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Firm introduces Brisbane family law practice
An Australian law firm has extended its family law practice with the addition of a Brisbane office.
Naomi Neilson
Lander & Rogers has expanded its position in Australia as “the most experienced family law group”, with more accredited specialists than any other firm nationally, according to a statement from the firm.
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The move sees Lander & Rogers appoint a new partner, Genevieve Dee. Ms Dee specialises in all aspects of family law, including financial agreements, parenting and property matters and child support issues.
On her appointment, Ms Dee said: “I am incredibly excited to have the opportunity to build a new family law offering in Brisbane with Landers, a firm of extraordinary talent.”
She is joined by special counsel Anna Domalewski, who has worked on child support issues, spousal maintenance and complex parenting and property matters.
“Genevieve and Anna’s expertise will broaden the specialist offering that we provide [not only to] our national clients, but also international and expat Australians,” said partner and national practice group leader Mark Parker.
Commenting on the expansion further, Mr Parker said: “Our group has been well established in Melbourne for over 30 years and in 2016, we opened our Sydney office. This expansion to Brisbane will strengthen our ability to service our clients.
“It’s not just about national growth, though. As the world becomes smaller, movement in cross-border jurisdictions has increased. In recent years, we have seen growth from work which has involved Australian family law and its intersection with the family law jurisdictions in the Asian market, in particular Singapore and Hong Kong,” he said.
Nationally, family law has also experienced major changes. In July 2019, several legal bodies urged the federal government not to reintroduce a “flawed” family court merger bill, which would see the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court combined.
NSW Bar Association president Tim Game SC said the proposed changes could only be “fundamentally flawed” and pressed the government to rethink the changes.
Moreover, Women’s Legal Services Queensland met with federal politicians to request a federal and domestic violence court. Following this, Victorian legal bodies, along with the government, opened the first family violence court.
