• promptly
• expertly
• cost effectively

At Maatouks Law Group we will quickly:

• identify the problem
• advise you on your options

We provide legal services to corporate clients as well as to private/non-corporate individuals and we are your best alternative to the big city law firms. Many of our existing commercial clients appreciate the service a smaller firm offers such as.

• you speak to the principal or solicitor about your matter:
• we charge less
• we have instant access to Barristers
• we are technologically proficient
• we have a capacity to access significant resources at short notice.

• company corporations
• Issuing a statutory letter of demand
• setting aside a statutory letter of demand
• company reconstructions
• formation and dissolution of partnerships
• purchase and sale of businesses
• drafting commercial, joint venture and partnership agreements
• actions in relation to false and misleading representations
• advising on the structure of enterprises for the purposes of protecting assets
• drafting guarantees
• drafting security documents
• enforcement of security interests

Conveyancing and Property Law
Buying or selling a residential or commercial property is a significant matter in most peoples' lives. For some people it is the most significant transaction they will ever undertake.
Maatouks Law Group have been acting for purchasers and sellers of residential and commercial property for many years and we will::-

• explain the issues involved in the sale or purchase of your property.
• explain the difference between buying or selling at Public Auction and Private Treaty.
• tell you what costs are involved including stamp duty
• advise you about your Contract for Sale
• advise you about and negotiate special terms and conditions for the sale or purchase of your property
• attend to your lenders' requirements
• organise the appropriate searches and enquiries to ensure you get what you think you are buying
• find out and advise you if the property you are buying is or might be affected
• ask the seller the right questions about the property being sold
• organize settlement

• torrens title
• old system conveyancing 
• company title
• rural land
• commercial and industrial leasing
• residential leasing
• leasing disputes
• advising on and drafting easements, covenants and disputes over easements
• property development and associated aspects such as:-
• options
• acquisitions
• Land & Environment Court Appeals and Applications
• liquor licensing and conveyancing
• sale and purchase of business
• Strata Title disputes

• you are charged with a criminal offence
• you think you may be charged with a criminal offence
• Police or other investigators want to speak to you

Q. Should I speak to a lawyer first?
A. Yes and that lawyer should be an experienced criminal lawyer.

Q. Do I have to answer the Police questions?
A. In most cases you have to provide your name and address and in the case of a motor vehicle accident:

• your licence and car registration details:-
• information about who was driving
• an explanation as to how the accident occurred.

If given the opportunity you should first speak with your lawyer before speaking to the Police and answering questions.

In some cases it is a good idea to speak fully and frankly to the Police.

In some cases it may not be such a good idea. An experienced criminal lawyer will help you make the right decision.

Our firm has many years of experience practising in criminal law and we can help you with:-

• drink driving charges
• driving and traffic offences
• habitual offender declarations
• all serious criminal charges
• bail and custody matters
• jail attendances
• white collar crime
• corporations charges
• Legal Aid matters on a case by case basis

FAMILY LAW
When family and de facto relationships break down you need practical advice about:-

• the legal issues which affect you, your children and your property
• alternatives to litigation such as collaborative law, mediation and negotiated settlements
• likely Court proceedings
• the costs involved

You need access to an experienced Family Lawyer who practises in this specialised area of law.
Our lawyers provide expert legal service with a degree of care and sensitivity not always apparent in family lawyers.

Our Family Law Services

• divorce proceedings
• de-facto matters
• property settlements
• custody
• pre-nuptial agreements

WILLS AND ESTATES
If you were left out of the Will or not properly provided for you may have a claim under the Family Provisions Act 1982 (FPA).
To make an FPA claim you need to be an eligible person. Eligible persons are:-

• a spouse including a de facto spouse and a person living in a domestic relationship with the deceased at the date of death. That relationship can be a same sex relationship
• a child of the deceased
• a former spouse of the deceased
• a dependant person

A dependant person is a person wholly or partially dependant upon the deceased who is a grand-child of the deceased or is or was a member of the household of which the deceased was a member. This category may include persons related or unrelated to the deceased including foster children and persons in a same sex relationship.
In order for a Court to change a Will, it carries out a two stage process:

1. has the eligible person been left without adequate provision for his or her proper maintenance, education and advancement in life.
2. if the answer is yes what provision if any should be made out of the Estate.

This is a complex area of law whether you are an applicant seeking provision out of the Estate or the Executor dealing with a claim.
Maatouks Law Group has extensive experience in Wills, Probate and Administration matters.
Your first conference is free of charge. Dominic will take your detailed instructions and advise you about your case and its prospects.
We will discuss with you this firm's fees and the basis upon which we will act in your matter.

Our wills & estates services

• making a will
• estate planning
• applying for a Grant of Probate
• intestate estates
• applying for Letters of Administration
• Family Provisions Act claims and probate litigation generally
• acting for executors responding to a claim under the Family Provisions Act
• contesting a will
• lodging caveats
• power of attorney