Curt Schatz Email & Phone Number

I lead the firm's Property and Hospitality group. With over 30 years' experience in Property, Liquor and Gaming law, I am recognised as a leader in this field. I advise pub, club, hotel, nightclub, restaurant, resort and accommodation venue owners and operators on the strategic and technical aspects of their business operations and freehold ownerships.This includes advice to property developers and owners about assets, which include licensed premises.We are a “one stop shop” for any legal issue involving Property Law, Town Planning Laws and/ or Liquor and Gaming Law.My expertise includes acquisitions and sales, site acquisitions, all forms of liquor licensing and gaming applications, management agreements, and establishment of new licensed venues for greenfield sites. My clients include a major supermarket chain for which I undertake all their Queensland and New South Wales hotel acquisitions. My work includes all compliance issues relating to licensed venues, including accessing employment law advice.I also act regularly for sellers, buyers and owners of accommodation hotels and other accommodation venues.I work closely with government regulators in the liquor and gaming sector, and have advised on the amendments to the Queensland liquor and gaming laws. I am also a key adviser to peak industry bodies, such as the Queensland Hotels Association (QHA) and Clubs Queensland.I regularly contribute to industry publications, including a monthly column in the "QHA Review". I also write articles for "Clubs Insight" and "Queensland Bowler". I am a regular speaker at industry conferences on developments in gaming, liquor and responsible service.I also spent 10 years on a weekly radio talkback with the ABC in Brisbane providing free legal advice to the community.

Listed skills include Property Law, Strategy, Strategic Planning, Pubs, and 14 others.

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  Brisbane Grammar School

  Senior