RRR Lawyers

RRR LAWYERS – RELIABLE FAMILY LAW LAWYERS IN MELBOURNE

Legal family matters can be sensitive. Be it a family dispute, a divorce, domestic violence, child custody, or anything else that involves family members. At RRR Lawyers, our family law solicitors understand how sensitive family legal processes can be. We are a law firm practising in all kinds of family law issues, with a team of experienced family law lawyers in Carlton who can guide you and offer you the most reasonable and favourable legal solutions.

CRIMINAL LAWYERS IN MELBOURNE

If you have been charged with a criminal offence, you will require expert legal advice and the best representation available. RRR Lawyers has a team of criminal defence lawyers who have many years of experience, extensive knowledge of criminal law, and a passion for justice. You can rely on our criminal lawyers in Melbourne to fight to deliver a successful outcome for your case.

YOUR RIGHTS

The Police want to interview you in relation to an offence. Do I need to speak to them? Can they fingerprint me or search my home? What are my rights and what should I do?

Whether you have been charged with a minor traffic offence and are concerned about losing your licence or whether you have been charged with a serious indictable offence, RRR Lawyers’ criminal defence lawyers in Melbourne practise in all types of criminal law matters and can offer advice, guidance and representation with what can be life changing issues.

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WHY YOU SHOULD HIRE A CRIMINAL DEFENCE LAWYER

The outcome of a criminal trial will have a substantial impact on the lives of the defendant and their family and friends. Not only is the defendant’s reputation, livelihood and career at risk, but they may be sentenced to years of imprisonment if they don’t have the expertise of a criminal defence lawyer to help them through their ordeal.

Most clients are understandably very anxious, nervous and overwhelmed by the possibility of being charged for a criminal offence and not having the knowledge to deal with the matter themselves. It can take months, sometimes years, for a criminal case to conclude.

RRR Lawyers has the best criminal lawyers in Melbourne to take on your case. We make sure that every client we represent understands where they stand and what to expect during the trial, helping to make the whole process easier.

SMOOTH DEBT RECOVERY PROCESS BY RRR LAWYERS

Collecting outstanding debts can be time-consuming, costly and critical to the operation of your business. The team at RRR lawyers have extensive experience in providing an effective strategy to recover outstanding debts. From issuing a letter of demand, issuing a claim, obtaining a judgement to enforcing the judgement and recovering the debt- we manage and support you during the complete debt collection process.

In order to effectively and efficiently recover a debt, there are some questions that you need to consider:

• How old is the debt?
• Is the debtor a person, a company or some different type of entity?
• Is the debtor a trustee of a trust?
• Do you have a contract in place?
• Do you have handwritten notes or emails to rely on or to authenticate your claim?
• Did you conduct a previous credit check on the debtor including its directors or proprietors?
• Do you have a personal guarantee or bank guarantee in place?
• Does your debtor have the capacity to actually repay the debt?

It is necessary to keep a record of your monetary transactions, details and the documents involved in such processes.

TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR CASHFLOW THROUGH OUR DEBT RECOVERY PROCESS

The debt recovery process by our experienced lawyers involves multiple steps like establishing contact with the debtor, trying alternate dispute resolution process for settlement and in the event of the dispute not being resolved – taking action through the relevant courts.

Using our services will assist you with the debt recovery and it involves the following steps:

Sending Initial Reminder Letter

Never ignore your instalments and start tracking the delays as soon as you experience a debt situation. This will enable us to provide the debtor with the effective reminder letters.

Issuing Letter of Demand

If there is no response from the debtors with the reminder letter, the next step involves issuing the letter of demand to these unresponsive debtors. Here, we will advise them to pay the debt to avoid any legal action.

Commencing Legal Proceedings

If there isno response from the debtor’s side, we initiate the legal procedure by preparing a legal claim. To commence a legal action, we will need to complete a Statement of Claim and lodge it before the appropriate court.

Obtaining Judgement

The debt recovery process ends here allowing the debtor with the following payment options:

• Pay the debt in full
• Negotiate an acceptable agreement with you
• File a legal defence disputing the debt

Once the judgement is out and things are settled, we can draft a Deed of Settlement which will have an acknowledgement of debt. If the debtor breaches the payment terms, he will be sued on the basis of the Deed as the debt can be easily recognised here. Hence, it will become easy for us to prove in the court.

NEVER FACE OUTSTANDING DEBTS AGAIN

Dealing with debt issues can take a lot of your time, energy and money. Hence, it is best to take precautionary measures in order to avoid such situations in future. One way to protect against bad debts is to review your contracts, trade agreements and terms of trade properly. Our lawyers will help you make sure that your terms are clear and your processes are concrete. This will help you to avoid the lengthy and costly litigation proceedings in the future.

Buying property could be one of the most important purchases of your life. Our conveyancing lawyers in Melbourne are able to assist you by giving you pre-contract advice to avoid those unknown risks.

RRR Lawyers looks after all of your legal requirements whether you are buying or selling, either privately, with or without an estate agent or by auction. You may be looking to develop your own property, subdivide or consolidate land; our property development lawyers can assist you in all of these areas. Our property settlement lawyers can also help you if you wish to transfer your home, or sell or gift all or part of a property to a spouse, associate or relative.

Only a commercial conveyancing lawyer will ensure that all of the legal requirements of what is usually one of the most important investments of your life are met. We offer property conveyancing to Melbourne clients at very competitive costs. Usually set fees apply, plus any outlays and disbursements.

IMPORTANT FACTORS TO CONSIDER

• Auction or private sale? If you are buying at auction, you may want to get legal advice before you bid or sign anything. You may want someone to bid on your behalf. Check whether a commercial conveyancing lawyer or conveyancing company can offer these services.
• What’s the cost? Many conveyancing companies and conveyancing lawyers in Melbourne offer fixed price conveyancing. But make sure you know what you are getting for the fixed cost. You may just want the forms filled in and lodged. Alternatively, you may want to get advice before you sign anything – see if you can negotiate these extra services as part of the fixed price. What if something goes wrong? Are there extra charges if they have to follow up with the seller because the bungalow doesn’t have a building permit? If they don’t offer a fixed price, make sure you know how they will itemise their fees.
• What protection do they have if they make a mistake? Commercial conveyancing lawyers must have insurance which covers faulty work. In addition, there is a fidelity fund that covers situations where the insurance does not apply. Check the protection provided by companies offering property conveyancing in Melbourne.
• Who will supervise the work? It’s common for conveyancing to be handled by clerks. You should make sure that the person who is responsible knows what they are doing.
• Are they members of any association? Do they have any special qualifications? Some solicitors are accredited commercial property lawyers.
• Are there other issues that you may need advice about? For instance, will the purchase affect your pension; should you change your will; are there any family law implications as a result of the purchase? Are you going to use the property as an investment? Besides the tax implications, including negative gearing, are there any issues you need to deal with in relation to a tenancy agreement? If so, you might be able to negotiate a price where our property lawyer in Melbourne will undertake all the necessary work at one time.

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS

There are other issues that may require professional advice, whether from property lawyers and/or a financial advisor:

• Are there tax implications? For instance, what will be the effect on capital gains tax, which is a tax payable on the capital gain made in the sale of investment properties? It is calculated on the basis of the profit earned in the final sale price compared with the original purchase price. This is also an issue that can be explained by your property lawyers or professional advisors.
• Are there any problems with the title or legal issues that you need to consider?
• Will you be in a position to cover your mortgage obligations?
• Is the housing loan fixed (capped) or variable, and which would be better for your situation?
• Is the purchase part of a long term financial strategy that maximises your future financial stability?
• What is the reasonable outlook for interest rates and the price of housing?

CONVEYANCING PURCHASE OF PROPERTY

It is often stated that the purchase of a house is the largest investment most people will make in their lifetime. There is fortunately a large body of both statute and case law to assist purchasers of real estate to ensure that a good title is obtained and the real estate can be used for the purposes for which it is purchased. Obviously to obtain the protection of the relevant law, purchasers need to be aware of it and utilise it.

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The changes made to the Workplace Relations Act introduced by the Howard Government have not yet been rectified so the Act at present doesn’t allow for employees to sue for dismissal on grounds of unfairness unless the size of the employer’s organisation exceeds 100 employees.

Currently the Rudd government intends to allow employees to sue for unfair dismissal restricted to places of employment exceeding 10 employees. This restriction doesn’t apply where a person may issue proceedings for unlawful termination as distinct from unfair dismissal.

Unfair dismissal is defined under the Workplace Relations Act as ‘harsh, unjust, and, unreasonable’. Person dismissed unlawfully, that is dismissed on grounds of race, gender or religion, can issue proceedings regardless of size of place of employment.

A person may be employed as an independent contractor or employee and this can sometimes be hard to determine the case of either employee or contractor. A contractor cannot seek remedies available to an employee. Consequently enquiries will be made by the court or tribunal as to whether the person is an employee or contractor utilising the most common test, that is, the control or supervision over the employee. Subcontractors may not be entitled to superannuation, workers compensation coverage, or holiday pay.

RRR (Rossi, Ryan, and Raniga) Lawyers has experience in Employment Law and has acted for employers and employees at the Industrial Relations Commission. Prakash Raniga has drafted employment contracts for employers and given advice to employees regarding contracts submitted for signature.

RRR (Rossi, Ryan, and Raniga) Lawyers has also acted for employees who have sought to address issues under the Equal Opportunity Act 1995. The first port of call for employees is mediation. If issues cannot be resolved through mediation, the employee has opportunity to issue proceedings to VCAT.

Prakash Raniga has acted for employer and employee in respect of actions and proceedings under the Equal Opportunity Act at VCAT.

In today’s globalisation climate, shrewd business planning has never been more important. With RRR (Rossi, Ryan, & Raniga) Lawyers, you’ll have access to the best small business advice available, allowing you to get on with watching your business grow.

RRR (Rossi, Ryan, & Raniga) Lawyers is a specialist in litigation and debt recovery and Overseas Transactions. Prakash Raniga has a strong litigation background. Practising in most courts and tribunals, we can provide advice and legal representation with court cases should you find yourself in a situation where someone has taken some action against you or where you need to take legal action to protect your own rights.