Justice First Legal Your Rights. Our Priority.

Facing a criminal charge or police investigation can have serious consequences for your liberty, employment, reputation and future. Justice First Legal provides advice and representation at all stages of criminal proceedings, from police investigations through to contested hearings, trials and appeals.

Our criminal law services include:

• Police interviews, investigations and legal advice
• Bail applications and variations of bail conditions
• Summary and indictable offences
• Assault, affray and violence offences
• Family violence-related criminal charges
• Drug possession, trafficking and cultivation offences
• Theft, burglary, robbery, fraud and deception offences
• Weapons and firearm offences
• Criminal damage and property offences
• Diversion applications
• Pleas of guilty and sentencing
• Contested hearings and trials
• Appeals against conviction or sentence
• Representation in the Magistrates’, County and Supreme Courts, where applicable

Family law disputes require careful legal advice and a practical approach, particularly where children, property and financial interests are involved. We assist clients in resolving family law matters through negotiation and, where necessary, court proceedings.

Our family law services include:

• Divorce applications
• Parenting arrangements and parenting disputes
• Parenting plans and consent orders
• Property settlements
• Financial settlements following separation
• Financial disclosure
• Spousal maintenance
• Child support matters
• Binding Child Support Agreements
• Separation and post-separation negotiations
• Family violence issues affecting parenting proceedings
• Consent orders
• Pre-action negotiations and dispute resolution
• Representation in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

Justice First Legal represents individuals and businesses in civil disputes, from early negotiations through to court proceedings where necessary. We focus on identifying the legal and commercial issues at an early stage and pursuing an appropriate resolution strategy.

Our civil litigation services include:

• Contractual disputes
• Debt recovery
• Breach of contract claims
• Property-related disputes
• Negligence claims
• Consumer law disputes
• Misrepresentation claims
• Residential tenancy disputes
• Defamation and reputation matters
• Settlement negotiations
• Mediation and alternative dispute resolution
• Enforcement of judgments and orders
• Court proceedings in the Magistrates’, County and Supreme Courts of Victoria, as applicable

Australian migration law is complex and frequently changing. We provide advice and representation across a broad range of visa, citizenship, review and migration-related matters.

Our immigration law services include:

• Skilled migration visas
• Employer-sponsored visas
• Partner and family visas
• Parent visas
• Child visas
• Student visas
• Visitor visas
• Temporary and permanent visa matters
• Bridging visas
• Protection visas
• Visa refusals and cancellations
• Character-related migration matters
• Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) applications and reviews
• Judicial review proceedings in the Federal Courts, where appropriate
• Ministerial intervention matters
• National Innovation Visa matters, where applicable
• Legacy business and investment visa matters
• Australian citizenship applications and related issues
• Submissions to the Department of Home Affairs
• Requests for further information and natural justice responses
• Migration compliance matters

We assist businesses, directors and individuals with commercial transactions, contractual arrangements and business disputes.

Our commercial and corporate law services include:

• Commercial contracts
• Business sale and purchase agreements
• Shareholder and partnership disputes
• Director and company disputes
• Directors’ duties and related claims
• Business structuring and commercial arrangements
• Contractual disputes
• Commercial negotiations
• Business succession matters
• Employment-related commercial issues
• Commercial litigation
• Corporate and insolvency-related disputes

We assist NDIS participants, families and service providers with disputes and administrative review matters arising under the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Our NDIS services include:

• NDIS access disputes
• Plan and funding disputes
• Internal reviews of decisions
• Administrative Review Tribunal proceedings
• Plan suspension and revocation issues
• Support-related disputes
• Service provider disputes
• Procedural fairness issues
• Regulatory and compliance-related NDIS matters
• Negotiations with the NDIA and relevant authorities