Success Stories
SUCCESS STORIES
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FAMILY LAW
Family Law
Property Settlement Amid Family Violence and Economic Control — the Court Recognises the Client’s Contributions and Awards the Primary HomeFamily Law · Property Settlement (family violence & economic control)In a marriage defined by control and imbalance, we helped a client who had long carried the caregiving burden establish the real impact of family violence and economic control on her contributions — resulting in a property division clearly weighted in her favour, with the primary residence awarded to her.Outcome Distribution clearly favourable to the client; primary residence awarded to herView the full case study →After Securing ~57.5% in Property Settlement, Then a Large Costs Claim — the Adverse Costs Order Set Aside on AppealFamily Law · Property Settlement & Costs AppealAfter securing a favourable ~57.5% property split, the client faced a fixed-sum costs order of about $57,000 from the other side. Our appeal went straight to the procedural-fairness defect; the order was set aside and the costs liability structurally restructured and narrowed — protecting the favourable result to the very end.Outcome ~57.5% share secured; the fixed-sum costs order set aside on appeal and the liability restructured and narrowedView the full case study →A Prenuptial Financial Agreement, Formally Compliant but Concealing the True Finances — the Court Sets the Agreement AsideFamily Law · Binding Financial Agreement (BFA) disputeA binding financial agreement complete with signatures and independent legal advice was set aside — because the other party had systematically overstated his finances at signing. We persuaded the Court to set it aside under Family Law Act s 90K(1)(b), reopening the client’s path to a fair property division.Outcome Agreement set aside by the Court under s 90K(1)(b)View the full case study →
MIGRATION LAW
Migration Law
Sponsoring Company on the Brink of Insolvency — the 186 Employer-Sponsored Permanent Visa Still ApprovedMigration Law · Subclass 186 Employer Sponsored (sponsor entered a DOCA)Midway through a Subclass 186 employer-sponsored nomination, the sponsoring company lost a commercial dispute, came close to insolvency and entered a Deed of Company Arrangement, and the Department issued a section 57 request. We answered the Department’s four concerns point by point, turning the apparent disadvantage into a strength — and the applicant and their spouse were granted permanent residence.Outcome Applicant and spouse granted permanent residenceView the full case study →Overstay Record and a Prior Refusal — a Second Subclass 600 Visitor Visa Application ApprovedMigration Law · Subclass 600 Visitor Visa (overstay record + refusal history)An elderly applicant with an overstay record and one prior refusal applied for a Subclass 600 visitor visa to help her daughter care for a grandson with autism. We built our submissions around two focal points — a PIC 4014 waiver and genuine-visitor intent — and the second application was approved, allowing the client to enter Australia and be with her family.Outcome Second application approvedView the full case study →Small-Business Accountant Nomination Under Close Scrutiny — 186 Employer-Sponsored Permanent Residency ApprovedMigration Law · Subclass 186 Employer Sponsored (Direct Entry)A small construction business run by a couple sought to sponsor its long-serving accountant for a Subclass 186 employer-sponsored visa, where the Department may closely scrutinise the genuineness of the position and the business’s capacity to keep employing. We systematically established the genuine position and the commercial rationale, and the permanent residency application was approved.Outcome Permanent residency application approvedView the full case study →
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