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With confidence in the city’s
commercial future, national law
firm Holding Redlich is investing
in the future of Cairns.
Words Gavin King

Local lawyer Ranjit Singh is holding
court at a central table of his favourite
yum cha spot in the Cairns CBD. Tropic
is joining him for lunch and a chat at
The Golden Boat on Lake St alongside
Ian Robertson AO, the national
managing partner of Holding Redlich.
The firm, established in Melbourne
in 1936, recently acquired Ranjit’s
business Law Solutions. Ian is in town
to meet with business leaders and host
a lunch for 140 people headlined by Mal
Meninga, a long-term Holding Redlich
client. Ranjit’s conversation, as always,
is peppered with an entrepreneurial
edge and sharp insights into the
current state of the Cairns economy. Solutions to the top floor of the Cairns
Ranjit likes to hold business meetings Corporate Tower – as an exciting
over yum cha. The rapid pace of food evolutionary step for his young team.
delivery, the buzz of activity and “I have always been passionate and
the circular communal tables suits excited about Cairns and all it has
his style. Yum cha cuts straight to to offer our local, domestic and
the chase. No menus to ponder, no international visitors and clients,” he
waiting around to be served, no delays said. “From a business point of view,
between order and delivery. Yum cha Cairns has a great culture of supporting
leaves maximum room and time for people who are willing to have a crack.
discussion and deals. And anyone who All Cairns needs is a few more projects
has spent time with Ranjit knows he to get off the ground and I think we
likes making deals. Deciding to sell his will see more of our opportunistic and
seven-year-old business Law Solutions entrepreneurial minds having a crack,
to become a partner in a major national making their own success stories.
firm is perhaps the biggest deal of From our own standpoint, the Holding
his career, alongside his work on the Redlich move means we have the
Nova City development. He views the resources of a national firm so we can
move – including a physical shift from be more, to more clients, and provide
the humble McLeod St office of Law more than just great law.”

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