Bank Guarantee validity
November 6, 2025
Is anyone else in the legal / property fraternity having issues with checking the validity of bank guarantees? The fakes are getting increasingly good, the original (genuine) bank guarantees are looking increasingly sloppy (you’ve got no idea what we see come across our desks!) and it’s almost impossible to get anyone at most issuing banks to confirm authenticity for “privacy reasons”. In fact, we’ve been advised by these banks that only the customer can confirm authenticity. I respect the privacy laws, but the bank is providing a one-way irrevocable legal covenant to the favouree and surely this would be reason enough for that bank to have an overriding obligation to confirm authenticity to that favouree (and preferably, the favouree’s lawyers)?
– By Jodie Masson
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Special Counsel of the Year Award 2026
Congratulations to Ole Mitrevski, who has been recognised as Special Counsel of the Year at the Australian Law Awards 2026. We are incredibly proud of you Ole on this well-deserved achievement.
August 5, 2026
New Special Counsel Promotion
It is with great pleasure that we announce Joseph’s promotion to Special Counsel. Joseph is known and respected across the legal and property industries, particularly for his work in government and airport transactions, major developments and renewable energy projects.
Joseph is an exceptional leader and a skilled technical lawyer. We are proud to have him on our team.
Congratulations Joseph Consalvi, from all of us at Massons, on this significant career milestone.
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10 years of Massons
July 1, 2026
Doyle Guide 2026
Congratulations to our Jodie Masson, Leisha de Aboitiz and Ole Mitrevski, all recognised for their individual contributions this year in Doyles, as well as Massons. This is special for us as rankings in Doyles are determined by votes collected by our peers in the legal profession. We are grateful to be part of this industry.
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Legal 500 - Asia Pacific 2026 - Real Estate
Thank you to our clients, our team and Legal 500 for this recognition!
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Australian Law Awards - Property Team of the Year 2025
Thank you to our clients and colleagues for their strong support and of course to our amazing team. To be named property team of the year at the Australian Law Awards for the second year in a row is a shared success and we couldn’t be prouder. It’s a privilege to do what we love, with a team we love, and for clients that we love, every day!
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