Principal Lawyer – Brisbane
Mobile +61 467 667 040
mark.downie@dllegal.com.au
Mark Downie was admitted as a lawyer in 2003. Mark acts in civil litigation, building and construction, commercial law, business law, asset protection, estate planning and not-for-profit law.
Mark resolves disputes. Mark has litigated matters in all Queensland and federal courts including the High Court of Australia. Mark also litigates matters in New South Wales and Victoria.
Mark helps small to medium-sized enterprises smooth out bumps on the way to growth. He provides real and practical advice on how managers can deal with difficult legal issues in order to reach the best economic solutions. Mark also assists larger enterprises with their day-to-day commercial needs. Mark is able to lead teams. Following secondments to The University of Queensland from Sparke Helmore Lawyers, McKays Solicitors’ Brisbane office (now Cornwalls) and DownieLaw, he was Director, Legal Office of The University of Queensland until his return to full time private practice at DL Legal in 2016. Mark is able to manage transactional matters including complex commercial agreements, construction contracts, property dealings, property development and leasing.
Examples of Mark’s work include:
- claims, defences, applications, appeals and court-required actions such as subpoena and non-party disclosure;
- building industry fairness matters and payment disputes;
- acting for universities, hospitals, family office, property developers, mining companies, principals, construction contractors, superintendents, architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, project managers, retirement village scheme operators, buyers, sellers, shareholders, directors, sole traders, partners, doctors, accountants and other professionals in relation to a broad range of legal agreements;
- providing independent advice to commercial property sellers, buyers, landlords, tenants, mortgagees, mortgagors, guarantors, lenders and other clients in need of such advice;
- advising on the impact of legislation and regulation including procedural fairness, disclosure obligations and compliance actions; and
- advising clients on testamentary trusts, asset protection and estate planning to achieve the directions and wishes of high wealth individuals.
Mark is a member of the Queensland Law Society and the QUT Alumni. Mark is a former member of the The University of Queensland’s Legislative Committee, Queensland University of Technology’s Law Academic Board and Queensland University of Technology’s Law Library Acquisitions Committee. Mark is a past board member of Wild Breads Pty Ltd, Nomad Turkish Pty Ltd, Sol Breads Pty Ltd, Northey Stainless Pty Ltd and MPD Law Pty Ltd. In his spare time, Mark enjoys heavy lifting at the gym.