About us

    Smallwoods Lawyers on the Northern Beaches was established in 1976 by Richard Smallwood.

    Since it was established, Smallwoods has gained a reputation as a quality medium-size law firm, providing legal services to small to medium-size businesses, families and individuals on the Northern Beaches in a number of areas of legal work including:

    • Small business general advice
    • Divorce, Family law and De Facto law
    • Commercial & residential conveyancing
    • Estate planning
    • Wills
    • Managing deceased estates
    • Environmental and Local Government law.

    In early 2009, Smallwoods moved from its premises in Dee Why, where it had been for in excess of 24 years, to modern premises at 117 Old Pittwater Road, Brookvale providing up-to-date facilities for conferences with clients, seminars and providing better access and parking for clients

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Legal Services

If you want quality advice from an experienced team without the expense sometimes associated with city CBD lawyers, contact us.

You will deal directly with experienced solicitors and you will not be passed down the line.

We provide quality service in:

  • Small Business General Advice

  • Business Law covers many areas such as buying and selling a business or company, general commercial contract drafting and advice, contract disputes, advice on choosing the right legal structure to conduct a business such a company, family trust, unit trust, partnership or joint venture… more

  • Divorce & Family Law

  • Family Law includes de-facto law as well as issues arising out of a marriage. These issues may also may involve pre-nuptial agreements, property settlements, children’s issues and spousal maintenance… more

  • Commercial & Residential Conveyancing & Property Law

  • Conveyancing (the buying and selling of real estate) involves a knowledge of contract law, statute law and general property law… more

  • Estate Planning, Wills & Deceased Estates

  • Estate planning which includes drafting wills and considering superannuation issues, requires a sound understanding of the client’s family structure, assets and objectives… more

  • Local Government Law

  • Local Government and planning law can be confusing. Our experience in dealing with councils and planning laws provide us with the knowledge to advise you on prospective developments which you may wish to pursue or objections which you may have to prospective developments on land near to you… more