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JWS Consulting

JWS Consulting is a division of Johnson Winter & Slattery providing commercial consulting services.
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About JWS

We are engaged by major Australian and international corporations as legal counsel on their business activities, disputes and most challenging matters.
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JWS at a glance

Established in 1993 by Tony Johnson, Nigel Winter and Peter Slattery as a boutique corporate firm, JWS grew rapidly to become a leading independent Australian firm.
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The quality of our legal advice and service to clients is recognised through independent industry recognition and direct client feedback.
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JWS supports a number of community initiatives and not for profit organisations across Australia through pro bono legal work, charitable donations and sponsorships.
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In 2018, we celebrate 25 years of long-lasting relationships with our valued clients.
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Our mining experience extends from resource exploration, through production, processing, trading, haulage and shipping, to sale.

We have a deep understanding of the unique legal and commercial characteristics affecting the mining sector. We act for domestic and international clients on projects and operations in Australia and the region.

Our experience covers:

native title, environmental and regulatory matters
structuring of exploration and production joint ventures
preparation and negotiation of all forms of project agreements
acquisition of mineral interests, including undertaking due diligence and drafting sale and purchase agreements, bidding agreements and farm in agreements
drafting drilling contracts and contract mining agreements and mining services agreements
transportation and shipping arrangements including rail and port access issues
negotiating and drafting sales contracts and offtake arrangements
price re-setting mechanisms and price reviews
project financing
trading and hedging arrangements
water, power and gas supplies
managing and resolving construction disputes, including security of payment adjudications
managing and resolving land access disputes, including contested applications for mining tenure.

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Recognition

Michael Dulaney, James Marshall, Rick Malone, Peter Slattery and Peter Smith are recognised as leading lawyers in Natural Resources.
Best Lawyers Australia, 2014

James Marshall is recognised as a leading lawyer in Mining.
Best Lawyers Australia, 2014

Peter Rose is recognised as a Band 1 Energy & Natural Resources lawyer.
Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2014

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JWS was named the 2019 Law Firm of the Year for our expertise in the area of Oil & Gas Law.

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