Mepstead Lawyers in Pakenham, Victoria | Criminal lawyer

Mepstead Lawyers

Locality: Pakenham, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5941 5166

Address: 108 Main St 3810 Pakenham, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.mepsteadlawyersandberwicklegal.com.au

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25.01.2022 OPEN FOR BUSINESS ! from Wednesday morning we can again offer our clients in office consultations at our offices at Berwick, Yarra Junction, Pakenham and Drouin offices. Contactless, zoom and telephone appointments are of course also still available. call email or book online for an appointment.

24.01.2022 Fixed price conveyancing $1100 including GST and Disbursements for all private properties under $600,000. T&C apply

18.01.2022 LIKE OUR PAGE AND OUR POST TO ENTER COMPETITION TIME CHANCE TO WIN EITHER 2 X WILLS OR $250 MasterCard Gift card Like our page and this post to enter Share on your timeline so your friends can enter too.... Competition ends 20.12.19 (just in time for extra cash for Christmas) Winner will be randomly selected via agora pulse You might want to check out our new webpage www.mepsteadlawyers.com.au Appointments for our lawyers can be made online through the webpage See more

17.01.2022 Legal Aspect of your Website If you are running a small business, you probably have a website or are thinking of creating one. Your website provides a simple and easy way to communicate with your customers about your business and what value you can offer. However your website can also have risks, unless you have proper terms and conditions of use (Terms & Conditions) which visitors must adhere to and which restrict your liability. What is your liability if someone relies on... something they have seen on your website and they suffer a loss as a result? For example, what happens if a competitor takes content from your blog, your website or tries to take your ideas? In order to manage the risk you should include your Terms & Conditions that visitors must agree to when visiting your website. This will also enable you limit your liability to the extent the law permits, protect your intellectual property and enhance your customer’s expectations. Under Australian Consumer Law (ACL), if you are selling goods and / or services through your website, you are required to clearly set out your business’ service standards on your website. These may include your delivery standards, protections under the ACL, privacy and the use of any customer data that you collect, payment terms and conditions (including refunds), liability for harm that website visitors may suffer, etc. Mepstead Lawyers can assist you in drafting your terms and conditions.

17.01.2022 FREE 1/2 hr Family Law Appointments (Strictly family law matters only) call now for an appointment 59415166

15.01.2022 The government will attempt to pass an amendment to increase manslaughter sentences to 25 years and create a new homicide by firearm offence. This new offence is intended to dissuade men who kill their female partners, and comes in response to a series of high-profile cases in which killers escaped murder convictions by claiming they shot their victims accidentally and received lighter sentences after being convicted of manslaughter. The cases being: Bikie Brandon Osborn ...was jailed for nine years in 2017 after he killed his girlfriend Karen Belej by putting a loaded gun to her head and pulling the trigger. He claimed he thought the weapon would not fire and escaped murder charges. Nelson Lai was sentenced to 9 years in prison for manslaughter in 2015 after claiming he did not know the gun he used to kill his girlfriend Rekiah O’Donnell was loaded. In 2014, Mehmet Torun received a minimum five-year manslaughter sentence for killing his girlfriend, Kara Doyle, after saying he did not know the gun that killed Ms Doyle was loaded when he pointed it at her head. The new offence will carry a maximum penalty of 25 years’ imprisonment and a standard sentence of 13 years, in line with other forms of manslaughter including child homicide and industrial manslaughter. Lets hope it receives the support it deserves. See more

15.01.2022 Hello to my friends, colleagues and followers on facebook. Just a quick note to let you know I have nominated for Bunyip Ward in the Cardinia Shire Council Elections. I believe its time for change in council and that there are to be some difficult decisions to be made post COVID 19 to help the community rebuild. Should you have any interest or like to help then visit my new facebook page Chris Andrews -Bunyip Ward, Cardinia Shire Council Elections 2020 and like and share - Authorised by Chris Andrews 108 Main Street Pakenham VIC 3810

14.01.2022 When can employees be stood down without pay? Employees who are stood down without pay remain employed for the period of the stand down. Under the Fair Work Act, an employee can only be stood down without pay if they cannot be usefully employed because of a stoppage of work for any cause for which the employer cannot reasonably be held responsible. Whether the option of standing down employees is available in circumstances relating to coronavirus is very fact dependent and an... employer should exercise the option cautiously. The employer must be able to demonstrate that: there is a stoppage of work the employees to be stood down cannot be usefully employed (which is not limited to the work an employee usually performs) the cause of the stoppage must also be one that the employer cannot reasonably be held responsible for. If an employer unlawfully stands down employees without pay, the employees will likely be able to recover unpaid wages. Employers cannot generally stand down employees simply because of a deterioration of business conditions or because an employee has coronavirus. Enterprise agreements and employment contracts can have different or extra rules about when an employer can stand down an employee without pay. Employers should consider whether their obligations are impacted by any applicable enterprise agreement, award, employees’ employment contracts or workplace policies. See more

13.01.2022 Contesting a will - In Victoria, if a person has been left without adequate provision from a deceased estate, they may be able to contest the Will. Such an action is called a "Testators Family Maintenance Claim", or "TFM claim". In Victoria, you may contest a Will if you are an Eligible Applicant; and You believe that you have been left without adequate provision. The Court considers a number of factors when ascertaining whether an estate has made adequate provision.In Victor...ia, the time limit in which to contest a Will is 6 months from the date probate has been granted to the executor(s) of a deceased estate, pursuant to Section 99 of the Administration and Probate Act 1958 (VIC). A claim may be brought beyond the 6 month period upon application to and approval from the Supreme Court. It is up to the claimant to show that the estate would not be prejudiced in bringing a claim out of time and the reasons for the delay in making the claim. However, it is imperative that the estate has not been distributed after the expiration of 6 months and before the claim has been filed with the Court. If you are unsure of whether your claim has exceeded the 6 month time limit and what options are available to you, we encourage you to contact our team for a free appointment.

13.01.2022 Fixed Price Conveyancing - limited time Valid till 30 December 2019 Mention this add to obtain price Special Offer - limited time - fixed price conveyancing - Victoria Wide- $1100 including disbursements for purchase or sale under $500,000.00

13.01.2022 CONTACTLESS CONSULTATIONS - Please take note that whilst our offices are closed from you attending physically from 5pm 5 August, 2020 appointments for all matters are still available via telephone and online (zoom) appointments. We can still make appointments and take instructions over the phone or internet for conveyancing, Family Violence, Family Law, Wills, Powers of Attorney, Commercial, disputes etc etc. We can still assist you in these difficult times through contactles...s methods. All Courts are still are still working in relation to urgent matters such as Family Law, Intervention Orders and some select criminal law matters. New matters for Probate, Family Law etc can still be processed through the Courts. Indeed now may very well be the time to list and file new matters as once the restrictions lift we would assume that the Courts will have a backlog therefore it may be prudent to be in the queue before any possible rush to the Courts. See more

12.01.2022 I usually post about relevant legal issues that will affect my clients and the greater community and leave social commentary to others. However the world has changed and life will be a little bit more difficult for most of us. The socially marginalised and disadvantaged will be particularly hard hit so I would respectfully request that perhaps if you know someone who is doing it a bit hard who is marginalised -stop in but keep your distance and have a chat and see how there doing a little reassurance or help can go a long way.

11.01.2022 We are still business as usual and are now offering appointments via video link. Call our office for your appointment today.

09.01.2022 Husband and Wife - Wills And Powers of Attorney $990 Includes 2 x Wills and 4 x Powers of Attorneys

08.01.2022 TEN TOP FAMILY LAW TIPS 1. Get family law advice early: Try our free 30 minute consult - to help you to avoid issues that make the situation worse and try to support you to sort out matters quickly and sensibly. 2. Be honest with your lawyer: We need you to do this so that we can give you the best advice possible advice. 3. Be kind to yourself: Accept support from friends and family. 4. Get counselling: To help you to work through your emotions so you can make the correct dec...isions. 5. Always act in your children’s best interests: They will thank you for it later and it’s a requirement for separating parents under the Family Law Act 1975. 6. Collect all of your relevant financial information: This includes: bank statements, tax returns, superannuation and other documents that detail your financial situation. This information means we can provide you with advice on property division. 7. Keep a Diary of important details: Write a record of all agreements made with your former partner, money spent after separations and time spent with your children so you can let your lawyer know. 8. Secure your data and finances: It is important that you protect your privacy and to ensure that bills still get paid and money does not go missing. 9. Be careful what you put on social media: This causes problems and end being used against you in Court. 10. Get financial advice: work out what your best options are for you and your children. See more

08.01.2022 Lawyers and Conveyancers there’s a big difference. There are in broad terms two kinds of conveyancers - lawyers and conveyancers. Conveyancers are non-lawyers who are licensed to perform a part of the legal work associated with a real estate transaction, so long as it does not go beyond conveyancing work, some have limited licences or restrictions where they cannot do all the work required. If a dispute occurs conveyancers are duty bound to refer a client to a lawyer for ...further assistance that’s why they say or advertise they retain a lawyer for all legal work but this is often not the case. Unfortunately, on some occasions they offer legal advice without referring the individual matter to a their lawyer for review or advice as each matter is usually factually different. The need for licensed conveyancers to refer clients to lawyers for complex matters and issues that take the matter beyond conveyancing work renders the licensed conveyancer an expensive middle-man when the total cost of the transaction is billed as their lawyer doesn’t work for free! Also in many cases wherein there is a dispute we can resolve the issue quickly and often at no additional costs as we are licensed and qualified to give legal advice, unlike conveyancers. In addition we do not pay referral fees, kickbacks, secret commissions or soft bribes to real estate agents or financiers or any other third party as this cost of a the referral payments is a cost that is inevitably passed on to you the consumer, be it either in higher conveyancing costs or lower levels of service. We work exclusively for you the client, not the agent or any third party and we only work in the client’s best interests. The bottom line is due to regulation of conveyancers the price difference between the two is either non-existent or minimal. So the question really is do you want a person who has a TAFE course to conduct perhaps the most expensive purchase or sale of your life or do you want lawyer with 3 law degrees and over 20 years of conveyancing experience and a firm that has over 100 years of combined legal experience at a equivalent of better price to do it? Call or message us now for a fixed price! Mepstead Lawyers and Berwick Legal - visit the website for details. See more

08.01.2022 New Labour Hire Regulations will you be affected? Much has been said in recent years about the underpayment and unacceptable conditions forced on vulnerable workers by unscrupulous employers. As from 1st November 2019, new laws are about to become effective in Victoria, following the introduction of similar new laws in other jurisdictions. From 30th October 2019, it will now be illegal:- for a Provider to advertise or operate its labour hire business if the Provider is no...t licensed; for a Host to hire staff from an unlicensed Provider. The penalties for being in breach of this legislation ranges from $130,000 and three years’ imprisonment for company directors and individuals to $500,000 or more for corporations. see more at our website www.mepsteadlawyers.com.au See more

07.01.2022 Free 1/2 hr Family Law appointments available (these are strictly for family law issues only).Free 1/2 hr Family Law appointments available (these are strictly for family law issues only).

05.01.2022 The state's $328 million of unpaid fines will allegedly be whittled away once Fines Victoria’s new system goes live over the weekend. The software system for collecting court, parking, red-light camera and speeding fines failed on a massive scale in 2017, leading to a backlog of infringement notices the Department of Justice couldn’t enforce and a $328 million hole in the state budget. Reminder notices will progressively be staggered at about 700 a day and be sent out for abo...ut140,000 fines which have been outstanding in the magistrates and county courts. The issue is being blamed on a software package called VIEW, bought off the shelf from British company Civica in a $103 million contract. VIEW was originally designed to enforce London’s congestion charge. o shortlist The backlog resulted in a reduction in the number of cases before the Magistrates Court, leading to concern that once the system was online again, the court would be hit with an influx of offences. Criminal listings dropped by 7 per cent across the state, in the Melbourne Magistrates Court alone there was a 21 per cent decline and CityLink fines reduced by 75 per cent and speeding fines by 38 per cent. See more

04.01.2022 Mepstead Lawyers proudly sponsoring the 2020 Bunyip Rodeo. Great staff bonding experience. Thank you to the Rodeo committee for all their hard work in making it an awesome day.

03.01.2022 Conveyancing $990 fixed price New land sale purchasers only T&C apply 5941 5166

02.01.2022 CONTACTLESS APPOINTMENTS Mepstead Lawyers and Berwick Legal are still open for business and fully operational. Like you, we here at Mepstead Lawyers are monitoring the COVID-19 situation closely and adjusting our response on a daily basis. Regardless of whether we're in the office or working elsewhere, Mepstead Lawyers is fully resourced to meet the needs of our clients. Our systems are fully capable of supporting our people to work wherever they need to be based. We will c...ontinue to follow the advice of the Commonwealth and State Governments and relevant health authorities as this situation unfolds. We will also take all necessary measures to minimise disruption to our clients and how we work together. Our partners and staff are, as always, available to meet your existing and future needs either on the phone, online and in certain circumstances in office. See more