Jay Leary
Jay Leary
Partner, Brisbane
Phone +61 7 3258 6619
Fax +61 7 3258 6444
jay.leary@freehills.com

Current practice

Jay practises as a commercial lawyer with particular experience in energy and resources, major infrastructure and general contractual and commercial matters.

Industry experience

Jay assists clients to implement a wide range of transactions including development agreements, joint ventures, EPC contract, EPCM agreements, O&M agreements, commodity sales agreements and transportation agreements. Jay has also advised extensively on Queensland third party access regulation issues.

Major projects that Jay has been involved in include:

  • adviser to Rio Tinto & Titanium in relation to the development of a mineral sands mine and port in Madagascar, Africa
  • adviser to Babcock & Brown Infrastructure on the $1.1 billion expansion of the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal
  • adviser to InterGen in relation to a merchant, project financed greenfield 800MW gas-fired CCGT power station in Singapore
  • adviser to Babcock & Brown Infrastructure in relation to the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Access Undertaking
  • adviser to Barrick Gold Corporation on its development of a new gold mine at Cowal and electricity transmission line from Temora
  • adviser to Queensland Rail in relation to the Bauhinia Regional Rail Project including access agreements and rail haulage agreements
  • adviser to the proponent of the PNG to Queensland Gas Pipeline
  • adviser to Comalco in relation to the development of the Comalco Alumina Refinery and associated materials handling and outloading facilities
  • adviser to North Limited in relation to the development of the West Angelas Mine, construction of rail infrastructure and upgrade of the Cape Lambert Port
  • adviser to Rio Tinto Iron Ore in relation to:
    • the Dampier Port Upgrade
    • the development of Eastern Ranges
    • the upgrade of Yandicogina 
    • the expansion of Brockman
    • the expansion of Ton Price.   

Professional background

Jay is a graduate of the Murdoch University School of Law, Perth, Western Australia.

Jay was the associate to Justice Carr of the Federal Court.