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This firm specialises in criminal law in the following areas:-
1. All Magistrates Court appearances, including:-
a. Drink driving appearances
b. Applications for work licences
c. Traffic appeals - including special hardship licences
d. Committals and summary hearing trials in the Magistrates Court (including bail
applications) and all appearances involving children
2. Domestic violence applications and defence of domestic violence order hearings.
We appear in all courts in Brisbane, Ipswich, Gold Coast and all Courts in South East Queensland. We also appear in the District and Supreme Court on trial and sentence.
Ian W Bartels & Associates also specialises in bail applications in the District and Supreme Court.
This firm is a specialised Criminal Law firm with direct access to highly skilled and experienced criminal barristers.
We provide advice based on individual circumstances. Circumstances as to a division are crucial and these include: Length of the marriage, Financial contributions, Children inheritances, Role as homemaker and parent, Health of the parties, Assets and liabilities.
Aggravated Burglary, Armed Robbery, Arson, Assault, Assault Cause Injury Intentionally, Assault Cause Injury Recklessly, Assault Police, Blackmail, Burglary, Careless Driving, Dealing with Proceeds of Crime, Fraud, Handling Stolen Goods, Imprisonment, Indecent Assault, Intent to Commit Serious Computer Offence, Intentionally Cause Serious Injury, Kidnapping, Manslaughter, Minor Crime, Murder, Perjury, Possession of Drugs, Property Suspected of Being Proceeds of Crime, Rape, Recklessly Cause Serious Injury, Refuse Breath Test, Restraining Orders, Robbery, Serious Crime, Sex Offences, Stalking, Theft, Threat to Kill, Trafficking Drugs, Unauthorised Access, Modification or Impairment, Unauthorised Modification
Criminal, Police Prosecutions, Traffic
After Hours Service
Appeals
Yes, our friendly, professional staff are here to serve you. We are PEXA certified for electronic conveyancing. We offer fixed-fee conveyances for most conveyancing matters. If you have managed to negotiate a price on the home of your dreams, bring your contract to us before you sign it and we will check it for you. If the contract does not proceed we will not charge you any fees for this service.
Most Wills can be drafted and signed in one attendance and we have affordable fixed fees for this service.
An Enduring Power of Attorney is a document that appoints someone to make decisions for you in certain circumstances, sometimes referred to as a substituted decision maker, or often called an ‘Attorney’.
In Queensland you can make an application to the court to have your entitlement under the Will adjusted so that you receive a greater share of the Estate. Sometimes this is referred to as ‘contesting a Will’. We can assist you to bring an application for adequate provision from the Estate.
Either party can apply to the court for a divorce order, called a decree nisi, however in Australia nearly half of applications for divorce are made jointly. While applying for a divorce is not overly complicated, there are strict requirements to satisfy in order to have a decree nisi. To avoid any delay and added expense you can instruct us to make your Application on your behalf.
A parenting plan is a recorded agreement that is signed by both parties to set out how each parent will spend time with the children and other important matters such as schooling and holiday arrangements. Parenting Plans work well for parties with good communications and post-separation relationships and have the advantage of being flexible to suit your family’s needs. These types of agreements are not enforceable and you cannot complain to the court about breaches by the other party.
We are highly skilled in the area of domestic and family violence law and we have conducted proceeding throughout southeast Queensland. We have achieved excellent results, including costs orders against parties. Applying for an order resisting an application for an order hearings, breaches and renewing orders.
We appear regularly on traffic law matters and we can assist you with a range of issues such as ‘work licences’ for fixed fee, traffic offences including hearings and sentencing.
We can help you with unfair dismissal and bullying claims. We can also assist you with consumer law matters where you have not been happy with a purchase you have made or a service you have received.
Our hours of operation are - Monday to Thursday – 8:30am to 5:00pm, Friday – 8:30am to 4:00pm