Barry & Nilsson

Barry & Nilsson is a Brisbane-based law firm recognised throughout Australia as a leader in each of its 3 areas of specialisation - Insurance, Commercial & Property and Family Law. Our deliberate focus on 3 areas of law means our clients benefit from lawyers with industry-based expertise coupled with service standards that exceed expectations. This focus also provides the basis for our "employer of choice" status.
Annual Insurance Law Review

Our Annual Insurance Law Review was recently presented in Brisbane and Sydney. The largest turn out in the 6 year history of the review heard Ian Brown present a plaintiff lawyer's perspective on litigation. Our annual casebook was also distributed. We invite our clients and any members of the insurance industry who were unable to attend the review to contact us for access to the casebook.

New Senior Associate - Adrian Lewis

Adrian has been a member of our Insurance team for over 5 years and has been instrumental in achieving excellent outcomes for clients. He specialises in professional indemnity matters. Read Adrian's profile and learn more about our Insurance team members here.

2008 - AILA National Conference

Rhett Kennedy and Peter Murdoch, both partners of our Insurance team, sit on the organising committee for the 2008 Australian Insurance Law Association (AILA) National Conference. This year's conference is being held at Hamilton Island over 17-19 September 2008. Read more information about the conference on the AILA's website.
Casual mall leasing

The recently introduced Code of Practice contains guidelines to benefit shopping centre owners/managers and retailers. Check your understanding by reading our summary of the code. Click here to read on

Mandatory registration of leases

Our partner Cameron Graham was recently invited to make a submission to the Productivity Commission’s public hearing in Brisbane on the Market for Retail Tenancy Leases in Australia. Read a copy of his submissions here

Gold Coast Airport Marathon

Our Commercial & Property lawyers joined the Gold Coast Airport team in this year's marathon. The Gold Coast Airport Marathon supports a number of charities including the Cancer Council of Queensland and Diabetes Australia. For more information about the race, check out the marathon's website here.
New Senior Associate - Rebecca Iadanza

Rebecca joined our Family Law team in February 2008 after a successful career interstate. She quickly integrated into Barry & Nilsson and has made a significant contribution to the Family Law team. Rebecca has a wide range of experience in property and children's matters. Read Rebecca's profile and learn more about our Family Law team members here.

Changes to the child support system

From 1 July 2008 a further set of changes apply to the child support system. These changes include a "costs of children" table based upon social research on the cost of raising children, and that parents share costs rateably based on income and other responsibilities. Click here to read on

Property issues

Getting the best outcome in settling property issues is a major concern for people separating or divorcing. See how our accredited Family Law specialists can help you. Click here to read on