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We are renowned in the pest control industry for our expertise and thorough understanding of the major players involved.
Our legal expertise has been honed over years of industry experience and learning how the pest control landscape works as a whole.
Nevile & Co. Founder, Peter Nevile, has negotiated and inked sales with the largest pest control companies in the world, including Rentokil Initial, Flick, and Orkin (the Australian subsidiary of Rollins, Inc.).
Our clients have included Adams Pest Control in Melbourne, which was the largest independent pest control company in Australia, as well as large companies such as Allrid in Western Australia, Acacia Pest Control in Geelong, and many more.
It is safe to say if you have a pest control business and need legal advice, our experts are the ones to have in your corner.
We achieve excellent results for our clients, ensuring that their businesses remain in good hands and are handed over on good terms.
If you would like to find out more about our work in the pest control industry, or are interested in selling your pest control business, contact us today.
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As experienced commercial property lawyers, you can rely on us for a quick turnaround on documents and advice, which is crucial in the property development industry.
With over 40 years of experience in property law, Nevile & Co. lawyers advise and assist you with a diverse range of property transactions, including local and international transactions, residential and commercial developments, subdivisions, strata titles, industrial estates, hotels, farms and wineries.
Our extensive experience in means you benefit from our deep understanding of the property development space by working with a team who are committed to staying flexible and agile in our approach to the industry.
The property journey can be overwhelming but we are by your side, every step of the way.
Our property team is able to provide you with extensive legal advice as a purchaser, vendor or developer, with particular emphasis on Foreign Investment Review Board regulations.
If required, we are able to refer you to a range of prospective lenders to provide you with appropriate finance solutions.
If you would like to find out more about our work in the property development industry, or are interested in building or selling a property development, contact us today.
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Our experienced property lawyers understand that a commercial lease isn’t simply a business transaction, it requires ongoing rapport and communication.
The ongoing success of a commercial lease is highly dependent on amicable, and mutually respectful relationships between the tenant and the landlord, as well as their representatives.
Our commercial lawyers at Nevile & Co. strive to preserve these relationships by negotiating in a manner that represents our respect for you as our client. However, we also show our understanding that we are assisting you not only with the preparation and amending of lease documents, but also with building long term relationships between all the parties involved.
Commercial leases are legally binding contracts, so it is important to have one of our experienced property lawyers on your side when dealing with a lease dispute.
Understandably, the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 restrictions are continuing to be felt by both tenants and landlords alike. We have been incredibly lucky in our ability to provide expert legal advice throughout the pandemic regarding the complexities of altering commercial lease arrangements.
Whether you are a commercial landlord or tenant, we are here to guide you through the complex issues that may arise during lease disputes, particularly ongoing rent reductions measures, and eviction moratoriums. We can also assist you with lease negotiations and drafting amended lease documents.
If you need commercial lease legal advice and assistance from an experienced and local law firm, contact us today.
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As experienced commercial lawyers, we understand that buying or selling your own business can be extremely rewarding, it can also come with its challenges.
Nevile & Co. has acted for both local and offshore clients in the acquisition, sale and merger of a wide range of businesses within a variety of industries.
Our senior commercial lawyers have also operated successful businesses and have a real understanding of the business world ensuring they are able to provide easy to understand, cost effective, practical, and focused legal advice and services.
The challenges of business sale and acquisition can be extremely complex and the legalities can be complicated, but this doesn’t need to worry you.
That is what we are here for.
We are able to provide you with comprehensive legal advice on appropriate structures and assist with the necessary contractual arrangements, leasing, and licences, as well as any government permits.
Our extensive experience in risk management is of great benefit in the commercial area of law, as is our understanding of the Personal Properties Securities Act (PPSA).
We will generally recommend an independent Due Diligence by an accountant and, if required, a consultant with specific experience in the area of your business.
In regards to due diligence, where Nevile & Co. is involved in sourcing a particular investment, our policy is not to act for the client legally due to a potential conflict of interest.
If you need business legal advice and assistance from an experienced and local firm, contact us today.
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As experienced dispute resolution lawyers, during an Owner’s Corporation dispute, we advise you on your legal position, risk mitigation and resolution options.
As one of Australia’s most popular capital cities, Melbourne is no stranger to the ever increasing demand for high density living.
Unfortunately, where there are going to be large groups of people living in one building, there are going to be disputes relating to how that building is used and whether this impacts the comfortable living of other residents.
We will advise you on any Owner’s Corporation dispute so that all possible outcomes are understood and your way forward is as stress free as it can be.
Here at Nevile & Co., we believe consistent and reliable communication is the key to resolving internal owners’ corporations disputes in an amicable manner. Our litigation and disputes lawyers are able to provide you with expert advice on how to successfully resolve a number of internal disputes, regardless of how small (or huge!) the issue may seem.
We also prefer to resolve disputes without the involvement of the Courts, and as such can assist across all manner of Alternate Dispute Resolution processes and undertake mediation or negotiation on your behalf.
If you need legal advice and assistance in an owners’ corporation dispute from an experienced and local law firm, contact us today.
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Our experienced commercial lawyers provide quality, practical and honest advice for a range of corporate, business and commercial matters.
Nevile & Co. have extensive experience in commercial and corporate law, providing practical and efficient legal services to our clients, ranging from small and medium businesses to listed companies.
We believe that, regardless of the size of your business, trustworthy and reliable advice is the key to a productive outcome with any commercial endeavour. Our senior commercial lawyers have operated their own successful businesses, and therefore possess a unique understanding of the business world, allowing them to provide cost effective, plain language legal advice.
We can provide expert advice and services throughout all stages in the lifecycle of your business, from when you’re just starting out, to maintaining your ongoing business activities, and then when you’re looking to sell and retire.
Our commercial lawyers assist our clients to navigate the legal risks and issues affecting their business including:
- Start-ups
- Business purchase
- Legal Structures - Companies, Trusts, Joint Ventures, Partnerships
- Confidentiality Agreements
- Corporate Governance and Regulation
- Corporate Structure
- DGR and Charity Status
- Legal structures including setting up of charitable and other trusts
- Asset Protection
- Commercial Arbitration
- Compliance / Corporations Act / Directors Duties
- Insurance Matters
- Risk Management
- Shareholders Agreements
- Business Advice
- Corporate Governance
- Regulatory Compliance
- Copyright and Registered Designs
- Intellectual Property
- Know-How Agreement
- Non-Disclosure - Non-Circumvention Agreements
- Trademarks
- Succession Planning / Reviewing
- Exit planning
- Sale of Business
If you need business legal advice and assistance from an experienced and local firm, contact us today.
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Our experienced property lawyers treat your property matter with the care and attention it deserves.
Whether you are selling or purchasing property, we understand that property matters can be high stress situations, are time sensitive, and can be a significant investment of time, emotion, and money. It doesn’t matter if it is your first home purchase, or you’re a savvy investor adding to your commercial portfolio.
While having a conveyancer isn’t always legally required, conveyancing is a complex world where you need trusted advice and expertise to assist you with the various legal, financial and administrative steps. That’s where we come in.
Here at Nevile & Co. our property lawyers hold the knowledge and skill required to make sure all the behind the scenes work required for property transactions runs smoothly. This means you can enjoy settlement, hand over the keys, and toast to new beginnings without the stress of last minute changes.
We work with your best interests at front of mind, while offering professional property law services and practical advice.
- Conveyancing
- Commercial Leases
- Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB)
- Property Development
- Residential Property / Retirement Projects
- Sub-divisions
- Strata Titles
Our team appreciates that all properties and projects are unique and take the time to explain every step of the legal process to you, ensuring you understand all your options and possible outcomes.
If you need property legal advice and assistance from an experienced and local firm, contact us today.
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As a full-service firm, our clients come to us for a broad range of services. Trust us, there is not much we haven’t had experience with.
After being in the legal business for over 50 years, we truly have seen it all. With experience and expertise honed over decades, we’re ready to assist you and provide solutions to whatever problem you may have.
Whilst we are proud of our ability to offer comprehensive legal services across a broad range of disciplines, Nevile & Co.’s unique client base has allowed us to build particular expertise surrounding several key niche areas of the law that may otherwise be overlooked.
In particular, the sale and acquisition of pest control companies, handling large scale property development transactions, and dealing with owners’ corporation disputes.
To keep up with the constant law industry developments, we make sure our team has access to the highest quality educational resources, so we can stay flexible and agile in our approach to the profession, even in the niche areas.
If you need specific or niche legal advice and assistance from an experienced and local law firm, contact us today.
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As experienced lawyers, we understand thoughts and conversations around Wills and Estates are difficult, so we are here to guide you through them.
We bring a friendly, thorough and caring approach to our Wills and Estates legal services. Our expert lawyers provide tailored advice to help ensure that your estate planning needs and wishes are best addressed and discuss all possible outcomes with you.
Amazingly, a great proportion of eligible adults have not made a Will, so we explain to you the essential need for the creation of a legally binding Will. Even if you do have one, your Will may not consider any changes in your circumstances and might not be able to secure the outcomes you hope for.
Estate planning is about much more than simply writing a Will and deciding what happens when you are no longer around.
- Preparation of both simple and complex Wills including Testamentary Trusts
- Preparation of Enduring Powers of Attorney (Financial and Personal)
- Appointments of Medical Treatment Decision-makers
- Assistance with Advanced Care Directives
- Binding Death Benefit Nominations for Self-Managed Superannuation Funds
- Applications for Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration
- Simple and complex estate administration
- Estate litigation
- Re-sealing international & interstate Grants of Representation
We work with you to create a Will you feel comfortable with, aimed to achieve the best possible outcome for your family after you’re gone.
If you want to ensure that the assets you have worked hard to accumulate during your life are distributed properly to your loved ones, it is essential that you have a Will that is clear, concise and properly executed.
To die intestate, that is without a Will, or to die leaving a Will which does not reflect your true wishes, can create a great deal of stress for those left behind, often causing friction within families.
Dealing with the death of a loved one, and the settlement of their estate, is an emotionally taxing time for family and friends of the deceased. This is especially apparent when there are issues with the Will which may be avoided with proper advice from a professional legal team.
Where you have no Will, or you have not obtained proper legal advice during the drafting of a Will, there can be disagreements which can lead to your familial relationships being damaged, often irreparably, by a lengthy and emotionally draining legal process.
If you are over the age of 18, it is crucial to turn your mind to estate planning and have your Will prepared. You are never too young to start thinking about this as even if you have no assets now, it is probable that you will one day! Without an effective Will, your assets may not be distributed in accordance with your wishes after your death.
Once a Will is in place, it is important to review it regularly to keep up with changes in personal and financial circumstances, wishes and applicable laws. At Nevile & Co, we take into account your unique personal and financial circumstances in order to prepare a Will tailored to your specific needs.
Testamentary trusts can help protect your assets when they pass to your beneficiaries and give you greater peace of mind.
If you are concerned about the assets of your Estate falling into an unintended third party’s hands after your death, we recommend you consider setting up testamentary trusts as part of your Will.
A testamentary trust is a discretionary trust set up in your Will that comes into operation upon your death. The trustee(s) holds your beneficiaries’ inheritance on trust for them, and have wide discretionary powers in making distributions.
- Income and capital gains tax savings: a beneficiary may be able to reduce personal income tax by splitting the income from the investment of the inheritance between a range of family members at low tax rates.
- The trust structure can provide greater asset protection for the beneficiary’s inheritance as against third parties, such as trustees in bankruptcy, former partners in family law property disputes, persons who may wish to contest your Will, and any person that sues a beneficiary to your Will.
- Suitability for vulnerable beneficiaries: where a beneficiary has gambling or spendthrift tendencies, a testamentary trust can be used to ensure that they receive a benefit, but do not have control of their share. Further, a testamentary trust can be used to help protect the inheritance of a beneficiary with a disability, and ensure adequate and sustained provision is made for them after your death.
We can give you trusted advice on who to appoint as your Power of Attorney including guiding you through the roles and any limitations that you should put in place.
Enduring Powers of Attorney are separate documents to your Will. They are important if you become incapacitated and cannot make decisions about your financial, personal and medical treatment matters at some point in the future, while you are still alive.
You can appoint a power of attorney for financial matters, personal matters (previously guardianship) or a medical treatment decision-maker for medical treatment matters. Through each of these appointments, you can place conditions or express wishes that will bind your attorney or agent if they step into that role.
With experience and expertise honed over decades, we’re ready to assist you and provide solutions to whatever route you want to go down. Even if you want to change your mind or your circumstances change, we are by your side every step of the way.
We can also prepare general non-enduring power of attorney documents for specific transactions, such as property purchases.
- Probate and letters of administration applications
- Interstate and international reseal applications
- Administering an Estate once a grant is received
- Will disputes – acting for the Estate, or the family provision applicant
Your Superannuation & Business Structures
Where you or your family are involved in complex business structures, such as family trusts and companies, we can advise you on how to best ensure the control of those entities passes in accordance with your wishes upon your death.
We can also provide basic advice in relation to superannuation matters, including binding death benefit nominations and SMSFs. However, we recommend that you consult an accountant with expertise in this area for comprehensive advice. Feel free to reach out to us for our recommendations in this area.
If you need estate law advice and assistance from an experienced and compassionate firm, contact us today.
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Migration Law in Australia is both complex and subject to rapid change, but we stay flexible and agile in our approach.
At Nevile & Co, you receive tailored migration services when you engage our experienced legal services. We understand that the pathways of immigration are different for each client, and each case should reflect the strengths of the individual applicant.
There are dozens of different visas available in Australia, depending on what you would like to do and how long you intend to stay. For example, if you’re wanting to permanently reside here with your partner, you will need a completely different visa to someone simply looking to travel to Australia as a tourist and not work during their time here.
To keep up with these constant migration law developments, we make sure our team has access to the highest quality educational resources, so we can stay at the top of the game and provide you with complete care and confidence.
- Migration advice and tailored visa options
- Visa applications and State Nomination across Australia
- Business and investment advice for business visas
- Purchase of residential or commercial properties
- Appeals to the tribunal to rebut the visa cancellation or visa refusal
- Show cause to school for academic unsatisfactory progress
- Business and investment visas
- Parent visas and child visas
- Partner visas
- Skilled migration visas using the points test
- Skills Assessments of various skill assessing Authorities, including VETASSESS
- Employer Nomination visas
- Short-term work visas
We believe in the importance of transparency, pro-active and dual communication, enabling us to build close and enduring relationships with you.
Our multi-talented migration lawyers understand the complexities of both corporate and personal visa applications, and are able to provide you with clear and comprehensive advice, regardless of your circumstances. As well as developing a valuable Australian based clientele, we are also proud of our significant offshore client base, dealing with hundreds of clients worldwide but particularly in Asia.
Many of our own staff members are from diverse cultural backgrounds, and having been through the Australian visa process themselves, have first-hand experience of the processes you will be going through.
Aside from our legal expertise and years of experience, we are immensely proud of the range of languages spoken by our staff. As a result of the ever increasing diversity of our firm, we are able to offer our services in Mandarin, Cantonese, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Hindi, Punjabi, and Arabic, with access to translators for other languages if required.
If you need legal advice and assistance to start your immigration journey to Australia from an experienced and local law firm, contact us today.
