Sue Maxwell

About Sue

Sue is an astute property and commercial lawyer and co-leads Thynne + Macartney's Property practice with Aaron Webb. She leverages her unique combination of transactional property and commercial law expertise to assist developers and investors to manage matters at all stages of property development projects.

Working closely with property developers on residential, commercial and industrial strata and freehold development projects, Sue's expertise in front-end property development matters includes:

• planning and project structuring advice
• acquisition of development sites
• development financing, particularly joint venture arrangements with financiers and non-bank lenders
• negotiating with surveyors, town planners and body corporate managers during the development planning stage
• preparing compliant off-the-plan contracts and disclosure statements
• sale of developed lots, and
• advising bodies corporate on the proposed assignment, variation, extension and termination of management rights agreements.

In addition, Sue keeps development projects on track and moving forward by leveraging the expertise of our Planning + Environment and Building + Construction groups to review construction contracts, advise on development conditions, easements and covenants, and to mitigate or resolve disputes.

With more than 25 years' experience protecting the interests of businesses as they corporatise and expand, Sue's commercial practice includes advising on the sale, acquisition and restructuring of businesses, associated GST and transfer duty implications, conducting due diligence enquiries, liaising with financiers, drafting commercial documents and agreements, and matters relating to day-to-day business operations. Her clients include SMEs, property developers, investors, start-ups, large businesses, property owners, financiers and commercial tenants. She regularly assists high-profile retailers with leasing and other commercial needs.

Awards & Recognition

Best Lawyers Australia

• Commercial (2019-2026)
• Real Property Law (2026)

Qualifications

• Admitted as a solicitor to the Supreme Court of Queensland in November 1999
• Bachelor of Laws - Queensland University of Technology
• Bachelor of Business (Accounting) - Queensland University of Technology

Memberships & Appointments

• Queensland Law Society
• Urban Development Institute of Australia (Qld)
• Property Council of Australia

Relevant Experience

• Advising on the acquisition of a mixed-use development site in the CBD for redevelopment.
• Advising on all aspects of numerous developments within the Moreton Bay region.
• Advising on the divestment of a large-scale development site within a PDA area.
• Advising on the acquisition of distribution centre sites Australia wide for a Queensland based food supply company.
• Advising on the restructure of a national retailer.