Unyielding advocacy. Dispassionate counsel. Enduring discretion.
Providing decisive representation across high-value property conveyancing, complex matrimonial asset restructuring, corporate immigration, and commercial Supreme Court litigation.
$750M+
Settled Property Matters
40+ Yrs
Collective Precedent
Tier 1
Commercial Litigators
Specialised Practice Areas
We eschew volume in favour of surgical depth. Our matters are managed exclusively by accredited senior practitioners and partners.
Prestige Conveyancing & Commercial Leasing
Flawless legal execution for luxury residential acquisitions, broadacre subdivisions, commercial office leases, caveat lodgments, and complex title encumbrance restructuring across Western Australia.
- High-value Western Suburbs residential settlements
- Commercial retail & industrial leasing agreements
- Strata title restructuring & developer off-the-plan contracts
High-Net-Worth Matrimonial Restructuring
Strategic, confidential guidance for corporate executives and private families facing marriage dissolution. Forensic asset tracing, discretionary trust dissection, and Binding Financial Agreements (BFAs).
- Complex corporate balance-sheet asset division
- Binding Financial Agreements (Pre-nuptial & Post-nuptial)
- Discreet private mediation & Family Court representation
Corporate Mobility & Executive Visas
Navigating complex Australian migration law for resources sector multinationals, significant investors, and key executive transfers. Comprehensive appeals before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT).
- Subclass 482 & Employer Nomination Scheme (186)
- Business Innovation & Significant Investor Programs (SIV)
- Ministerial intervention & Federal Court judicial review
Commercial Litigation & Supreme Court Advocacy
Decisive, high-stakes advocacy across contractual breaches, shareholder oppression, mining joint-venture conflicts, urgent freezing orders, and arbitration in the WA Supreme Court and Federal Court of Australia.
- Shareholder and partnership governance disputes
- Mining tenure, joint-venture & royalty litigation
- Urgent interlocutory injunctions & appellate proceedings
Discretion. Forensic Rigour. Commercial Acumen.
At Kensington Hastings, we do not operate as an impersonal legal factory. Established in the financial heart of Perth, our chambers are dedicated to defending the liberty, commercial viability, and legacy of our private clients.
Every brief is subjected to rigorous forensic review before initiating action, ensuring our clients enter settlement conferences or courtrooms from positions of demonstrable strength.
Direct Partner Access
Your matter is never delegated to junior clerks. Senior counsel leads every tactical conference.
Ironclad Confidentiality
Private boardroom facilities with strict digital security protocols for sensitive wealth and litigation matters.
“Kensington Hastings facilitated the settlement of our $14.2M industrial logistics facility in Welshpool. Their forensic examination of easements and title caveats uncovered liabilities that saved our syndicate substantial risk. Superb legal minds.”
“In an emotionally charged divorce involving substantial corporate and farming assets, their family law partner provided unwavering composure and strategic clarity. Resolved via private mediation with our family privacy completely intact.”
“When an offshore minority shareholder attempted an unlawful injunction against our mining services firm, the litigation team at Kensington Hastings drafted counter-proceedings within 24 hours. The matter was struck out with full costs awarded in our favour.”
Frequently Examined Inquiries
We believe elite legal counsel must be underpinned by complete transparency in cost agreements, retainer obligations, and case timelines.
Chambers Location
2 The Esplanade (cnr St Georges Terrace)
Perth, Western Australia 6000
Secure Facsimile: (08) 9220 5001
Direct Registry: counsel@kensingtonhastings.com.au
Secure valet parking via Sherwood Court entrance.
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