Trent Akhurst

Trent Akhurst serves as a Director at MSJA Lawyers, where he deftly facilitates transactions with an emphasis on delivering candid and targeted advice. His approach is centred on achieving commercial and practical outcomes that align with his clients' goals, with a keen sense of the critical timing required to ensure stakeholders' objectives are met. Trent boasts substantial expertise in commercial property and development law, skilfully handling a diverse range of asset classes, including CBD office buildings, retail shopping centres, and large-scale industrial facilities. He enhances the development process by assisting clients from the initial stages of site acquisition and construction to the leasing and eventual disposal of the final product. His clientele is varied and includes residential and commercial developers, property fund managers, family offices, tenant representatives, as well as property trusts and private financiers. Trent's career began at MSJA Lawyers in 2018, where he has continued to make significant contributions from their Brisbane office. He holds both a Bachelor of Business with Distinction and a Bachelor of Laws from Queensland University of Technology, where he completed his studies in 2009. Trent's foundational education was at Anglican Church Grammar School, rounding off a scholarly path that has fully equipped him for the complexities of property and development law.