Saines Lucas Solicitors
Welcome to Saines Lucas Solicitors
Saines Lucas Solicitors has long been highly regarded for its expertise in personal injury claims and it maintains that reputation today.
With offices located at Melton, Maryborough, Ballarat, Horsham and Hopetoun, Saines Lucas Solicitors is now the largest independent personal injury law firm in Western Victoria, providing services to clients from Melbourne to the South Australian border.
Saines Lucas Solicitors has six practitioners operating in the Personal Injuries Department, and led by Partner, Nick Lyons, an Accredited Personal Injury Specialist and Partner, Ian Vinson, with over 30 years experience as a personal injury lawyer.
Saines Lucas Solicitors also offers expertise in a number of other areas of law, including Family Law, Property Law, Business and Commercial Law, Commercial Litigation, Industrial and Employment Law, Criminal Law and Wills and Estates, with experienced lawyers practising in those areas.
Saines Lucas Solicitors is pleased to advise that we are Accredited Specialists with the Victorian Legal Institute in the areas of Family Law and Personal Injury.
Personal Injury Litigation
Saines Lucas Solicitors offers personal injury litigation in the areas of:
• WorkCover and Workers Compensation claims
• Motor Accident (TAC) claims
• Public/Occupiers Liability claims
• Medical Negligence
• Product Liability
• Comcare and Military Compensation
• Victims of Crime Assistance Applications (VOCAT)
• Superannuation and Total & Permanent Disablement claims
• School accidents
• Assault and sexual assault claims
• Common Law Damages Actions
Family Law & Wills
At Saines Lucas Solicitors we offer services in matters including:
• Divorce
• Custody disputes
• Defacto property claims
• Independent children’s representation (Legal Aid)
• Intervention Order applications
Saines Lucas Solicitors also provides a full service in relation to Wills, Powers of Attorney (Financial & Medical) and Administration of Deceased Estates including:
• Preparation of Wills
• Preparation of Powers of Attorney
• Probate, Letters of Administration and general administration of deceased estates
• Will disputes and Part IV claims on estates
• Guardianship and Administration Applications
Property Law
Saines Lucas Solicitors provides property law services in the areas of:
• Domestic and Commercial Conveyancing
• Adverse possession claims
• General Law title conversions
• Section 173 agreements
• Caveats
• General Titles Office applications
• Leases
• Mortgages
• Sub-divisions
• Planning Law
• Establishing Companies and Family Trust Structures
Commercial Law & Employment Law
If you need advice on commercial and employment law, contact Saines Lucas Solicitors for representation in:
• Business advice and disputes
• Purchase and sale of businesses
• Building disputes
• Franchising
• Liquor Licensing
• Commercial Leases
• Insurance advice and litigation
Business Law:
• Buying and selling businesses
• Business disputes, including commercial litigation
• Preparation of leases and transfers of lease
• Advice on appropriate legal structures and preparation of documents – partnerships, companies and trusts.
Industrial and Employment Law:
• Unfair Dismissal and unlawful termination
• Wage claims and other entitlements
• Superannuation claims
• Industrial disputes
• Discrimination and harassment claims – Equal Opportunity Commission
Criminal Law
The criminal areas of law that Saines Lucas Solicitors practice in include:
• Contested Hearings
• Pleas
• Committal Hearings
• Criminal Trials