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By helping you achieve solutions at reasonable cost.
Who completes your legal services?
Our Firm only comprises two senior lawyers each with decades of legal experience.
There are no additional staff so your matter is handled personally from start to finish by a senior lawyer.
To Make an Appointment
By your choice, contact us through this web page, by phone, email or SMS to schedule an in-office appointment. Alternatively, should you prefer we are just as happy to schedule an appointment with you by phone or other electronic means. Our office is centrally located within the Redlands at Alexandra Hills on the corner of Vienna and Redland Bay Roads (near the Redlands IndigiScapes Centre).
Health Protocol
We will observe and follow any mandated or required health protocols issued from time to time by the Queensland or Federal Governments.
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 Cth (AML/CTF Act)
Please note this Firm will not provide "designated services" as determined under Table 6 of Subsection 6(5B) of the AML/CTF Act. If this Firm is asked to act in a matter and it is determined such matter or any part of it comprises a designated service under the AML/CTF Act, then this Firm shall cease its involvement immediately without notice. Clients should also be aware because of the AML/CTF Act, more strict identification proceedures and on-boarding requirements are necessary. For more information, please refer to the AML/CTF Act.
Our Services
We provide general legal services (excluding "designated services") throughout Queensland and cover a broad spectrum of law which include:
- Wills / Enduring Powers of Attorney / Advanced Health Directives
- Estate planning (including BDBN, pre-nuptial and during relationship BFA)
- Deceased Estate administration.
For Personal Injury matters (eg: injuries suffered in motor vehicle or work related accidents, and TPD claims) we recommend you consult "Redlands Injury Law".
Unfortunately, we do not do litigation matters, legal aid or criminal defence, nor do we make Court Appearances.
How We Charge
For some matter types we charge either:
- a "fixed fee" for the whole service, or
- a "fixed Lawyer's fee" for that part comprising the lawyer's service plus out of pocket expenses (such as outlays).
Examples of these matter types are listed in our Fees Guide page contained in this website.
For matters which are not either "fixed fee" or "fixed Lawyer's fee", then the Lawyer's fee is charged based on an hourly rate for the actual time involved. This rate does not include out of pocket expenses. These details are also found in our Fees Guide.
Please note, this Firm does not issue "quotes" for its fees or out of pocket expenses.
Emails
When sending our emails the primary internet domain we use is "ward.legal" (which is why you won't see '.com' or similar in our email address), but on occasion emails sent by us have automatically been directed by the recipient's email settings to their "spam/junk mail" folder. We will always reply to a genuine email we receive, so if you appear not to have received an email from us, please check your "spam/junk mail" folder, and if necessary alter your email settings to accept emails from us. Alternatively, you can contact us to let us know you have not received an expected email.
Cyber Hacking / Money Transfers (EFT)
We have been cautioned of the increasing threat of 'hackers' and 'scammers' accessing and interfering with certain emails containing bank account details. The bank account details have been altered and false details substituted. This caution does not simply relate only to law practices but as a general precaution you should not deposit/transfer any money without first verifying (by phone) with the intended recipient (including our Firm) the bank account details.
Our Details
Ward Legal QueenslandABN: 38 321 060 829A: 220 Vienna Road (cnr Redland Bay Rd), Alexandra Hills, Redland Qld 4161P: 220 Vienna Rd, Alexandra Hills Qld 4161M: 0424 839 273 (Les Ward)
M: 0481 819 273 (Kerry Ward - Consultant)
L: (07) 3134 2796E: lawyer@ward.legalW: https://www.ward.legal
About Us
Les Ward
The principal of Ward Legal - Queensland, Les Ward, is a senior lawyer with more than 4 decades of experience as a sole practitioner. He was admitted as a Solicitor in Queensland in March 1982 after completing 5 years as an Articled Law Clerk (effectively an apprentice Solicitor), and subsequently admitted to the High Court of Australia. Les is the holder of a current unrestricted Principal's Practising Certificate issued through the Queensland Law Society.
Les throughout his career has remained a 'generalist' lawyer assisting clients across a multitude of legal issues from civil and criminal trials to conveyancing and commercial matters including marina law. Since his early days as an Articled Law Clerk, Les has also had substantial experience in Estate Planning and the Administration of Deceased Estates and it is this area in which he is now focusing.
Kerry Ward - Consultant
Kerry Ward is a Consultant to the Firm. She was admitted as a Solicitor in Queensland in February 1996 and subsequently to the High Court of Australia. In December 2003, she was registered as an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injuries Law which accreditation she holds to this time. To be recognised as an Accredited Specialist is an acknowledgement given by the Queensland Law Society affirming a Queensland legal practitioner has achieved the knowledge and expertise in a particular area of law to be deemed a 'specialist'. Kerry also now operates her own law firm "Redlands Injury Law" but still consults to Ward Legal.
Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Appointments: Monday to Thursday 9.00 am to 4.00pmABN: 38 321 060 829Liability limited by a scheme approved under professional standards legislation