David Baxter : Partner

ACCREDITED SPECIALIST – PROPERTY LAW

 dbaxter@pikeslawyers.com.au

Areas of Practice:

• Property Law including sales and purchases of local government businesses.
• Leasing and licensing of community and operational land.
• Local Government Law.
• Licensing Law.
• Commercial Law.
• Major infrastructure projects.
• Extensive recent experience in major development projects for Local Government and private developer clients.

Academic Qualifications:

• 1978 LLB, University of Sydney
• 1996 MDR, University of Technology

Admission Details:

• 1978 New South Wales

Career Highlights:

• Since commencing with Pikes in 1978 David has specialised in advising on local government property issues including advices on common law roads, lanes, drainage reserves, easements, property acquisitions and possessory titles.  David is considered to be one of Sydney's most senior local government property specialists.

Publications, Presentations and Committees:

• Forum facilitator at the "Development and Environmental Dispute Management Conference" conducted by the Law Society of New South Wales, 2001.
• Through membership of the Environmental Planning and Development Committee of the Law Society of New South Wales David has also been involved in the preparation and publication of:
  • "Environmental Disputes Mediation Service – A Guide for the Community"
  • "Best Practice for the Management of Environmental Disputes – A Guide for Local Government Councillors and Officers"
  • "What you need to know about Dispute Resolution in Local Government"
  • "Alternatives to Court proceedings"
• David was a member of the Environmental Planning and Development Committee of the Law Society of New South Wales from 1996 to 2007.

Employment History:

• 1978 - current:  Lawyer and Partner, Pikes Lawyers
• July - November 1978:  Solicitor, Sanderson Murphy Priest & Co, Wauchope