by family trust or overlapping directorships as to payroll tax grouping and whether they can be de-grouped.
Change of Use Charge: Represented numerous landlords on redevelopment potential and tax liability arising from approval to change purpose clauses of Crown Leases.
Disputes with ATO: Advising and representing various clients on repeated buy and sell arrangements. Whether proceeds of sale are on revenue or capital account.

Intellectual Property

Adviser to AllHomes.com.au ACT’s most successful real estate website; advice relates to corporate structure, protection of IP, tax advice, licencing of government data

Professional Background

Qualifications
Bachelor of Laws (Hons) Australian National University
Bachel of Arts Australian National University

Admissions
Australian Capital Territory
Queensland
New South Wales

Affiliations and Memberships
ACT Law Society
Law Council of Australia

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