Legal Practice Areas
Civil Litigation
Chasing debt and unpaid invoices can be a frustrating experience which can ultimately hurt your business profits and cash flow. Our recovery service is efficient and cost-effective. Whether you are a business with customers failing to pay or an individual recovering personal debt due to a loan agreement, we can help.
We have represented clients in hearings before the Commonwealth courts, the courts in Victoria, tribunals, arbitration hearings, mediation, conciliation, settlement conferences and negotiations.
We are absolutely committed to obtaining the best commercial and strategic outcomes for our clients who are engaged in disputes and other contentious circumstances. This means a rigorous analysis of the facts and merits with a clear map of our clients’ objectives.
Family
We take pride in our Family Law Practice which provides a personalised and intimate setting where you can discuss all your problems relating to matrimony, family and estate planning, and we will answer your queries and guide you throughout, making life’s unpredictable journey more pleasant and bright.
If you have been subjected to family violence or threatened in some way, we can assist you to apply to the Magistrates’ Court for an intervention order to protect you. Also, we can help you to apply for an intervention order and represent you in court if you have received a summons.
There are two types of intervention orders:
(1) Personal Safety Intervention Order; and
(2) Family Violence Intervention Order (where the protected person or respondent are family members).
We understand the desire for this certainty about how the separation will affect your parenting and finances.
We have experience in advising clients on issues involving judicial separation, divorce, custody, care and control, maintenance as well as on financial and ancillary relief proceedings.
Our lawyers can walk you through the process, what you need to consider and the factors you need to take into account to have the most successful outcome for you and your family.
When ending a relationship via separation or divorce people can agree to a property settlement to separate their assets.
There are two options available to make that agreement binding:
(1) a binding financial agreement, which is a binding and enforceable contract between the parties and can only deal with financial or property matters but excludes children and custody matters and can be entered into at any time during a relationship such as before living together, during cohabitation, during a marriage, after separation, or after divorce; or
(2) consent orders, which need to be finalised by the Court and can deal with parenting matters also. Once the arrangement is considered and approved by the Court which granting consent orders, it becomes legally binding and enforceable under the Family Law Act.
We are able to advise on and draft the binding financial agreement or the consent orders and assist you on your wealth planning and preservation of assets in the context of marriage.
One can lose mental capacity due to various reasons. In order to ensure that your affairs are managed with minimal disruptions or delay, our experienced team is able assist you to execute a Power of Attorney. A Power of Attorney is a legal document which gives you the power to voluntarily appoint one or more person(s) to make decisions and act on your behalf should you lose mental capacity one day.
Business ~ Commercial
We have experience in a wide spectrum of corporate and commercial transactions. Our corporate lawyers are able to provide assistance in the areas of incorporation, sale and purchase of shares and businesses, restructuring, shareholders’ agreements, joint venture & partnership agreements, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital/private equity investments, agency, distribution, licensing and franchise.
Property
We have experience in structuring and advising on a wide range of real estate and real estate-related transactions including acquisitions, property development and financing. This ensures the smooth processing of real estate transactions we undertake and the overall quality of work we produce. Our clients include developers, individuals and companies.
Criminal
Being charged with criminal offences can be a stressful experience, especially if it is the first time you are in such a situation. If you are found guilty of offences however trivial, you may receive a criminal conviction and heavy fines and penalties.
Having a criminal record would have a significant impact on you. Even if you decide to plead guilty to criminal charges, having a lawyer represent you in court can often result in a significant difference in the sentence which you will receive.
We have the expertise and experience to assist you at every step of the way in your interaction with the criminal justice system. We will negotiate with prosecution authorities on your behalf to achieve the best outcome for you, vigorously defend you appear for you in court, give you legal advice so you can make an informed decision.
Dispute ~ negotiation
We provide comprehensive and effective strategies to both domestic and international clients. We offer practical and commercial solutions to legal disputes that may be encountered by the clients.
We have advised on and provided services over a wide and diverse range of disputes and contentious matters, including the following areas of law: contracts, landlord and tenant, moneylending, company and corporate, shareholders, employment, construction, property and real estate, sale of goods, competition, agency, injunctions, insolvency, insurance, intellectual property, international trade, negligence, partnership, securities, tort, and trust.
Will ~ Probate
Our lawyers advise local and foreign individuals on matters such as estate planning, wills and probate issues. Our global network allows us to work with lawyers from foreign jurisdictions when our clients’ assets are located internationally.
Immigration
We advise and assist foreign individuals and families in applying for Australian permanent residency status under various schemes available in Australia.
We also have expertise in obtaining relevant visas for oversea students, skilled workers and their family members.