Bolt Findlay

Bolt Findlay is committed to delivering clear, accessible legal advice across a broad spectrum of matters, ensuring clients are informed and supported throughout the process. The firm is dedicated to demystifying complex legal issues by communicating in straightforward terms, helping to reduce the stress often associated with legal proceedings. In criminal law, Bolt Findlay provides assistance with a variety of offences, including police and traffic matters such as drink and drug driving, speeding, and negligent driving causing harm or death. Their experience encompasses drug-related charges involving possession, supply, cultivation, manufacture, and trafficking, as well as offences against the person, from common assault through to serious sexual assault. The firm also handles public order offences, including affray and police-related charges like resisting or assaulting officers, alongside property offences such as break and enter and robbery. The firm offers family law services covering divorce, parenting disputes, property settlements, consent orders, and binding financial agreements, aiming to help clients navigate these sensitive issues with confidence and clarity. Their wills and estates work includes drafting wills, establishing powers of attorney and enduring guardianships, preparing advanced care directives, managing probate applications, and addressing family provision claims. Bolt Findlay also advises on conveyancing and land law matters, facilitating property and business transactions, retail and commercial leases, mortgages, and transfers. In care and protection cases, the firm acts as independent legal representatives for children and advocates for parents and other family members in dealings with the Department of Communities and Justice. The firm values mediation as an effective and constructive alternative to litigation, often achieving more amicable and cost-efficient outcomes for clients. Operating with ethics and transparency, Bolt Findlay maintains a strong commitment to social justice, regularly providing pro bono services to local community groups. They have a notable history of offering legal support in significant social justice matters, including assisting those charged during community protests. Through ongoing involvement in cases that may impact law reform—particularly in areas relating to drug policy and policing—Bolt Findlay combines a dedication to positive client outcomes with a broader commitment to advancing equitable legal developments.