Fiona Jolly

Special Counsel

Practice Areas

  • Corporate governance
  • Government law

Fiona is a Special Counsel at Griffin Legal with a key role in our Governance Team.

Fiona assists clients by providing the most innovative and up to date advice on corporate governance, and government reform and decision-making.

Fiona is an experienced CEO, Company Director and legal practitioner with a diverse executive career with the federal public sector.

Fiona has been appointed to a number of Commonwealth Government statutory positions, and is a committed leader in not-for-profit organisations, with a history of working to improve the governance and performance of organisations in and around the Canberra Region.

Other Team Leaders

  • Carina Zeccola
    Carina Zeccola

    Managing Director

    • Privacy and Information Technology Law
    • Government
    • Corporate Governance
  • Claire Carton
    Claire Carton

    Executive Director

    • Corporate and commercial law
    • Employment law
    • Integrity
  • Damien Brazel
    Damien Brazel

    Partner

    • Privacy and Information Technology Law
    • Government Advisory
    • Administrative Law
  • Nicole Platt
    Nicole Platt

    Partner

    • Probity
    • Procurement
    • Government Advisory
  • Melinda Twyford
    Melinda Twyford

    Special Counsel

    • Government IT Procurement and Contracts
    • Corporate/Non-corporate Governance
    • Industrial Relations and Employment
  • Fiona Jolly
    Fiona Jolly

    Special Counsel

    • Disputes and Litigation
    • Employment Law
    • Investigations
  • Melinda Smith
    Melinda Smith

    Special Counsel

    • Privacy Law
    • IT Law
    • Administrative Law
  • Kelly Bush
    Kelly Bush

    Conveyancing Manager

    • Conveyancing

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Purchasing an Off-the-Plan Property

The interest in “off-the-plan” properties is ever increasing and is becoming more popular for buyers. An off-the-plan purchase is one where the Buyer enters into a contract to purchase a property that has not yet been constructed. Due to the prolonged settlement period for an off-the-plan purchase it is imperative for buyers and sellers to …
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