Why a city firm
Away from local life, a ferry ride away
Mosman is one of Sydney's most distinctive communities: a harbourside village where families know one another through schools, clubs, beaches and Military Road cafés. It is also a place where news travels quickly.
For families here, discretion is often the first thing they ask about. Our office in the city offers a different setting: quiet and entirely separate from local life. Clients arrive by ferry or car, meet us in the city, and leave without anyone at home knowing where they have been. For many, that is reason enough to choose a city firm. For others, it is the complexity of their financial affairs.
Matters we see
What Mosman families ask us about
Complex property and business interests
Mosman households often combine professional incomes with private companies, family trusts, investment portfolios and self-managed superannuation. A separation can involve valuing a business, analysing trust control, and structuring a settlement that is tax-effective and leaves both parties with liquid assets. Our high net worth divorce and property settlement practice is built for this work.
The family home
Harbourside homes are frequently the single largest asset, and emotionally the most significant. Whether one party keeps the home, and how the other is compensated, is often the heart of the negotiation.
Children and community
Parents in Mosman usually want their children to stay at the same school and keep their friendships and activities. Good parenting arrangements are built around that continuity: two homes close to school, fair sharing of fees, and a plan for holidays and travel.
Protecting family wealth
Many Mosman clients ask us to help their adult children protect family money through binding financial agreements, documented family loans and asset protection planning.
Getting here
From Mosman to 185 Elizabeth Street
- By ferry from Mosman Bay or Old Cremorne to Circular Quay, then one stop on the City Circle to St James, or a short walk.
- By bus along Military Road and Spit Road to Wynyard or the QVB, then a short walk east.
- By car, via the Harbour Bridge or Tunnel. Commercial car parks are within a short walk, and we will suggest the most convenient one when we confirm your appointment.
Meeting options
In the city or from home
We meet Mosman clients in person, by video and by phone, and many combine all three. You can send an enquiry online at any time. We respond within one business day during business hours.