If you have been charged, arrested or interrogated in relation to a criminal offence, it is vital that you immediately seek help from a criminal lawyer.
It is crucial to seek legal advice at the earliest opportunity to ensure that your matter is in good hands from the start. Our experienced criminal lawyers will treat your matter with urgency and provide you with prompt and professional advice. Our lawyers have extensive experience dealing and negotiating with police and prosecution and are often able to negotiate for offences to be withdrawn or downgraded.
In youth court matters, we understand the vulnerability of minors. Criminal proceedings can be frightening and complicated for minors especially for first-time offenders. Our lawyers understand the stress that accompanies attending court. As such we endeavour to always provide advice that is clear and easy to understand.
It is easy to make the mistake of underestimating the seriousness of traffic offences. Recent changes have resulted in many traffic offences being punishable by a term of imprisonment. Our lawyers understand the importance of having a driver’s licence and the impact a loss of licence can have on your autonomy, family, income, employment and freedom.
The quicker you act, the greater likelihood you have of receiving the minimum penalty. With our experienced lawyers you have a greater chance of having your traffic offences withdrawn or dropped to a lower charge. In addition, our lawyers can increase the possibility of you retaining your driver’s licence if it is at risk of being suspended or disqualified.
Our lawyers can reduce the emotional charge and stress that often accompanies the breakdown of a relationship. We acknowledge that this is a demanding and difficult time for you, and we are here to help. Family law matters often encompass multiple legal issues that need to be navigated carefully. Our firm has extensive experience in parenting matters, divorce, mediation, property settlement, spousal maintenance, defacto and domestic partnerships. We aim to resolve family law matters quickly to save you time, stress and money. The first step to protect your interests is to speak to one of our experienced family lawyers to obtain personalised legal advice.
It is crucial that you choose the right family lawyer to help you fight for your family and everything that you have built. By engaging one of our family lawyers, we can reduce the stress of family proceedings so you can prepare for the next positive chapter in your life.
If you want to ensure that your loved ones are taken care of and receive your assets in the event that you pass away, it is vital that you create an effective will with a lawyer whilst you are still alive and legally have the required mental capacity to do so. By making a will, you can save your family the stress and expense in what will undoubtedly be a difficult time for them.
We recommend that you should create or update an existing will:
If you get married or divorced.
If you enter or end a de facto relationship.
If you have a child or children.
If in an existing will, one or more of your executors die, refuse to act or are unable to act because of age, ill health or any other reason.
If a beneficiary (someone who has been left something in the will) dies.
If you have left property to particular persons but it has subsequently been sold, given away or transferred the property into a trust or partnership.
If you want to ensure that your loved ones receive your assets, it is vital that you create an effective will through a lawyer whilst you are still alive and legally have the required mental capacity to do so. By making a will, you can save your family the stress and expense in what will undoubtedly be a difficult time for them if you have passed away. These are the main reasons why you should create a will or update your will:
1. If you get married or divorced.
2. If you enter or end a de facto relationship.
3. If you have a child or children.
4. If in an existing will, one or more of your executors die, refuse to act or
are unable to act because of age, ill health or any other reason.
5. If a beneficiary (someone who has been left something in the will) dies.
6. If you have left property to particular persons but it has subsequently been sold, given away or transferred the property into a trust or into a partnership.
An Advanced Care Directive is a legal document which enables you to appoint someone you trust to make medical, health and lifestyles decisions on your behalf when you are unable to do so. An Advanced Care Directive replaces previous documents such as an Enduring Power of Guardianship, Medical Power of Attorney and an Anticipatory Direction with a single Advance Care Directive Form. In this document, you need to select one or more people you trust to become your Substitute Decision-Maker(s). Your Substitute Decision Maker(s) will make decisions about your health and welfare in accordance with your wishes, which we will outline in your Advanced Care Directive, rather than impose their own views and values or subsequently, have a health professional making them for you.
An Advanced Care Directive is a legal document which enables you to appoint someone you trust to make medical, health and lifestyles decisions on your behalf when you are unable to do so. An Advanced Care Directive replaces previous documents such as an Enduring Power of Guardianship, Medical Power of Attorney and an Anticipatory Direction with a single Advance Care Directive Form. In this document, you need to select one or more people you trust to become your Substitute Decision-Makers. Your Substitute Decision Maker/s will make decisions about your health and welfare in accordance with your wishes, which we will outline in your Advanced Care Directive, rather than impose their own views and values or subsequently, having
another health professional making them for you.
Have you been physically or mentally injured as a result of a criminal offence? If yes, then you might be entitled to compensation as a victim of crime. You may also claim compensation if you are a dependant family member or parent of a homicide victim, or, if you are the parent or guardian of an injured child. Even witnesses sustaining traumatic psychological injuries are entitled to compensation. The Victims of Crime Fund is Government run and can pay compensation to victims of crime for physical and psychological injuries, loss of earning capacity and medical expenses. Many victims of crime do not know about this scheme and often miss out. It is not fair for you to bear the cost of your injuries, together with dealing with your injuries for the next period of your life. The time in which you can claim this compensation is three years, unless you are a minor, then you are entitled to a claim up to the age of 21 years of age. Our costs are paid by the government, which means our assistance with your victims of crime claim is completely free of cost. You have nothing to lose by coming to see one of our lawyers and starting an application for victims of crime compensation.
The transfer of property is not as simple as handing the keys from one person to another. The conveyancing process requires legal documents to be prepared before a settlement takes place. An exchange of documents and money allows the legal transfer of the property or business from one party to another. We provide professional conveyancing services for purchasers and vendors. When such large transactions are undertaken it is important that they are done properly with legal advice. To ensure your process goes smoothly it is beneficial to have an expert to guide you. Entrust Port Adelaide Lawyers to safeguard your interest in the purchase or sale process of your property.
