Private Clients
At some point in our lives, most of us will need clear, sound advice from legal experts who prioritise our best interests.
Hunt & Hunt provides comprehensive and cost-effective legal services to individuals and their families. Whether you are embarking on a new venture, buying or selling a property, resolving conflict or managing and protecting your personal wealth, we can provide sound advice and guidance.
You'll benefit from our experience and our dedication to helping clients achieve the best results. We will listen to your needs and then provide practical and straightforward recommendations – without the legal speak – to guide you through these often unfamiliar processes.
Trusts and superannuation funds
Owning assets through a trust provides a high level of protection from risk. Our expert lawyers can develop the legal framework and documents necessary to establish discretionary trusts, unit trusts and self-managed superannuation funds. We also advise on family and charitable trusts and foundations.
Family law
Our Australian family law experts bring clarity to complex family issues, providing advice and solutions that are unique to each client. We will work hard to resolve your matter quickly and cost-effectively. Learn more
Conveyancing
Our firm also provides cost-effective, expert and comprehensive conveyancing services for residential and commercial properties, water and money transactions.
Business law
We offer a variety of cost-conscious services which include representation, advice, reviewing financial documentation, statutory and legal interpretation, assistance in negotiations and management of disputes.
These services can relate to company and business acquisition and sales, including due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, company structuring and restructuring. As your business evolves, we can help you implement a business succession plan and advise on tax-effective business structures including partnerships and joint ventures.
Hunt & Hunt also advises on issues related to business succession planning and succession law. We prepare shareholder agreements and family and business structures, and advise on potential distributions under trusts. We also provide advice concerning challenges to wills under the family provisions arrangements in accordance with relevant succession legislation.
Asset protection and succession planning
Our experienced lawyers will always go the extra step to ensure you have maximum control of your assets. We will also provide you with the tools to help you achieve your wealth creation goals.
Wills and estate planning
Preparing a will and knowing it is properly constructed will give you peace of mind and help ensure your assets are managed exactly as you intend Our lawyers prepare wills, codicils, medical financial and enduring powers of attorney, enduring guardianship forms and advanced health directives for clients.
Our team can prepare a comprehensive estate plan that ensures you retain control of your assets, and decide who will make decisions on your behalf in the event of physical or mental disability, injury, illness or death. Learn more
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