Our process
A clear path through a complicated process.
We apply our skills to avoid your matter heading to trial, which can ultimately be time-consuming, costly and emotionally draining.
- 01
Initial Consult with Client
At your first appointment, you meet the Terese Wacyk Legal team. Your solicitor takes initial instructions, asks the relevant questions, reviews documentation, and provides preliminary advice.
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Formulate a Strategy
We liaise with the other party and/or their legal representatives, set out the nature of the matter in initial correspondence and request the exchange of documentation to narrow the issues in dispute.
- 03
Invite Negotiations
After reviewing documentation, we formulate a strategy that effectively achieves your desired outcome. We may exchange written offers of settlement and encourage informal settlement conferences. Over 50% of matters resolve here.
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Prepare Court Documentation
If the matter does not settle, we obtain instructions to issue proceedings in the relevant Court. Documents are prepared and filed, and proceedings initiated, we continue to support and advise you through this process.
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Court Hearings & Mediation
We appear on your behalf in Court. Where ordered, we attend formal settlement conferences and mediation, advocating your interests to reach a compromise both parties can live with. 90% of matters settle here.
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End of Your Matter
If not settled, the matter is listed for trial. In our experience, the majority of matters at this stage still settle in the lead-up to trial through ongoing negotiation. We pride ourselves on resolving without trial, costly, time-consuming and emotionally draining.