KHQ Lawyers

Construction, Infrastructure & Energy

John’s more than 25 years’ experience as a front-end construction and major project practitioner has seen him take on leading roles on several solar farm and other renewable development projects.  

John’s experience spans key infrastructure projects, building developments, and renewable energy ventures, as well as front-end construction matters in the commercial, industrial, retail and residential fields. His clients vary from government bodies to project owners and contractors and he is valued for his ‘no nonsense’ guidance.   

Over the course of his career, John has held senior roles in leading national and international law firms. Examples of his work include:  

• Advising Energy Solutions on numerous utility scale solar farm and BESS projects throughout Australia, including negotiating EPC Contracts, O&M Contracts, parent company guarantees, financier tripartite deeds and other ancillary documents including down-stream key supply agreements. 
• Advising Everllence (previously MAN Energy Solutions) on several high-value equipment supply agreements for renewable energy and oil and gas projects in Australia.  
• Negotiating a Design and Construct Contract, together with subcontractor novation deeds, subcontractor warranty deeds, an Operation and Maintenance Agreement, and key equipment supply agreements for Melbourne Airport’s solar farm project.  
• Advising the Commonwealth Government on several construction contracts and procurement agreements in various states and territories. 
• Acting for SICE, a Spanish traffic management specialist, on various contracts for the supply of equipment and software products for use on various toll roads throughout Australia. 
• Advising Essendon Fields (airport in Essendon, Victoria) on an agreement for lease for a commercial office building located at Essendon Fields, which is a commercial precinct adjacent to Essendon Airport.  
• Advising Healthscope Operations Limited on its Gold Coast Private Hospital Collocation Agreement with Queensland Health, as well as a ground lease, a car park agreement for sublease and construction documentation for the design and construction of the Gold Coast Private Hospital.  
• Advising Healthscope Operations Limited on an Agreement for Lease with Holmesglen TAFE in Victoria, under which Healthscope constructed a private hospital with nursing teaching facilities on the Holmesglen TAFE Campus. John also advised on an Education Agreement with Holmesglen TAFE.  
• Advising CBUS Property on its Project Deed with Victoria Police, which was effectively an agreement for lease, under which CBUS Property agreed to design, construct and lease a commercial building to be Victoria Police’s headquarters.  
• Advising CBUS Property on the Design and Construct Contract for 1 William Street, Brisbane, the offices for the Queensland Government  
• Advising Powercor Pty Limited on a Funding Agreement with the Victorian Government, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning in relation to a neighbourhood battery project. Also assisted with negotiating the BESS Licence Agreement between Powercor and Simply Energy.