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Median fixed fee · uncontested conveyance · NSW · Jan–Apr 2026
Report · Volume I · Issue 01
1,847 fixed-fee quotes from 312 firms across six practice areas. The median Sydney conveyance is $1,820 — up 8.4% on 2025. Uncontested divorce filings start at $1,200, but the typical engaged matter lands at $2,400. Read what's moving, what isn't, and the suburbs where firms are quoting above the state median.
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Regularly briefed in complex commercial disputes — shareholder rights, oppressive conduct, directors’ duties, voidable and insolvent transactions, fiduciary obligations, restraints of trade, breaches of contract, and statutory rights of employees and employers.
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Family law · Victorian Bar · Melbourne
She ruins families! There is nothing more to be said!!!!
I only gave a star to submit my review. She deserves nothing.
I highly do not recommend her to represent you on court! You will never see your children again and she thinks that’s totally acceptable.
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Family law · 18 May 2026
The four-step process every Australian family court applies — explained without the jargon. What "just and equitable" actually means, how contributions are weighted, and the future-needs adjustment that catches most people out. References to s79 Family Law Act 1975 and Stanford v Stanford [2012] HCA 52.
Conveyancing · 15 May 2026
What licensed conveyancers and property solicitors are actually charging across NSW in 2026. The professional fee, the disbursements, the PEXA charges, the search costs — and the four line items where firms quietly add margin. Sourced from 312 written quotes obtained Jan–Apr 2026.
Personal injury · 12 May 2026
The 25% uplift cap under s182(2) Legal Profession Uniform Law, the disbursements you still pay, and the conditions that mean "no win, no fee" sometimes is. What to read in the costs agreement before you sign — and what to ask for in writing. Three settled matters walked through with figures unredacted.
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