Property and commercial law, delivered with clarity.

Supporting clients across property and business acquisitions, developments, leasing, corporate law and conveyancing.

Who We Are

Spence Lawyers is a property and commercial law practice advising across property and commercial transactions, from acquisition through to project delivery and dispute resolution.

We act for buyers, sellers, developers, investors, lenders, borrowers, landlords, tenants and business owners.

With over a decade of experience in these areas, our advice is commercially aligned, strategically considered and delivered with clarity.

About Us

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Our Approach

We approach each matter with a clear understanding of risk allocation, commercial objective and practical execution.

Our approach ensures robust legal frameworks are established at the outset, enabling acquisitions, development projects, leasing, funding arrangements and business sales to proceed with precision and expediency.

We understand the importance of negotiating with a pragmatic mindset and the value of securing outcomes efficiently whilst maintaining protection of our clients’ interests.

Where disputes arise, we act decisively to protect and enforce our clients’ rights through advice-backed negotiations, alternative dispute resolution and litigation in the courts.

Our Focus

Spence Lawyers maintains a disciplined focus on property and commercial transactions.

By integrating documentation, transaction management and enforcement capability within our practice, we provide continuity across every stage of a matter, from contract negotiation through to completion and, if required, dispute resolution.

Our primary focus is to deliver clear, effective legal advice in an efficient and timely manner.

Our Team

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Adam Spence 

Principal | Director

Adam is the founder and principal of Spence Lawyers. He advises on property and commercial documentation, transactions and litigation.

He has a particular interest in acting for property developers, whether it be the development of a residential tower, industrial complex or mixed-use project. He also has extensive experience in commercial and retail leasing, acting for landlords managing multiple tenancies and tenants leasing premises for their business, as well as advising on body corporate matters and business sales.

Clients value Adam’s considered, pragmatic and efficient advice, together with his disciplined approach to documentation and risk management. Clients describe him as accessible and professional.

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Angela O’Connor

Paralegal | Conveyancer

Angela is the firm’s paralegal and works in conjunction with Adam in relation to all property and commercial matters.

She has a keen interest in residential and commercial conveyancing, and in acting for developers on off-the-plan projects, including preparation and coordination of contract documentation and management of project conveyancing. She maintains structured settlement schedules and development registers to provide clients with clear visibility across their projects and ensure coordinated delivery through to completion.

Her structured and detail-driven approach underpins the firm’s success.

Our Services

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    Property Development

    We advise on property development projects across the development lifecycle, from site acquisition through to project delivery, off-the-plan sales and post-completion matters.

    Our work includes joint venture arrangements, option agreements, staged acquisitions, funding documentation, development management agreements, off-the-plan contract and disclosure statement preparation, community management statements for body corporate developments, registration of survey plans and easements, and settlement of completed developments.

    We provide forward-looking advice designed to ensure projects proceed with clarity and resilience.

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    Conveyancing

    Conveyancing is the foundation of property transactions, and a core part of our practice.

    We deal in all aspects of residential and commercial conveyancing.

    From large scale off-the-plan sales for developers, to individual residential purchases and multi tenanted commercial property acquisitions, we manage transactions with discipline and efficiency.

    We act on contract review and preparation, negotiation of special conditions, legal due diligence and settlement.

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    Leasing

    We act for landlords and tenants across commercial, retail and industrial leasing matters.

    Our services include preparation and negotiation of leases, agreements for lease, disclosure statements, variations, assignments, renewals and enforcement.

    We work closely with leasing agents and property managers to ensure transactions move efficiently and documentation appropriately allocates risk and protects long-term value.

    Where disputes arise, we assist in resolving matters commercially through a strong understanding legal rights of landlords and tenants.

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    Business Sales and Purchases

    We advise on the purchase and sale of businesses across a range of industries.

    Our work includes contract preparation, share sale agreements, legal due diligence, restraint of trade arrangements and settlement of the transaction.

    We focus on managing risk and ensuring transactions proceed with commercial clarity.

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    Lending and Securities

    We act for lenders and borrowers in secured and unsecured finance arrangements.

    Our experience includes documenting facility agreements supported by first and second mortgages (including priority deeds and intercreditor arrangements), PPSR security interests, caveats and personal guarantees.

    We ensure lending transactions are properly documented and secured as intended, and where necessary, we act in relation to the enforcement of loan agreements and mortgagee rights to recover debt and protect secured interests.

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    Corporate Law

    We advise on shareholder arrangements and director duties, and company dealings.

    Our work includes shareholder and unitholder agreements, joint venture documentation, share sale agreements, advising directors and dealing with company obligations under the Corporations Act such as financial assistance requirements.

    We also act in shareholder, unitholder and director disputes.

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    Body Corporate and Community Titles Schemes

    We advise developers, lot owners and body corporates on matters arising within community title schemes.

    Our work includes advising on acquisitions within body corporate schemes, owner rights and obligations, preparation of community management statements and by-laws, and dispute resolution.

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    Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

    We act in disputes involving leases, loan agreements, guarantees, shareholder arrangements, business sales, property transactions and body corporate matters.

    With substantial litigation experience in these areas, our approach is strategic and commercially focused.

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