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Family Law | Commercial Law | Criminal Law | Wills & Estates |
Compensation, Motor Vehicle and Insurance

Family Law

Merridy Elphick is head of our Family Law team.

Family law can be emotionally charged. Our team works to provide skill in the application of the law and empathy to our clients. We understand that many people need assistance with legal formalities to allow them to move on with their lives.

Our family law team has extensive experience in assisting clients with divorce, property settlements for both married and de facto couples, as well as cases involving children’s issues. 

Our team is also equipped with the necessary skills for mediation, which can provide a positive outcome without the cost and stress of litigation.

Our family law team provides advice on; and appear in:

• Divorce Hearings
• Family Law Property Settlements
• Children’s Hearings
• De Facto/Same Sex Relationships Property and Children’s matters
• Domestic Violence Law
• Spouse Maintenance
• Child Support
• Binding Financial Agreements including Pre-Nups

If you would like information on this topic, we can provide it people who contact us and request it from us. If you would like to do so please contact Meridy Elphick on 49 292 700 or by email melphick@bemlaw.com.au

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Commercial Law

Our Commercial Law team believes in maintaining strong ongoing relationships by delivering prompt and effective advice to our business clients.

The extensive experience of our team across a range of matters such as the purchase and sale of businesses, business leasing, partnership agreements and debt collection to name a few, showcase the broad spectrum that we can provide for our clients and their businesses.

Our Commercial team provides real value with experienced lawyers and efficient delivery. Our knowledge of our clients and their industries allows us to focus our legal strategy on the client's desired business outcomes, subsequently building strong ongoing client relationships.

Our Commercial Law experience includes:

• Advice on Buying & Selling Businesses
• Advice on Business Leasing
• Debt Collection
• Partnership  and General Commercial Agreements
• Intellectual Property Rights
• Advice on Business & Transaction Structure
• Shareholder Agreements
• Trade Practices Act matters
• Franchise Agreements and Franchise Law
• Product Licences

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Criminal Law

Michael Burke leads our Criminal Law Team.

At Burke Elphick & Mead™ our Criminal Law team is committed to justice and the protection of an individual's rights.

We provide representation for clients in courts located in Newcastle, the Central Coast, and Sydney, in a wide range of cases ranging from Traffic Infringement to Terrorism and Murder charges.

Our services include; providing legal advice, investigation and preparing cases, advocating in the Local, District, Supreme and High Court, briefing barristers and accessing specialist witnesses and consultants. 

Our team prides itself on our courtroom skills.  We will only brief barristers in circumstances where it is absolutely necessary to our client's interests.  Our teams’ advocacy skills help to avoid unnecessary costs to our clients.

Our Criminal Law experience is in the following areas:

Criminal Matters

• Murder and Manslaughter
  
• Assaults
  
• Drug Matters
  
• Sexual Assault Offences
  
• Robbery
  
• Malicious Damage
  
• Apprehended Violence Orders - Applications and Defence
  
• Fraud - including social security and tax matters
  
• Terrorism
  
• Driving that causes death or bodily harm

Traffic Matters

• We assist our clients in defending charges of:
  
• Negligent and dangerous driving
  
• Drink driving
  
• Driving while under the influence of drugs
  
• Advocates for P plate drivers
  
• Excessive speed suspensions
  
• Medical suspension appeals
  
• Age suspension appeals
  
• Quashing of habitual traffic offender declarations
  
• Challenging speed camera and radar offences

If you would like information on this topic, we can provide it people who contact us and request it from us. If you would like to do so please contact Michael Burke or Maria Walz on 49 292 700 or by email mburke@bemlaw.com.au , mwalz@bemlaw.com.au

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Wills & Estates

Because none of us know quite what life holds next, your Will, Power of Attorney and Enduring Guardian documents are extremely important in the management of your affairs both whilst you are alive and (in the case of your Will) after you die. When these documents are properly considered and prepared they can save a great deal of stress, time and money when they are needed most. If you loose capacity to make decisions for yourself it may be too late to make a valid Will or to appoint an Attorney or Enduring Guardian.  It is essential that these documents be in place while you have the capacity to make your own decisions. 

Our Wills and Estates team can assist you with:

• Drafting of your Will and Powers of Attorney;
• Drafting of Enduring Guardianship;
• Drafting and considering the terms of any trusts you wish to create; and
• Assisting you to contest a Will that you have been left out of

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Compensation, Motor Vehicle and Insurance

Emma Mead is an accredited specialist in Personal Injury Law. Emma has over 14 years experience representing her client’s who have suffered from an incident that was not their fault.

At Burke Elphick & Mead™ Lawyers we want people to understand the importance of getting expert legal advice with their claim; the same way one gets expert medical advice after suffering injuries in an accident. It’s the same with legal advice, people should not be afraid to seek out a specialist to help them with their particular situation.

Emma Mead can give that advice and assist in trying to put that person life back on track. A compensation claim can affect not only the person involved, but their whole family. Financially and emotionally it can be a difficult time.

At Burke Elphick & Mead™ Lawyers, we know that no-one wants to be involved in a compensation claim, but when the worst things happen people should talk to Emma Mead and get some advice from a lawyer who understands the complex compensation and negligence laws.

Emma Mead can provide assistance, advice, and legal representation in Court for the following claims:

• Motor Vehicle Claims
• Insurance Claims
• Workplaces claims and disputes
• Compensation claims and disputes

Motor Vehicle Claims- New South Wales
Why we are not permitted to provide information about this topic in NSW?

The Legal Profession Regulations which operate in NSW prohibits lawyers in that state from publishing information or advertisements that include any reference to personal or work injuries. We regret that because of the existence of that regulation we cannot display information about this topic on our website to persons in NSW.

If you would like information on this topic, we can provide it people who contact us and request it from us. If you would like to do so please contact Emma Mead or Ana Grguric on 49 292 700 or by email emead@bemlaw.com.au , agrguric@bemlaw.com.au

Workers Compensation - New South Wales
Why we are not permitted to provide information about this topic in NSW?

The Legal Profession Regulations which operate in NSW prohibits lawyers in that state from publishing information or advertisements that include any reference to personal or work injuries. We regret that because of the existence of that regulation we cannot display information about this topic on our website to persons in NSW.

If you would like information on this topic, we can provide it people who contact us and request it from us. If you would like to do so please contact Emma Mead or Ana Grguric on 49 292 700 or by email emead@bemlaw.com.au , agrguric@bemlaw.com.au

Insurance and Compensation Claims- New South Wales
Why we are not permitted to provide information about this topic in NSW?

The Legal Profession Regulations which operate in NSW prohibits lawyers in that state from publishing information or advertisements that include any reference to personal or work injuries. We regret that because of the existence of that regulation we cannot display information about this topic on our website to persons in NSW.

If you would like information on this topic, we can provide it people who contact us and request it from us. If you would like to do so please contact Emma Mead or Ana Grguric on 49 292 700 or by email emead@bemlaw.com.au , agrguric@bemlaw.com.au

If you or a member of your family has been involved in an accident, you need specialist advice from a lawyer who is an accredited specialist.
There are time limits in making claims, so it is important to get some advice, and get that advice early.

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