John Park

2019

Bachelor of Laws (Hons), Murdoch University (1998); Post graduate Certificate in Construction Law; Practitioner’s Certificate in Mediation and Conciliation from the Resolution Institute; and Certificate of Completion of the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation

Supreme Court of Western Australia (2000); High Court of Australia (2000); Supreme Court of New South Wales (2000)

Corporate and Commercial, Property, Strata Titles, Building and Construction, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Employment, Family Law

John has strong experience and skill in relation to advising in all aspects of commercial advice, franchising, strata titles, dispute resolution, litigation and contracting and construction.

His practice covers a variety of clients including property development and building companies, strata companies and strata proprietors, franchisors and SME’s across a variety of industries. His commercial dispute resolution experience ranges from small matters through to complex appellate court matters. He is adept at advising about and conducting all litigious matters through negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation in all Courts and Tribunals.

John’s core areas of expertise include:

• construction and building dispute resolution and negotiation;
• franchising and Australian Consumer Law advice;
• strata law advice;
• property development and real estate advice;
• commercial property advice; and
• insolvency processes and litigation.

Experience highlights include:

• Advising and assisting a national franchising client draft and update its franchise agreement, disclosure documents, code of conduct and dispute resolution strategy.
• Advising and assisting a national client negotiate and settle a down-stream fuel sale agreement valued at hundreds of millions of dollars.
• Assisting an international client resolve by negotiation a claim valued at hundreds of millions of dollars involving the operation of a crushing plant at a mine.
• Advising and assisting clients with contracts and dispute resolution involved in their purchase and development of land and the sale of mixed use high rise strata developments of over $300 million in value.
• Advising and assisting clients with the preparation of strata title requirements and the resolution of strata titles disputes.

In 2019 John’s firm Park Legal Solutions merged with Kott Gunning Lawyers. Prior to establishing Park Legal Solutions in 2005, John practised at Freehills (Perth and Sydney), and Slater & Gordon Lawyers (Sydney).

Before practising law, John had diverse and successful careers in the Australian Army and the Australian Federal Police during which he developed good leadership, strategic and communication skills.

• Good Faith Infects the Strata Titles Act
• “Dinosaur”: Noun, something completely outdated – Burrows v Houda [2020] NSWDC 485
• Changes to the Strata Titles Act 1985 (WA) (Act) – Quorums for Resolutions Without Dissent and Special Resolutions
• COVID-19 – The National Cabinet – The Emperor’s New Clothes (23 April 2020)
• COVID-19 – Quis custodiet ipsos custodies? Administrative Law and COVID-19 (23 April 2020)

• Law Society of Western Australia
• Strata Community Association WA
• Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management
• Member of the Australian College of Strata Lawyers