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OUR EXPERTISE

Personal and Family matters

We are here to support you and your family through life's stages and the personal, family and property challenges we face along the way. This is personal.

Our property law experts have significant experience in acting for vendors and purchasers in relation to acquisitions and disposals, developments, staged subdivisions and off the plan contracts.

Our Expertise

  • Conveyancing for Sales and Purchases of residential and commercial property.
  • Contracts of Sale
  • Contractual defaults
  • GST advice
  • Planning
  • Easements and restrictive covenants
  • Asset and tax structuring
  • Vendor Statements
  • Subdivisions
  • Off the plan
  • Contamination and environmental issues
  • Stamp duty advice
  • Advice about aged care facility agreements and retirement village agreements

Our team of Wills and Estates experts provide advice in relation to wills, powers of attorney, estates and succession planning law, asset protection and estate planning; wills and testamentary trusts; trusts law; probate and letters of administration; charitable giving; superannuation and trust disputes.

Our Expertise

  • Estate planning, including the drafting of Wills and Testamentary Trusts
  • Probate Applications
  • Preparing all types of Powers of Attorney
  • Contested estate claims and Will validity claims
  • Claims for provision from an estate and contesting Wills
  • Letters of Administration
  • Applications to VCAT for Administration and Guardianship
  • Executor advice
  • Advice about trusts and amendments to trusts

We have a broad family law practice advising clients and conducting court matters in relation to separation and divorce, negotiating property settlements, applications for spousal maintenance and preparing and advising on pre-nuptial and financial agreements.

Our Expertise

  • Property settlements and financial disputes
  • Pre-nuptial and financial agreements
  • Transfer of assets
  • Spousal maintenance
  • Divorce and nullity of marriage
  • Parental rights and responsibilities
  • Parenting arrangements
  • Child support
  • Paternity disputes
  • IVF and surrogacy issues
  • Protection orders
  • Name changes

Williams Winter has extensive experience in all areas of insurance litigation and personal injury claims including but not limited to WorkCover, TAC, ComCare and public liability, all forms of insurance claims, institutional claims regarding religious groups and orders, sporting clubs and associations and educational institutions, professional negligence and medical negligence. In addition, Williams Winter can provide advice and representation with respect to insurance related Superannuation claims and benefits.

Unlike other firms providing such legal services, Williams Winter is not a personal injury "sausage factory" where clients deal with law clerks or unqualified staff to process claims. Williams Winter has only experienced solicitors conducting such claims, with these solicitors providing personal service and attention to detail on every claim.

Our Expertise

  • Personal injury
  • Public Liability
  • Motor vehicle accidents TAC
  • Works Compensation - Workcover
  • Institutional Claims including educational, religious institutions and sporting clubs and associations
  • Product liability claims
  • Total and Permanent disability and Superannuation related claims

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