Dive & Kerr

16/12/2021

A new Legacy Contact setting in iOS 15.2 lets you specify who can access your Apple iCloud information after you die. Here’s how to set it up.

09/11/2021

I am very proud to announce that my brother, Roger Dive, is the NSW nominee for Senior Australian of the Year 2022. Roger headed the specialist Drug Court of New South Wales which works to rehabilitate drug-addicted adults who have pleaded guilty.

Roger is still in touch with some of the program’s participants, who went on to live ordinary lives without reoffending.

Roger and his wife were also foster parents to 60 children.
More details of his nomination here

A former Magistrate, head of the New South Wales Children’s Court, and District Court Judge, Roger Dive showed compassion, understanding and dedication to the people who appeared before him in court.

08/11/2021

Scams cost Australian consumers, businesses, and the economy hundreds of millions of dollars each year and cause serious emotional harm to victims and their families.

28/10/2021

Congratulations to our Senior Associate, Margot Hazard, who has been appointed an Independent Children Lawyer.
ICLs are specialist lawyers appointed by the Family Court to represent the interests of children and to assist the Court in resolving complex parenting cases. To become an ICL Margot undertook specialised training in Family Court parenting litigation and child psychology and age appropriate development.
With over 25 years of experience as a lawyer, Margot provides not only expert advice on parenting but clear and strategic advice on all aspects of family law including property and financial matters, child support, spousal maintenance and de facto relationships, as well as drafting and advice on financial agreements and asset protection.
Prior to specialising in Family Law, Margot worked in commercial litigation at a leading commercial firm with a focus on Insolvency and Bankruptcy matters. While a talented litigator, Margot has a strong interest in alternative dispute resolution and encourages a negotiated resolution where possible. She is committed to helping her clients resolve their disputes constructively and with minimal expense and delay. If you have any queries Margot is happy to have a free 10 minute consult to see if we can be of assistance, please call 9977 1133.

20/12/2020

To all of our valued clients. Following the NSW Government restrictions from 5:00pm on Saturday, that residents in the Northern Beaches should stay home and not travel out of the area unless absolutely necessary, we will not be seeing clients in the office but will make arrangements with any clients who need to speak with us by phone or by Zoom meeting. Please note that our offices will close on Wednesday 23 December 2020 and reopen on Wednesday 13 January 2021.

22/03/2020

We want to share with our clients the steps our firm is taking to protect our staff and clients from the COVID-19 virus.

Our priority is the safety and wellbeing of our team and our clients. The COVID-19 situation in Australia changes daily and we will keep responding to any recommendations from Chief Medical Officers and government authorities.

The impact of COVID-19 is going to disrupt our operations. We apologise for this and we are working hard to make sure we are there to help you when you need us.

Where possible our team will work from home but at the moment our office remains open.

We are Taking Steps To Keep Everyone Safe

We are offering Telephone Meetings as well as Face-to-Face meetings

• Clients who wish to speak with us or “meet” with us, are welcome to arrange to do so over the telephone rather than travel to the office for a face-to-face meeting. We ask that all telephone meetings are arranged in advance and with a specific time allocated for you so that we can make sure that our clients and our team have all the necessary documents or information with them so that the meeting can proceed efficiently with safety for all involved.

We will Maintain Good Hygeine

• If clients do want to come to our office to meet we have a designated conference room available. Before you enter the conference room we will disinfect the conference room table in front of you so that you can feel confident about touching the surfaces.
• We will wash our hands before meeting you and will provide you with hand sanitiser for you to use before the meeting.

We will comply with Social Distancing Recommendations

• We will maintain social distancing in accordance with the latest government guidelines. If clients need to sign documents we will guide them through the process from a safe distance, even standing in an adjoining room if that makes clients feel more comfortable.
• As much as possible we will try to make sure that the front door is open when you arrive. If you arrive at our office and the door is closed, you are welcome to call the reception and someone will let you in.

We expect that we will need to evolve as the situation changes and will update these measures as necessary.

With best wishes to our valued clients.
James Dive, Mary Bova and Colin McCann

05/03/2020

A new parliamentary committee is set to examine the “extraordinary profits being made by the booming litigation funding industry”.

02/12/2019

Changes to Conveyancing Laws will better protect off-the-plan homebuyers. The new protections and disclosure requirements apply after 1 December 2019.