Barry Taylor

Barry Taylor is the foundation Partner of Emanate Legal. He has developed a wealth of experience and specialist expertise in relation to corporate and property law, compensation, local government, strategic town planning, environment, native title and major project management.Barry Taylor Photo

Qualifications and Directorships:

  • Lawyer, Supreme Court of Queensland
  • Lawyer, High Court of Australia
  • Lawyer, Supreme Court of Northern Territory
  • Lawyer, Supreme Court of New South Wales
  • Notary Public
  • Queensland Law Society Approved Mediator
  • Director, numerous business corporations
  • Member, Urban Development Institute of Australia
From the mid 1970’s to date, Barry has:
Practised extensively in major property/commercial related actions/applications for a diverse (private, corporate and governmental) range of clients throughout Queensland, Northern Territory and Papua New Guinea including:
  • commercial leasing (both revenue and expenditure);
  • rural property transactions (cattle, sheep, wheat and sugar cane);
  • tavern, hotel and motel transactions;
  • building units and group title developments;
  • shopping centre/supermarket developments/acquisitions;
  • commercial retail centre developments;
  • harbourside/portside developments;
  • Government developments.
Practised extensively in planning/environmental related matters for private, corporate and governmental clients including:
  • public, private infrastructure, major project for reclamation of seabed for an area between Jupiters Casino and outer Breakwater, Townsville Harbour Ocean Terminal residential/commercial for Townsville Port Authority.
  • advice concerning development options;
  • advice on Local Government planning issues;
  • numerous preparation and appearances in the Planning and Environment Court Appeals/trials for Appellants and Respondents;
  • representing clients’ interests in negotiations with and submissions to Government and regulatory authorities;
  • town planning compliance and enforcement issues, finalising Development Permits for sand quarry/rock quarries in Pioneer Shire Council – Mackay, Mulgrave Shire Council – Cairns, Thuringowa City Council, Townsville City Council, Burdekin Shire Council, Winton Shire Council, Douglas Shire Council, Redland Shire Council.
Advised and represented private commercial clients in respect of application for Material Change of Use for Shopping Centers/Commercial Retail Showrooms/Commercial Developments in the local government areas of:
  • Brisbane City Council
  • Cairns City Council
  • Gold Coast City Council
  • Logan City Council
  • Mackay City Council
  • Redland Shire Council
  • Thuringowa City Council
  • Townsville City Council
Acted in the investigation of planning and environmental issues in the canal development at Raby Bay involving Redland Shire Council, Queensland Government Coordinator General Department/State Development.
Acted for developers of multi dwellings and commercial complexes in the local government areas of:
  • Brisbane City Council
  • Cairns City Council
  • Douglas Shire Council
  • Gold Coast City Council
  • Mackay City Council
  • Thuringowa City Council
  • Townsville City Council
Represented commercial, residential and tourist property developers including:
  • negotiating and documenting of Strata Title developments;
  • developing and managing construction contracts;
  • developing, negotiating and documenting financing outcome;
  • engaging in contract dispute resolution;
  • advice concerning development options.
Negotiated and documented commercial agreements for development of Australian businesses and their intellectual property with parties in Japan, United States of America, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, England and Germany.
Practised extensively in major/minor corporate, partnership and joint venture actions including:
  • advice concerning corporate restructuring and financial re-organisation;
  • advice concerning liquidations and provisional liquidations;
  • advice concerning corporate takeovers and takeover financing;
  • advice concerning foreign investment and exchange risk transactions;
  • listing of public companies.
Acted on behalf of Resuming Authorities under the Acquisition of Land Act 1967 including the Townsville City Council in relation to:
  • Sewerage Plant Land on Magnetic Island;
  • Pump Station at Alligator Creek;
  • Necessary access within Townsville City;
  • Parkland within Townsville City.
Acted on behalf of Corporate Owners claiming compensation for land resumed under the Transport Infrastructure Act including:
  • Service Station land on Ipswich Road;
  • Energex land on Redland Bay Road;
  • Service Station land on Indooroopilly Road;
  • Commercial and Industrial land on Woolcock Street, Townsville;
  • Commercial and Industrial land on Dalrymple Road, Townsville;
  • Commercial, Industrial and Rural land on the Bruce Highway ranging north to Cairns and south to Mackay.
Represented graziers and rural landowners in claims for compensation arising out of mining leases in:
  • Winton;
  • Mt Isa;
  • Townsville;
  • Atherton;
  • Bowen;
  • Charters Towers;
  • Stradbroke Island;
  • Mareeba;
  • Hughenden.
Represented a diverse (private, corporate and governmental) range of clients in numerous negotiations and dispute resolutions involving the following areas of law:
  • Acquisition of Land Act 1967 (Qld), compensation matters Main Roads, Department of Natural Resources and Mines, National Parks, infrastructure corridors, sewerage treatment plants;
  • Transport Act compensation matters;
  • Mineral Resources Act 1989 (Qld), compensation matters;
  • Native Title (Queensland) Act 1993 and Native Title Act 1993 indigenous land use and compensation matters;
  • Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Qld) and the Wet Tropics World Heritage Protection and Management Act 1993 (Qld)
  • Wet Tropics Management Act 1993;
  • Integrated Planning Act 1997 (Qld), compensation matters, lodgement of applications/submissions and negotiations with Local Authorities in relation to applications for material change of use, reconfiguration of lots associated with the development of reclamation and greenfields/vacant sites;
  • contractual dispute matters; and
  • leasing dispute matters.
Represented a diverse range of clients (both employer and employee private, corporate and government sectors) regarding issues of employment, human resource management and discrimination including:
  • employment contract negotiations;
  • unfair dismissal; and
  • personal management and resource planning.
Represented national sporting entities (the Super League Clubs) and News Limited in the long running and complex litigation (associated with Trade Practices Act 1974, fiduciary duties and intellectual property) surrounding the Super League case necessitating appearances and representation for the Federal Court, Full Federal Court, and High Court of Australia.
Represented a diverse range of clients regarding issues in accordance with the provisions of the Income Tax Assessment Acts of 1936 and 1997.
Represented major media (print and electronic) corporations in defence of and restriction of exposure to defamation actions, human resources and intellectual property.
Practised extensively in the area of health management and private and public hospitals.
Acted as a Director of and adviser to Government Owned Corporations with regard to the powers of the Government Owned Corporations Act 1993.
Advised regularly in trade practices, anti trust and Australian Competition and Consumer Commission actions.
Retained to provide advice and strategy for the largest rural (cattle, land and beast) acquisition in Australia.