Roslyn McCulloch : Senior Lawyer

 rmcculloch@pikeslawyers.com.au

Areas of Practice:

• General litigation.
• Conveyancing and property work.
• Land and Environment Court litigation.
• Planning and Environmental Law.

Academic Qualifications:

• 1983 BEc, University of Sydney
• 1985 LLB, University of Sydney

Admission Details:

• 1985 New South Wales

Career Highlights:

• Assisted in Federal Court litigation concerning complex property rights and contractual arrangements which was successfully resolved to enable the creation of easements and air space rights to land adjoining Qantas Drive, Joyce Drive and the Robey Street and O'Riordan Street Bridges at Sydney Airport for the installation of large scale advertising signs (1992–1994).
• Assisted and later assumed the carriage of successful proceedings in the New South Wales Court of Appeal and High Court of Australia for South Sydney Council against the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust concerning a dispute relating to the interpretation of the Domain Carparking Station (1999–2002).
• Represented a successful applicant in Land and Environment Court proceedings which established industrial existing use rights over a rural property in the Dooralong Valley, including a successful costs application: Mansfield v Wyong Shire Council (1999–2001).
• In addition, Roslyn has conducted many cases as solicitor advocate in classes 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the jurisdiction for the Land and Environment Court since her admission as a solicitor in 1985. Roslyn has also conducted cases as an instructing solicitor in most jurisdictions including the Supreme Court, Federal Court, Court of Appeal and High Court of Australia.  

Professional Memberships:

• Committee member NSW Environmental Law Association 1992–1993

Employment History:

• 1985 - current:  Solicitor, Partner and now Senior Lawyer (part–time) Pikes Lawyers