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CUPPAIDGE | BADGERY Lawyers Since 1884 |
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Our professional team is able to advise and assist clients both onshore and offshore in all areas of Migration to Australia including advice relating to visa refusal and visa cancellation. We assist clients with applications for appeals for review in the: · Refugee Review Tribunal · Migration Review Tribunal · Administrative Appeals Tribunal · Federal Magistrates Court · Federal Court · High CourWe have experience in assisting clients applying for: · Ministerial Intervention, · Unlawful or illegal status in Australia, · overstaying, deportation and release from Detention. We can also advice clients about: · visa criteria and · how to avoid breaching visa conditions such as 'no further stay' · skills in demand and regional options including working and living in designated areas as well as applying for skills assessment. · dependency issues and issues surrounding children, education and child welfare. Where clients are looking to work in Australia, we refer them to appropriate industry organisations and associations and assist with Employer nomination. Many clients approach our firm when they are looking to sponsor someone to Australia. For Example, as a: · family member or · in an employment capacity through nomination and sponsorship. Sponsorship need not always require an assurance of support or bond. Australian Immigration is becoming more complex, obtaining a visa to visit or migrate to Australia often involves gathering many documents together including: ü Police Clearance Certificates or Criminal Checks, ü Health Examination reports from places such as Health Services Australia, ü English competency tests or IELTS exam results showing functional or competent English, ü Business documents and accounts, ü Statutory Declarations, ü marriage certificates, ü birth certificates, ü proof of Citizenship, ü proof of Residency The Migration Act and Regulations are constantly changing. Our firm corresponds regularly with the Department of Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs and DIMIA case officers. We offer a range of facilities to communicate with our Sydney and Brisbane offices including online assessment questionnaires and personal email appraisals. Staff: Megan Driscoll, Paul Fergus, Camilla Janny-Reynolds, Selena Tsang, Peter Challen, Morris Eskin, Eddy Erny, John Davies, Sue Ho. |
Legal Areas: "Commercial & Corporate Law", Business Structures (joint ventures, trusts, partnership), Shareholders, Directors (and other officers rights, duties and responsibilities), Corporate Acquisitions (and sales), contracts, property (sales, purchases, leases, property development), securities issues, franchises, prospectus, capital raising; "Commercial Property", Sales & Purchases, Building & Construction contracts, Industrial and Retail/Business Leases, Syndicated Property, Subdivisions, due diligence on acquisitions and other matters, property trusts, joint ventures, tax issues (stamp duty, GST, land tax); "Intellectual Property", Patent Registration, Litigation, Trademark registration (licences and assignment), Copyright; "Banking, Finance, and Securities", Credit Management and recovery, Retail and Commercial Lending Transactions, Personal and Corporate securities, The Credit Act, The Consumer Credit Code; "Business Acquisitions and Sales"; "Insolvency", Expert Advice, Receivership, Liquidation, Bankruptcy; "Business Planning", Trusts, Taxation, Superannuation; " Conveyancing", Houses, Apartments, Town Houses, Residential Tenancies; "Wills", Death, Intentions, Protect; "Powers of Attorney", Power to act on another's behalf; "Enduring Power of Attorney", Power to make decisions on another's behalf; "Deceased Estate", Probate, Transmission Applications, Final distribution of the estate; "Employment Law including Unfair Dismissal", Unlawful and Unfair Dismissals, Anti-discrimination and Equal Opportunity Law, Employment contracts, Restraints of Trade, Confidentiality Agreements, Occupational Health and Safety, Disciplinary hearings, Harassment in the Workplace; " Personal Injury and Compensation", Motor Vehicles accidents, Aircraft and Boating accidents, Injury in the workplace or public area, Using Defective or Unsafe Products, Medical or Professional negligence, Slips/fall; "Taxation Law"; "Trusts", Family Trusts, Tax and Risk Minimisation; "Family"; "Criminal". Staff: Peter Challen, Les Priddle, Selena Tsang, Tony Ashford, Caite Brewer, Linda Cheung, Stephen Eleftheriou, Elizabeth Lorimer. Services: Negotiation, Drafting, Certifying, Witnesses, Perusing, Corresponding, Advocating, Transactions, Purchasing, Advising, Consulting, Counsel advice, Researching, Disputing, Contracting, Developing, Assessment, Monitoring, Settlement, Guardianship, Sealing, Stamping, Registration, Securing, Finalising, Renewing, Conversion, Documenting, Filing, Serving, Evaluating, Paralegal, Legal, Mergers, Referral, Discovery, Delegating, Distributing, Appealing, Allocating, Conflict Resolution, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Resolving, Translating, Interpreting, Legalising, Transcribing, Resolving. |