McKillop Legal

With extensive experience advising businesses across various stages, from start-ups to established enterprises, we provide comprehensive corporate and commercial legal services. Our expertise covers a wide range of areas including business structuring tailored to suit companies, joint ventures, partnerships, and trusts. We assist with preparing and negotiating key agreements such as shareholder and partnership agreements, buy/sell deeds, and business succession plans to support seamless transitions and secure business interests. We also guide clients through complex commercial transactions including the sale and purchase of businesses, drafting supply and distribution contracts, and managing intellectual property matters. Our services extend to corporate compliance, director duties, employment contracts, risk management, and addressing regulatory investigations. By delivering pragmatic solutions in dispute resolution, insolvency, and debt recovery, we help businesses navigate legal challenges and protect their commercial objectives.

McKillop Legal provides thorough estate planning services designed to address a variety of personal circumstances, from simple estates to more complex situations involving trusts, blended families, or prior divorces. Their advice covers the preparation of wills, including those with testamentary trusts, powers of attorney, and enduring guardianships, ensuring that your financial and personal welfare decisions are protected both during your lifetime and after your passing. They also assist with arrangements such as ‘granny flat rights’ to cover unique property interests. In probate and estate administration, McKillop Legal supports executors and beneficiaries through the legal obligations following a person’s death. They offer guidance on executor duties, apply for Grants of Probate or Letters of Administration where necessary, and manage estate assets including bank accounts, shares, and property. Their services include addressing estate debts and taxes, distributing remaining assets, as well as advising on and handling disputes involving will validity or family provision claims under the Succession Act, ensuring estates are settled in accordance with the law and the deceased’s wishes.