David Toole – Legal Director

Accredited Specialist in
Property Law

E: david.toole@wln.com.au
Executive Assistant: Tara Dunn
E: tara.dunn@wln.com.au

David is a commercial lawyer with a focus on property and taxation issues. He advises clients on a wide range of property issues, and leads an expert and experienced staff in commercial leasing and conveyancing.

David and his property team have daily involvement with large scale property development and commercial property sales and purchases. This includes being across recent legislative requirements (such as mandatory reporting) and as recent legal development. Recent transactions have included acting for developers on a community triple subdivision and acting on sale and purchase of ACT Rural Leases.

David provides advice in relation to implications of the GST for property transactions.

David has specialised knowledge in relation to property purchase by self managed superannuation funds. He has completed several transactions in this area and is across the recent developments allowing super funds to borrow to purchase real property.

His areas of expertise also include specialised knowledge on business succession planning including restructuring and options for a retirement strategy.

David joined Williams Love & Nicol in 2005 after 14 years as a partner at Deacons and its precursor firms, Sly & Weigall and Macphillamy Cummins & Gibson. In 2000, he spent six months on secondment with the Minter Ellison Sydney tax team. David began his practice at Freehill Hollingdale & Page in 1985.