We redefine legal services by stripping away the complexity. Our focus is on delivering exceptional legal support, made accessible and understandable. We are dedicated to achieving outstanding outcomes, prioritizing our clients' best interests.
We redefine legal services by stripping away the complexity. Our focus is on delivering exceptional legal support, made accessible and understandable.
Nicholas is a highly regarded solicitor that you want on your team. He is the founder and principal of Hallcross Legal and has in depth experience across all our areas of practice.Nicholas has extensive experience acting for clients in all jurisdictions of the Australian Courts and frequents the Federal Court of Australia and the Supreme Court of New South Wales, together with other jurisdictions such as the District Court of New South Wales and the NCAT.Nicholas has acted in a wide range of litigated and mediated disputes acting for a variety of private and public clients, across all aspects of the law.Clients have described Nicholas as, rational, friendly, practical and easy to understand.Nicholas founded Hallcross Legal to provide his clients with in depth legal advice, without the cost or the confusion that would usually come from engaging a law firm. Nicholas' ethos is to provide his clients with detailed legal advice, that is swift, succinct and straight to the point.Prior to becoming a solicitor, Nicholas was a partner at a suburban accounting firm. His experience in both the law and his earlier practice as an accountant, enables him to provide simple yet tailored, in depth advice to his clients in all aspects of their business.
Michael has a focus on insolvency, restructuring and commercial litigation and has acted across a broad spectrum of commercial matters. His experience spans across complex commercial litigation and dispute resolution, recoveries and all aspects of personal and corporate insolvency (including bankruptcy, liquidation, administration, receivership, restructuring). He has appeared in various judicial forums (including the Local, District, Supreme Courts and the Federal Courts of Australia) and in alternative dispute resolution settings.Over the years, Michael has acted for a number of liquidators, bankruptcy trustees, high net worth individuals, property developers, company directors, ASX listed entities and real estate trusts.Michael previously spent several years as a senior associate at a national Australian Firm’s Sydney insolvency and restructuring practice. During that time Michael obtained an advanced accreditation in insolvency from the University of Technology of Sydney. Michael’s other private practice experiences includes several years working in other well-known Sydney firms where he obtained valuable experience in litigation and general commercial law. Michael is highly regarded for his pragmatic approach, commercial acumen and comprehensive industry knowledge obtained through years of running complex litigation, but also real world experience in assisting clients through the process of contested matters. Michael enjoys assisting clients achieve the best possible outcome and navigating them through the complex nature of legal proceedings with a simplistic approach.
Sofia is currently studying a Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Laws at the Australian Catholic University. With experience in business administration and client interactions coupled with exceptional academic achievements, Sofia is able to apply her legal and interpersonal skills to ensure that work undertaken for clients, is comprehensive, meticulous and to the highest standards.
Sofia was awarded a spot on the Executive Dean’s Commendations list at the ACU, recognising her outstanding academic performance, which subsequently led to her nomination and membership to the Golden Key Honour Society at ACU.
Sofia assists the partners and solicitors in a wide variety of matters, spanning across all of our practice areas, with a particular interest in litigation and commercial transactions.