After working in the legal profession as a paralegal for 8 years while simultaneously pursuing legal then business studies, Carol pursued her love of the law through completing formal law training through a postgraduate intensive Masters program at Monash University. Carol now brings 14 years experience working in the legal services and allied fields to her practice at LAC Lawyers.
Carol is client focussed, with a mature approach and applies the law to achieve your desired outcome and problem resolution. Carol knows it is necessary to understand you and/or your business to help you achieve success and security. Carol is pleased to assist you through advice and advocacy and is proud to continue to apply the skills she has gained in her career in the legal industry.
Carol’s experience ensures your matter progresses efficiently, effectively and toward a fair outcome. With the modern legal focus being placed on alternative dispute resolution in all areas of law, Carol will be pleased to assist you in negotiating resolution to your legal dilemma in a cost effective manner that will restore your key commercial and personal relationships.
Wherever appropriate, your rights will be championed through the courts. Carol’s substantial experience in commercial litigation including drafting of court documents and advocacy training, ensures your best interests and rights will be enforced with finesse. Whether through alternative dispute resolution or litigation, Carol strongly believes in equipping clients with the knowledge and confidence to make the best decisions for themselves.
Carol is available to provide advice and representation in the following areas:
- Administrative Appeals
- Children’s Court Matters
- Civil Litigation including debt recovery and motor vehicle litigation
- Company law including Directors’ Duties
- Consumer Contracts
- Criminal Law
- Employment Law
- Family Law matters including Divorce, Children, Property and De Facto Property issues
- Family Violence matters – Intervention Orders and Injunctions
- Road Safety, Licensing and Traffic Matters
- Telecommunications Law
- Wills, Probate and Family Provision
Qualifications
- Master of Laws (Legal Practice, Skills & Ethics)
- Bachelor of Legal Studies
- Advanced Diploma of Business (Legal Practice)
- Undertaking a Masters of Global Business Law
Memberships
- Law Institute of Victoria
Admitted to
- All Victorian State Courts.
- All Federal Courts including High Court of Australia
Registered to Practice in
Family Law - Binding Financial Agreements Under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)
Date: June 15, 2010
Author(s): Carol Grimshaw LL.M., B. Legal Studies, Adv. Dip. Bus.
If you’ve recently entered a new relationship, have been in a new relationship for a time, or are considering ending your relationship, you should consult a lawyer to learn your rights and obligations under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) (‘the Act’).
Family law - Spousal relationships - What's the law got to do with it?
Date: June 15, 2010
Author(s): Carol Grimshaw LL.M., B. Legal Studies, Adv. Dip. Bus.
Whether your new spousal relationship is a married, de facto or same sex relationship; at the beginning, consideration of the law is the last thing on your mind.
Wills, Probate & Estate Disputes - Will Kits
Date: June 04, 2010
Author(s): Carol Grimshaw LL.M., B. Legal Studies, Adv. Dip. Bus.
Your Will Last Will and Testament (Will) is your final legally binding communication to the world including those you love. You should ensure that expression is tailored to meet the whole of your circumstances.
Wills, Probate & Estate Disputes - Have you been left out of a Will?
Date: June 04, 2010
Author(s): Carol Grimshaw LL.M., B. Legal Studies, Adv. Dip. Bus.
The death of a relative or an intimate is a difficult time for us all. We mourn their loss and grieve for the times that might have been. Then, the Will is read and no one contacts you to discuss your inheritance. You believed your loved one would have made provision for you in their Will and you are shocked to learn that this has not happened. What do you do?
Family Law - Considering Seperation? Here are your next steps
Date: March 31, 2010
Author(s): Carol Grimshaw LL.M., B. Legal Studies, Adv. Dip. Bus.
Whether you are married or have been living in a domestic relationship, if you are considering separation you should also consider your family law obligations and entitlements before you finalise the decision to separate. At such a difficult and crucial stage in your life, it will be important for your transition to a new life to be as calm and smooth as possible.