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ABOUT

ZILKENS

Zilkens is a Western Australian based boutique law firm, located in the Perth CBD. Established by Alex Zilkens in 1993, the firm has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial and corporate law and commercial litigation with a focus on timely cost effective commercially acceptable outcomes.

PRACTICE AREAS

PRACTICE

AREAS

At Zilkens we are proud to offer "real world" practical legal advice and services at cost effective rates in the following areas:

Banking and Finance
Business Services
Commercial & Corporate Law
Consumer and Competition Law
Disputes & Litigation
Conveyancing
Corporate Governance
Employment and Industrial Relations
Insolvency Law
Intellectual Property
Leasing
Liquor Licensing
Mining & Resource Law
Partnership Law
Property Law
Succession Planning
Trusts

Importantly, we take the time to learn about your business and adopt a commercial, goal driven approach to achieve the best outcome for you.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE DO?

COMMERCIAL & CORPORATE LAW

contract law
corporate governance advice
partnerships
intellectual property
removal of directors
dispute resolution
advice on remuneration/incentive mechanisms

BUSINESS SERVICES

business set up and structuring
unit trusts
shareholder and unit agreements
business/company sales and acquisitions
due diligence matters
business succession planning
preparation of business sale agremeents
ASIC compliance

DISPUTES & LITIGATION

initiating and defending disputes in all courts and tribunals
mediation and other forms of dispute resolution
enforcing securities and loan recoveries
estate and probate disputes
property and lease disputes
employment disputes
commercial contract disputes
actions for and against guarantors
actions arising out of personal and corporate insolvency

PROPERTY LAW

domestic and commercial leasing, including preparations of leases, extensions, assignments and variations
commercial and domestic conveyancing
settlements
mortgages
caveats, covenants and easements
litigation
purchase and sale of all types of residential properties
survivorship applications
Owners Corporation advice

WILLS & ESTATES

preparation of wills
succession planning
wills disputes
testamentary and discretionary trusts
powers of attorney
guardianship
probate and administration of deceased estates
asset protection

LIQUOR LICENSING

applications for new liquor licences
objections to new liquor licence applications
selling or purchasing licensed premises
specialised liquor licensing advice
appearing before the Liquor Commission WA to represent licensees the subject of a complaint

MINING & RESOURCE LAW

joint ventures
memorandums of understanding
service and supply agreements
mortgages
caveats
purchase and sale of tenements

OUR PEOPLE

ALEX ZILKENS
DIRECTOR

Alex graduated from University of Sydney in 1986 with a combined Arts/Law degree, and has worked as a lawyer in private practice since his admission in 1987.

He has been the principal of Zilkens Lawyers since 1993, taking instructions in commercial legal work as well as commercial and general litigation.

MELANIE NOID
LAWYER

Melanie graduated from Curtin University in 2020 with a Bachelor of Laws (Distinction). Melanie also has a Bachelor of Science with honours from the University of Western Australia and Graduate Diploma in Sustainability Management from Curtin University.

Prior to her admission, Melanie worked for over 10 years in environmental management, primarily in the mining and civil construction sectors.

JASMIN PAPALIA
LAW CLERK

Jasmin graduated from the University of Western Australia in 2020 with a Bachelor of Commerce where she majored in Business Law and Economics.

Prior to joining Zilkens, Jasmin worked in a boutique law firm where she assisted lawyers in commercial disputes and litigations.

KELLY NG

SECRETARY

MONIKA ZILKENS

ACCOUNTS CLERK

PUBLICATIONS

OUR PUBLICATIONS

~~LEGAL UPDATE: Strata Titles Amendment Act 2018~~

11 May 2020 by Amy Dunlop

The Strata Titles Amendment Act 2018 came into effect on 1 May 2020. Some of the changes brought in by the Act may affect you and the running of your strata company.