Rani Narulla

She is strategic thinker who is solutions focused and commercially minded. Rani supports her clients to manage risk across the life cycle of their projects, from the initial negotiation and drafting of scope and terms, to implementation and operation of each stage, through to dispute avoidance and resolution.

Building upon over a decade of property and commercial litigation, Rani’s practice focuses upon bringing renewable energy land transactions to life. Working for market leading renewable energy companies, she works collaboratively with the owners of interests in land to create opportunities to build critical energy infrastructure.

Rani continues to act for landlords, tenants, property owners and managers, investment and funds management groups in disputes arising from property conveyances, leasing disputes and other commercial property transactions.

In her dispute avoidance practice she advises clients on complex leasing issues, most commonly breaches such as failure to pay rent or outgoings, rights to terminate, valuation disputes, make good issues and problems arising from incorrect exercise of options or delivery of other notices.

Renewable Energy

• Advised landowners, developers and investors regarding the establishment of multiple solar and wind farms, battery facilities and mixed projects in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.

• Acted for market leading joint venture developers in conducting due diligence and subsequent negotiation of transactional documents, for the purchase of interests in land for a large scale wind farm and BESS project in Victoria.

Property - Advice

• Advises an international supermarket chain extensively on commercial and retail leasing issues, including those arising from heads of agreement, outgoings, breach and termination of leases, market rent reviews, make good requirements and core landlord responsibilities such as occupier’s liability. 
• Advises a multinational technology company that specializes in internet-related services and products in relation to property issues, including disputes arising from leasing arrangements (such as claiming unpaid outgoings by tenants) and from negotiations to purchase properties.

Property - Litigation

• Acted for a multinational innovative technology company in NSW Supreme Court proceedings commenced by its landlord over a market rent review for a retail tenancy lease for the client's flagship Sydney store premises. 
• Acted for an ASX listed investment and funds management group landlord in relation to a proceedings commenced by a tenant in NCAT over exercise of an option for renewal of a retail tenancy lease.

• Ranked in Litigation, Best Lawyers (Australia), every year since 2023

• Law Society of New South Wales