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FCG Legal is an Australian law firm. Its purpose is to provide an efficient and cost effective service to its clients. It is committed to excellence and the maintenance of professional standards of the highest degree.

In terms of client expectation, it is attuned towards commercially realistic outcomes. We work closely with clients to develop a strategy that fulfils their objectives and business requirements.

The firm is recognised as a leading Australian commercial and migration practice with clients throughout the world. It has particular expertise in Asia with several lawyers admitted to practice in countries within that region.
 

The firm comprises of staff with experience and expertise in a variety of facets of the law.  Our staff include:

  • Former Senior Magistrate

  • Former Head of the Refugee Review Tribunal

  • Adjunct Professor of Law at Sir Zelman Cowen Centre, Victoria University

  • Three Law Institute Accredited Specialists in Migration Law. LIV Accredited Specialists are experts in their field with:

  • At least five years full time practice experience and at least three years practice experience in their area of specialisation

  • A high degree of Professional Development in their area of specialisation

  • Their high standard of expertise assessed and acknowledged by senior members of the profession, academics and Victorian Bar members.

  • The current Chair of the Advisory Committee to the Specialist Board of the Law Institute of Victoria in Migration Law

  • Current directors and former director of the Migration Institute of Australia.

  • Current Panel Chairman of the Financial Industry Complaints Service

  • An experienced in-house General Counsel in Commercial, Criminal and Civil Law

  • Lawyers admitted in other foreign jurisdictions

  • A joint venture with an eminent US migration law firm

The above list is not exhaustive.

 
Latest News

Assistance for migration agents and lawyers: see the specialists.


Migration Law in Australia – Guest speaker Andrew Cope of FCG Legal, a migration lawyer and expert discusses migration to Australia as a representative of the Migration Agents Registration Authority.
Time/Date: 10.00am – 10.50am Friday 22 August 2008 Location: Deakin University Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood


USA Immigration Law Assistance in conjunction with Edward Beshara special for next three months for half hour consultation. Contact Jasmine on 03 8660 4700 for further info.


Murray Gerkens’ term as Panel Chair of the Financial Industry Complaints Service has been extended.


FCG Legal Pty Ltd in conjunction with Victoria University and the Migration Institute of Australia have released a text book, "AUSTRALIAN IMMIGRATION COMPANION", practical problems and solutions with an introduction to migration law and visa application procedures



 

 
Assistance for Migration
Agents / Lawyers

On-Line Continuing Professional
Development (CPD) Modules
in Immigration Law designed by
FCG Legal and Victoria
University - available all year.



CPD Activities 2008 for Migration Agents/Lawyers. FCG in conjunction with Victoria University "GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN IMMIGRATION LAW & PRACTICE".


 

 


 

* This Firm has 3 specialist accreditations
 

 

 

 



 

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