OUR VISION

Our vision is to be a law firm that provides a quality, customer satisfying solution; leaders in providing commercially focused, technical solutions in the areas of Employment and Industrial Law, Business Law, Property Law and Planning; Local Government Law and Litigation.

ABOUT OUR FIRM

Williams Love & Nicol is a premier commercial law firm providing full client services from our base in Canberra. Our practice is focused on providing commercially realistic and practical advice that is timely, legally correct and delivers value for money. With a total professional staff of more than 17 lawyers, our structure is designed to ensure that we effectively manage matters ranging in size and complexity. This includes enabling tasks to be allocated to the appropriate skill level for greatest efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The diversity of our practice means we can quickly assemble a team with the most relevant skills and experience for any matter.

ACCREDITED SPECIALISTS

Our partners each manage a strategic business unit within the firm: planning and local government, employment and industrial law, commercial litigation, commercial and business law, and property law. Each partner has been accredited by the Law Society of NSW as a specialist in his area of practice, and has worked at senior levels in major national law firms. This experience enables us to provide high quality legal services without the costly, burdensome structures often associated with larger firms.

  • Mark Love: NSW Accredited Specialist in Business Law
  • John Wilson: NSW Accredited Specialist in Employment and Industrial Law
  • David Toole: NSW Accredited Specialist in Property Law
  • Alan Bradbury: NSW Accredited Specialist in Planning and Local Government Law

EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT SUPPORT

Williams Love & Nicol has extensive quality assurance systems and procedures in place for the conduct of all matters. Our ability to respond promptly is supported by our significant investment in resources, systems and procedures to enhance our ability to capture and retrieve ‘knowledge’ created by our lawyers. Our knowledge management strategy covers a diverse range of issues including the availability of research tools and resources electronically, development of online precedents, and management of the firm’s database which houses significant advices and other documents.

HISTORY

Williams Love & Nicol has its origin in the merging of Williams Love, Norton White Canberra and Wilson Legal in 2004. The current partnership came into effect on 1 July 2009, consisting of Mark Love, John Wilson, David Toole and Alan Bradbury.