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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

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 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 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

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.

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CONTACT

ZILKENS LAWYERS

LOCATION
5th Floor

68 St Georges Terrace 

Perth WA 6000

CORRESPONDENCE
PO Box Z5204 

St Georges Terrace 

Perth WA 6831

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