It’s no secret that Family Law matters can be highly stressful and costly. Here are a few tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your initial consultation with a family lawyer. Be prepared You may not want to think about family law matters at first, but if...
Herald Sun, Tuesday 6 March 2019: The article discusses Tony Mokbel's possible civil claim rights for being attacked in prison, and goes on to quote our Managing Director Joshua Reimer: "Mokbel appears to have a far greater chance with civil action than in pursuing...
One of our Senior Personal Injury Lawyers, Rachel Rooney, was quoted on the front page of the Cranbourne Star this past week. The article was discussing dangerous timber boards being placed by Council on nature strips as a step way for residents. Senior Lawyer of...
Tony Jones on 3AW radio on 15 January 2018, interviewing Johnstone and Reimer's Joshua Reimer on the issue of victims of crime assistance for those who are traumatised as a result of having slept through an aggravated burglary. Listen to the clip here.
Front page of the Herald Sun, Monday 15 January 2018: "Victims whose homes are violated by intruders and ransacked while they sleep are being denied crime compensation... [l]awyer Joshua Reimer, who specialises in crime compensation matters, said there had been many...
We are very pleased to welcome Alexandra Hale as an equity owner of Johnstone and Reimer Lawyers. Alexandra joins Paul Johnstone and Joshua Reimer as owners of the firm, effective from 15 December 2017. Alexandra joined the firm as a lawyer in early 2016 and has...
It is no secret that many young people are finding it increasingly difficult to “get on the property train” to buy their first home. They can’t save quickly enough to meet a deposit in the ever-increasing property market, even saving together as partners. Rents are...
Picture this: You have a house worth about half a million, plus superannuation worth about half a million, including all life insurance policies. That’s a million dollars you can give to beneficiaries via your Will, wouldn’t you think? Not so fast! We’ve previously...
Many people try to settle family law property settlements without formalising the arrangements. One may choose to “pay out” their ex-partner in an informal arrangement without obtaining court orders or making a Binding Financial Agreement. Informal arrangements are...
This may sound unexpected coming from a lawyer, but in many cases no, you don’t need a family lawyer to run your family law case. If you are quite savvy you may well be able to ‘do it yourself’ and run your own family law matter. There are more and more people...