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At Teece Hodgson & Ward we are committed to maintaining our reputation as one of the most experienced, trustworthy and professional legal teams in Sydney

Covid-19 restrictions affect us all and we are conscious of the need to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our clients and staff. We have taken steps to ensure we can continue to provide prompt, effective legal advice to our clients, while complying with these restrictions.

Advice is available for our clients by telephone, email and video conferencing. Our office also remains open for limited physical appointments, particularly for Estate Planning needs and urgent matters.

If your matter is urgent and a face-to-face meeting is necessary, please contact us:

• by telephone: (02) 8224 3200
• by email: mail@teece.com.au

While the ‘two person’ rule does not apply to work-related meetings, we are very conscious of the need to ensure that our staff and clients remain safe and follow Government advice and restrictions. To that end, we have reduced the number of lawyers and staff working in our office at any one time to ensure the safety and well being of our staff and all visitors. Our office arrangements also enable us to meet the ‘social distancing’ requirements.

Our lawyers and staff working from home remain available to assist our clients and are contactable by phone and email. If you already have a contact number or email address for the person you need to talk to, please contact them directly. Otherwise, contact our office by email or telephone.

Signing Estate Planning Documents – Possible Emergency Measures

Wills need to be signed in the presence of 2 witnesses who also sign the Will at the same time. There are other Estate Planning documents which must also be signed in the presence of a witness. The current law requires the people signing or witnessing these documents to all be physically present at the same time. The NSW Government is now considering measures to ease these requirements, with possible emergency regulations altering the signing requirements and also how documents are certified by solicitors. We are aware of what is happening in this regard and are closely monitoring the proposed changes.

For more information about Coronavirus Measures see our Legal Updates

This message will be periodically updated as the situation changes.

Richard Neal, Managing Partner