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We represented a wife in a family property dispute, where she had been the primary contributor to the household and the main caregiver for the couple’s two children. Through intensive negotiations with the other side, we secured a highly favourable outcome for our client during mediation. She was awarded 70% of the marital assets, reflecting her substantial contributions to the family. Most importantly, the matter was resolved without proceeding to trial, saving our client significant time, stress, and legal costs.
Due to the husband’s refusal to cooperate during the process, we promptly filed an urgent enforcement application with the court. The matter was accepted and prioritised by the court, which helped ensure timely enforcement of the outcome.
Our client was awarded a costs order in litigation, entitling them to recover legal costs from the opposing party. Under the standard process, these costs must be assessed by a court-appointed costs assessor to determine the reasonable amount payable. Once assessed, the costs determination can be registered as a judgment and enforced against the other party.
However, in this case, it became apparent that the judgment debtor was unlikely to pay, and the costs assessment process itself would incur further legal fees, potentially leaving our client worse off financially. To address this, we took a strategic approach to protect our client’s position and maximise recovery.
We advised the client to file a costs assessment application against their former law firm, on the basis that some of the legal fees previously charged were excessive. This allowed the client to potentially recover part of those fees.
Simultaneously, we filed a Notice of Motion with the Court to:
This dual-track strategy achieved two key outcomes for our client:
If the debtor company fails to pay, our client has grounds to commence winding up proceedings. Our tailored approach saved the client time, money, and uncertainty, while securing enforceable legal and financial outcomes.
In 2020, we represented a wife seeking urgent spousal maintenance amid a high-conflict separation. The wife, on a student visa with restricted work rights, was the primary caregiver for the couple’s children. She had no personal income, limited English skills, and minimal savings, leaving her reliant on borrowed funds from family and friends to cover living expenses and education costs for her child. The husband strongly opposed our client’s application, alleging she had undisclosed financial resources. We successfully demonstrated the wife’s immediate financial need, with the court rejecting the husband’s “conjecture”, and secured court orders for $776.71 per week in spousal maintenance, as well as lump-sum and periodic payments for school fees, household expenses, and urgent repairs to the former matrimonial home.
Our client, the mother, is the primary carer of her four-year-old daughter following a separation from the father in 2021. Under a legally binding agreement, the child was to live with our client, while the father spent overnight time with the child every Friday to Sunday. In December 2024, our client agreed to the father spending additional time with their daughter as an act of goodwill. However, once this extended time concluded, the father refused to return the child and ceased all communication with our client. Recognising the urgency of the situation, our team acted swiftly and strategically. Within a matter of days, we prepared and filed an application for an urgent recovery order. Thanks to our meticulous preparation and advocacy, the court granted an urgent hearing within days and issued orders for the father to immediately return the child to our client. This timely resolution brought immense relief to our client, who was reunited with her daughter after more than two weeks apart.
We successfully represented a plaintiff in recovering a loan provided to her brother and his then-wife to assist with purchasing an Australian property. While there was no written loan agreement, the defendants claimed repayment was contingent on the sale of a property in China, rather than being due one year after the loan was made, as argued by our client. They also asserted that the terms of the loan were set out in their divorce settlement. Through detailed evidence and effective cross-examination, we demonstrated that the alleged repayment condition was neither agreed upon nor supported by credible evidence. The Court ruled in our client’s favor, finding that repayment was due one year after the loan was made and confirmed that our client was not a party to, nor bound by, the defendants’ divorce agreement.
During our routine check, we identified that the parents of our client’s husband were in the process of refinancing a property included in the matrimonial asset pool. Alarmingly, the refinancing was scheduled for the very next day, and our client had not been informed by her husband’s parents despite previous Court orders requiring so. Acting swiftly and decisively, we immediately filed an application to restrain the parents from proceeding with the refinancing. Thanks to our thorough preparation and expertise, we secured an urgent ex parte hearing within 24 hours, where the Court granted the injunction. Our proactive approach ensured that our client’s interests in the property were fully preserved.
We successfully appealed the suspension of our client’s driver’s licence after she, a dedicated small business owner, was charged with speeding more than 30 km/h over the limit in a highway tunnel while rushing a staff member to the emergency room at 2:30 AM. In her haste and the lack of construction of people and construction activity, she unintentionally missed a construction zone sign limiting the speed to 40 km/h. Through our diligent advocacy, we highlighted her exemplary driving record and the essential role her vehicle plays in managing her business. The judge overturned the suspension, recognising the exceptional circumstances and found her to be a fit and proper person to hold a licence.
Our firm recently achieved a comprehensive outcome for our client in a complex matter involving both family law proceedings and a legal fee dispute.
1. Parenting and Property Orders
We successfully represented our client in Family Court proceedings concerning both parenting arrangements and property settlement. Through strategic advocacy and detailed preparation, we secured:
We subsequently facilitated and completed the legal transfer of the property to our client without complication.
2. Legal Costs Dispute with Former Solicitor
Our client also faced an ongoing dispute with her previous legal representative, who had charged her over $20,000 in legal fees without achieving any meaningful progress in her case. Our team acted on her behalf in proceedings before the Supreme Court of New South Wales (NSWSC), where we successfully obtained a favourable judgment. The Court acknowledged the lack of substantive work done for the fees charged, and our client was ultimately protected from having to pay the excessive legal costs. This result brought both financial relief and justice for our client. This matter showcases our firm’s strength in handling multifaceted legal issues with precision and achieving outcomes that support and protect our clients across multiple jurisdictions.
Our firm was engaged to represent the wife, involving both parenting and complex property proceedings. The parties were married for approximately 12 years and have two children from the relationship. Although both are Australian permanent residents, they were residing in China at the time our client sought legal assistance.
The case presented multiple challenges. The matrimonial asset pool included properties across several Australian states, as well as substantial holdings in various companies and trusts under the husband’s name. Our client reached out to us in a state of distress after discovering that her husband was attempting to sell the matrimonial home in Sydney—held solely in his name—without her knowledge or consent.
We acted swiftly, filing an urgent application to the Court to prevent the unauthorised sale of the Sydney property. Through careful investigation, we uncovered evidence that the husband had transferred more than AUD $1 million to a third party—his mistress—over the past year. Additionally, he had deregistered several companies following their separation, raising concerns of asset dissipation.
Despite attempts at mediation, the matter could not be resolved amicably. However, our team strategically negotiated a settlement that avoided the need for a final hearing while protecting our client’s interests and those of her children.
We successfully secured a favourable outcome for our client:
This case highlights our firm’s commitment to decisive action, meticulous asset tracing, and child-focused resolutions in family law disputes—particularly when urgent intervention is required to protect our clients’ rights and future security.
We acted for two clients in a criminal matter who were accused of domestic violence related offences by a family member. Police charged client 1, who was the father of the complainant, with common assault and stalk/intimidate with intention of causing fear of harm. Police also charged client 2, who was the cousin of the complainant with two counts of sexual touching and one count of common assault.
Both clients denied the charges and the matters were set for hearing. Our instructions were that the complainant had made false allegations to run away from home with her boyfriend. We analysed the police’s evidence and were able to find inconsistencies in the complainant’s evidence that aligned with the clients’ instructions.
Over multiple days of hearing, we cross-examined the complainant at length in regards to her inconsistent narratives, her changing of certain details between each hearing date, her family dynamics and her desire to leave the family home. In doing so we were able to establish very reasonable doubt and successfully defend our clients.
Client 1 was found not guilty of both offences. Furthermore we did not require him to give evidence and subject himself to further questioning by the prosecution, due to the strength of our cross-examination.
Client 2 was found not guilty of the two counts of sexual touching and guilty of the count of common assault. Despite having contested the matter and with only 2 days to prepare for sentencing proceedings, we were able to provide strong references and drew attention to our client’s youth, dedication to his family and his clean criminal record, ultimately earning a non-conviction.
We acted for a client who was alleged to be the guarantor in a commercial loan. Upon default by the borrower in the transaction, the plaintiff (the lender) sought to enforce the guarantee against our client and the sale of our client’s properties to satisfy the loan. In the proceeding in the Supreme Court of NSW, we were able to successfully argue the Ankar defence, which meant that the client was found to be wholly discharged of any obligations she had under the contract in the final judgment. We further obtained an indemnity cost order for our client against the Plaintiff. The Plaintiff then sought appeal in the Court of Appeal. We were able to work with senior counsel to successfully defend the appeal proceedings. Submissions were made towards the misnomer of “construction by rectification” and the difficulties of construction relief where there is ambiguity in the contractual language. The Plaintiff was ordered to pay for our client’s costs of the appeal.
