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By Lawyers for Lawyers
By Lawyers for Lawyers is a collective group of practising lawyers, barristers and conveyancers who are keen to see the practice of law become a little easier.
By Lawyers for Lawyers provide access to practical step by step guides and precedents for completing a matter. The guides contain pertinent legal commentary; easy to use instruction sheets; links to relevant legal databases and appropriately drafted documents, clauses, provision and libraries of precedents.
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Chris Wall – Walker Gibbs & King P/L
Chris has held continuous appointment as a cost assessor of the Supreme Court since 1994 and since 2002 as a review panellist under the Costs Assessment Scheme. The publications provide an overview from a cost assessors perspective of the do’s and don’ts of cost assessment and what applicants should do in seeking a review of a cost assessors decisions.
Garry Barnsley
Garry Barnsley is a practitioner and legal author of the books Letters for Lawyers - Conveyancing (2000) and Letters for Lawyers - Powers of Attorney (2004).
Neil Lyon
Admitted in March 1972 as a solicitor in New South Wales, Neil has a wealth of knowledge and experience with Conveyancing and Deceased Estate matters.
Russell Cocks
Russell Cocks has practiced and lectured in property law, legal practice and ethics and has authored The Ethics Handbook: Questions and Answers; 1001 Conveyancing Answers and was awarded the Rogers’ Legal Writing Award for his article ‘Capping the SRO’s sweet tooth’.
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| 1001 Conveyancing Answers |
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Armstrong Legal

Armstrong Legal has been serving clients from its York Street premises, Sydney for over 25 years.
Partners Lionel Rattenbury and Peter Magee purchased the practice in 2002, which has since grown
very rapidly, boasting three accredited specialists in Criminal Law and Family Law. Their motto is “Service with excellence”.
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| Criminal Law Precedent Letters and Forms |
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Michael Holmes
Michael is a Barrister at Law and was admitted to the Bar in June 2006. With a focus in Commercial Law, Corporations Law and Insolvency he has experience in all jurisdictions from NSW Local Court to large commercial matters in NSW Supreme Court.
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Insolvency Legal Principles Duty to Prevent Involvent Trading Defences to Insolvent Trading Claim |
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DBA Butler
Daniel Butler has worked predominantly in the fields of superannuation, taxation and succession planning over the past 22 years. Daniel is also a regular seminar presenter on superannuation, taxation and succession planning topics and has published various articles in these fields.
Macken IP
Philip Macken has practised as a solicitor since 1985. In that time he has become a specialist in Intellectual Property Law. Philip also specialises in international protection of intellectual property under the Madrid Protocol. He is a fellow of the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia.
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Imelda Argel
Imelda Argel has been practising as a solicitor since 1971 and is a registered migration agent. Imelda stays abreast of the ever changing migration legislation and has managed to maintain an astounding 90% success rate for Australian visa applications and MRT appeals. She has been an approved Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA) evaluator of Continuing Professional Development and speaks and writes regularly on migration topics in Australia and overseas for legal practice and community service.
Coleman & Greig
Stephen Booth has practiced as a solicitor in Parramatta, NSW since 1982 and is one of the Principals at Coleman & Greig Solicitors and Notaries.
Since 1994, his main area of practice has been employment law, and his other areas of focus are trade practices and issues concerning intellectual disability, particularly estate planning and wills.
Craig Swan
When a client is considering whether to apply for a Reverse Mortgage, you owe it to them to provide a thoroughly well researched, cautious and well informed advice.
Reverse Mortgages are not complicated products - but they can have consequences for your client that need to be highlighted, understood and explored.
This guide aims to present you with information that will assist you to provide useful advice that will suit your clients particular circumstances.
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| Guide to Reverse Mortgages |
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Peter Szabo and Stephen Winspear