Alexander St John
Annabel Ryan
Thu Vo
Lawyer
Lachlan Stagoll
Lily Clements-Markham
Marni Riley
Special Counsel
Emily Wang
Tasmin Cilliers

Ching Yee Tan

Senior Associate

Ching Yee is a property lawyer with extensive experience in real estate transactions. Having worked with some of the major developers in Perth, Ching Yee has vast experience in all aspects of mixed use projects including entity structuring, acquisition, land parcelling, leasing, project financing and disposals. Ching Yee also has experience in complex Western Australian strata matters.

Ching Yee particularly enjoys crafting and negotiating complex agreements to meet each client’s bespoke needs.

Ching Yee is passionate about solving problems for clients in a practical, efficient and commercial manner. Her client focused approach, with her ability to balance legal precision with commercial objectives, results in strong relationships with clients who rely on Ching Yee as a trusted advisor.

Prior to joining Hamilton Locke, Ching Yee worked for Lavan in Perth and Reed Smith in London.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Property

AWARDS
  • Best Lawyers (Australia), Ones to Watch, 2024 and 2025
QUALIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor of Laws – University of Western Australia
  • Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in investment finance and corporate finance – University of Western Australia
  • Admitted to practice in Western Australia

 

SELECTED REPRESENTATIONS
  • Acted for major apartment and mixed-use developers in Perth in respect of their strata projects including:
    • Negotiating land acquisition contracts with local government;
    • Preparing complex off the plan strata contracts to sell residential lots;
    • Structuring the long term management and governance of the development including access rights, re-subdivision and re-development rights;
    • Negotiating development financing documents; and
    • Advising on issues throughout the life of the project.
  • Acted for a Chinese client in its $120 million acquisition of two office buildings in Perth’s CBD.
  • Acted for a developer of an over 55s master planned community.
  • Acted for owner of various landmark properties in London in the management and leasing of their extensive real estate portfolio.