Hale Legal

Hale Legal is a dedicated team of commercial lawyers committed to delivering practical legal advice. Each client, whether a large corporation or a small enterprise, benefits from our extensive experience and our proactive approach to problem-solving. Our goal is to resolve legal matters swiftly and efficiently, ensuring clients can resume their business activities with minimal disruption. Client satisfaction is at the heart of our practice, and our team is focused on providing outcomes that serve our clients' best interests. With a combined experience of over 50 years, Hale Legal advises a diverse clientele, ranging from individuals to medium-sized enterprises and larger corporate entities. Our capability spans various aspects of commercial law, supported by the expertise of our founding directors, Matthew Gent and Alan Skinner. We offer comprehensive services, including Banking & Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporations Law, Tax Law, and Contract Law, among others. Our commercial litigation and insolvency practice addresses disputes like those involving small businesses, partnerships, shareholders, debts, insurance, and intellectual property. Our property law services cover conveyancing, leasing, strata titles, subdivisions, and developments, ensuring clients receive thorough guidance on town planning, transfer duty, easements, and other related matters. In wills and estates, we assist with estate planning, testamentary trusts, grants of probate, inheritance claims, and powers of attorney and guardianship. Our expertise extends to areas such as criminal law, criminal property confiscation, employment and industrial relations, alternative dispute resolution, and coronial inquests. Operating from Perth and Busselton, Hale Legal is committed to providing client-centred, practical solutions. Our participation in the Law Society's Limitation of Liability Scheme reflects our commitment to maintaining high standards of professionalism and liability management.