John Warlow

Background

About John Warlow

John is a director of both McCarthy Durie Lawyers and Warlow Scott Lawyers, which together make the MLD Legal Group. As leader of the the Group's construction and business law dispute resolution team, my focus is always to gain the ascendency early in any battle in order to provide my clients with a platform from which to try to resolve the matter before excessive legal costs are incurred. Years of experience have shown that blindly putting clients on the litigation ‘conveyor belt’ can be counter-productive. In addition to my expertise in business and construction disputes, I also have extensive experience in corporate law, business transactions and insolvency matters. My expertise in disputes and litigation has given me the ability to identify potential traps that are often missed by many lawyers who practice purely in transactional matters. That ability to identify pitfalls, as well as years of experience both inside and outside the Law, have resulted in me developing long-term relationships with many clients who have come to trust my judgment, not just for legal matters, but also for solutions to all manner of business problems. After being admitted as a solicitor, I practised as a commercial and litigation lawyer rising to become a partner before the age of 30 in one of the longest established firms on the Gold Coast. In I left the Law and moved to Brisbane to run a family business in the textile industry which, with my guidance, quickly grew within a few short years into a multi-million dollar enterprise with customers throughout Asia and the Middle East. Those years outside the law were invaluable, as very few solicitors truly understand the demands and exigencies of business owners. But by 2004 the call of the Law was too great and I returned to practice, joining forces with Scott Jenkinson to create a firm specialising in property, corporate and construction law, known as Warlow Scott Lawyers. In January 2020 Warlow Scott joined McCarthy Durie to form the MLD Legal Group, a 60+ person law firm offering a full range of specialist services from property law and town planning, to business and corporate law, intellectual property, wills and estates, construction law, specialist litigation and dispute resolution services and family law.