Litigation

Litigation in NSW

At Nelson Keane & Hemingway, our experienced Solicitors will take the time to understand your dispute in order to achieve the best possible outcome for you. 

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  • Personal and Business Debt Recovery
  • Building and Construction Law - Including Commercial Building and Construction Disputes, Claims under the Building Industry Security of Payment Act, Disputes over Residential works including Home Owner's Warranty Insurance Claims. 
  • Corporate and Personal Bankruptcy & Insolvency
  • Banking and Finance Litigation
  • Breach of Contract Disputes
  • Leasing, Business and Property Disputes
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution including Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration (including representation)
  • Partnership Disputes
  • Franchising Disputes
  • Shareholder Disputes
  • Employee Disputes
  • Competition & Consumer Law

Our solicitors will provide you with practical advice for recovering debts and avoiding debtors in future. 

We understand that litigation may not be the best avenue to resolve the dispute and focus on recovering the debt quickly, to minimise the impact on your life and finances.

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Court Appearances in NSW

Local & District Court

At Nelson Keane & Hemingway we handle a wide range of traffic and criminal matters and regularly appear in the Local Court and District Court. We regularly appear in Dubbo Local Court and Dubbo District Court, Narromine Local Court and Wellington Local Court.


We can also represent you in surrounding courts in Bourke, Brewarrina, Cobar, Coonabarabran, Coonamble, Dunedoo, Gilgandra, Lightning Ridge, Mudgee, Nyngan, Parkes, Peak Hill, Walgett and Warren.

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Traffic matters

In NSW, traffic offences are considered seriously. Traffic offences can carry a mandatory licence disqualification or loss of demerit points. 


We can help with matters such as drink driving, drug driving, licence appeals & licence suspensions.


A loss of licence can have a devastating impact on a person and their family, especially for people living in country areas.


It is important to get competent legal advice as early as possible, whether you have received a penalty notice, had your licence suspended or been charged with a serious traffic offence.


Nelson Keane & Hemingway can provide you with advice regarding the best strategy to either keep your license or to reduce the time you must spend off the road. If the matter goes to Court, we understand that the best result is always achieved by thorough and careful preparation, and experienced representation.

Strata Title & Company Title

We are often called upon to assist clients buy and sell investment properties in the city, or owner occupied units. We have experience in these transactions, and can ensure that the process runs smoothly. We have also acted on Strata Title subdivisions, and represented parties in Litigation involving the Strata Scheme.

Rural Land


Based on our location and history, the firm has a large catchment of clients across a vast area of New South Wales. We have the experience to deal with all aspects of a rural transaction, and will advise you on any risks to be aware of, and can help you maximise your advantage in negotiations.

We are proficient in dealings with Western Lands Properties, including conversion to Freehold and seeking an early waiver of Minister's consent to allow for a smoother progression from exchange to settlement.


Our Solicitors have the experience to decipher the issues unique to Rural Property including determining whether you will be obtaining the benefit of any water licence, if there are any easements traversing the property, whether the purchase includes any Crown licences or Crown Leases.


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Our Solicitors have the experience to decipher the issues unique to Rural Property including determining whether you will be obtaining the benefit of any water licence, if there are any easements traversing the property, whether the purchase includes any Crown licences or Crown Leases.


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Water Law


Water law refers to the laws and regulations under legislation designed to control the allocation of water resources across NSW. Water rights and licensing is a complex area of legislation and law and one that varies from state to state and across multiple jurisdictions.


A Water Access Licence (WAL) is required to extract water from water sources such as rivers or aquifers to use for irrigation and industrial or commercial use. When transferring the entitlements of WALs there are certain obligations and specifications that you must be aware of prior to any dealing.



Nelson Keane and Hemingway have assisted many clients in the acquisition of water for agricultural, industrial, and commercial purposes, the trading of water entitlements, the licensing of entities to supply water to retail customers, catchment and distribution of water and third party access to government water.


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