Nightingale Lawyers

Wollongong, NSW | Penrith, NSW | Sydney, NSW

0407 000..

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About Us

Nightingale Lawyers is a dedicated legal practice committed to resolving your legal issues as if they were in your shoes acting for themselves. With a focus on client-centred service, they prioritise quick, cost-effective outcomes while maintaining the initiative to achieve your objectives. Often the main objective is to avoid loss. When your lawyer acts for you as if they are acting for themselves, you can trust their intent is to ensure pursuing your matter does not cause more harm. Their approach combines teamwork, strategic thinking, and clear communication to help clients navigate a wide range of legal matters. Their diverse areas of law include civil litigation with a focus on building and construction disputes, lease and other contract disputes. They also act in criminal law, conveyancing, family law and, general commercial law. Whether you are facing a criminal charge, engaging in property transactions, managing family disputes, involved in building and construction issues, or conducting business arrangements, Nightingale Lawyers aim to guide you with practical advice tailored specifically to your situation. In criminal law matters, they emphasise protecting your liberty and reputation, offering support whether you plead guilty or contest the charges. For conveyancing, they provide fixed-fee services to ensure transparent and smooth property transactions. The firm’s commercial law work focuses on risk mitigation and strategic planning to prevent disputes and safeguard your interests. Their construction law practice addresses the complexities of contracts and dispute resolution, ensuring you receive the value agreed upon. In family law, they adopt a conciliatory stance to help families reach reasonable agreements, particularly when children are involved, to avoid costly and protracted conflict. Nightingale Lawyers understand the stress legal problems create and strive to reduce it by taking a personal approach. Acting with your best interests in mind, with clear objectives so that you can maintain the initiative and ensure the best possible outcome. They encourage open communication and provide guidance at every step, often offering initial consultations without obligation to pay any fees. At Nightingale Lawyers, the belief is simple: we can figure it out together.

Practice Areas

Civil

Construction Law

Criminal & Traffic

Specialisations

Civil

Nightingale Lawyers has extensive experience in civil litigation. They have settled or successfully litigated: building and construction disputes, representing both builders and homeowners; lease disputes in particular retail shop leases on behalf of tenants; and other contractual disputes such as breach of bailments, negligence and even professional negligence against other solicitors. Their approach centres on ensuring your objectives are clearly defined. You are properly advised on the possible and likely outcomes bases on the application of the common law. The purpose of which is to resolve issues efficiently and avoid protracted and costly litigation. Nightingale Lawyers experience in litigation permits them to assist with drafting and reviewing contracts, leases, and other such deeds of agreement.

Construction Law

Nightingale Lawyers offer extensive experience in managing building and construction disputes, representing both builders and homeowners. Their approach centres on ensuring construction work meets a proper and workmanlike standard, focusing on resolving issues efficiently to avoid protracted and costly litigation. Whether assisting with contract drafting and review, navigating payment claims under the Building and Construction Security of Payments Act 1999, or guiding clients through statutory warranty and liability claims, they prioritise practical solutions that align the interests of all parties involved. The firm also provides expert advice on body corporate matters under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015, risk and project management, and property transactions related to construction projects. With a commitment to clear strategies that prevent disputes and protect clients’ investments, Nightingale Lawyers are well-positioned to support clients throughout all stages of the construction process, from contract negotiation to final resolution.

Criminal & Traffic

Nightingale Lawyers provide comprehensive advice for persons facing criminal and/or traffic charges across New South Wales. Their experienced team is adept at navigating all stages of criminal proceedings— from urgent bail applications to sentencing and defended hearings. With a focus on protecting clients' liberties, they skilfully assess case evidence and challenge police claims when there is reasonable doubt, ensuring that the pursuit of justice and truth remains paramount. Concurrently, if the best approach is a guilty plea Nightingale Lawyers has the foreknowledge to find evidence that can mitigate the severity or objective seriousness of the offence. Therefore, entitling the client to a lesser sentence or fine. In addition to broader criminal matters, Nightingale Lawyers offer targeted assistance in traffic law, including drink driving, licence suspensions, and dangerous driving offences. Understanding the critical impact a driver’s licence has on everyday life, they thoroughly investigate cases and provide strong advocacy aimed at minimising penalties. Clients benefit from strategic advice and courtroom representation designed to secure the most favourable outcomes in both criminal and traffic law matters.