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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    Service overview

    - Business Law Our lawyers in the course of advising on buying or selling a business will carefully consider your aims and objectives and will advise you on the implications of capital gains and GST issues which need to be carefully examined. -Divorce & Family Law/Defacto Law In our experience, clients needing advice on general Family Law, Divorce Law and De facto Law issues require their solicitors to not only have the requisite knowledge of these areas of the law, but also the skills to negotiate outcomes on their behalf. - Commercial & Residential Conveyancing & Property Law. Our solicitors have over 50 years of experience in conveyancing from the first homebuyer to seasoned developers. Conveyancing is not an administrative task, but important aspects need considered legal advice requiring a solicitor or lawyer. - Estate Planning, Wills & Deceased Estates. With changes to Superannuation Laws, mixed families from new relationships and for other reasons, drafting Wills and planning your estate upon death or incapacity has assumed more importance in recent years. - Local Government Law We can provide you with advice in respect of the preparation of Development Applications and appearance before Local Government panels and if required, appealing against the decisions of Council to review panels and the Land and Environment Court.

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Mission Statement

To provide legal advice and assistance to clients which is accurate, prompt and practical in the most cost effective way as possible.