Legal Services as well as English and Greek Translation Services in Brisbane
At Stephen Comino & Arthur Comino, we provide a wide range of legal services for you. With our years of experience we’re dedicated to getting you the best result in any case that you bring to us.
Conveyancing
A. residential property purchases and sales;
B. commercial property purchases and sales;
C. business purchases and sales;
Wills
A. traditional simple wills;
B. testamentary trust wills (these are usually to protect children from bankruptcy or failed marriages)
C. the process includes doing superannuation binding death nominations where possible and advisable;
Estate Administration in Australia and Greece
A. Estate Administration in Australia
i. Stephen Comino and Arthur Comino can attend to all the usual aspects of estate administration, namely:
1. Obtaining probate;
2. Collecting funds from a nursing home;
3. Collecting in funds from financial institutions;
4. Transferring shares to non-listed companies;
5. Instructing brokers to transfer or sell estate shares;
6. Transmitting estate properties to beneficiaries.
b. Where the estate administration involves properties in Greece, Arthur engages Greek lawyers to finalise the estate administration in Greece.
c. As a duly qualified NAATI translator Arthur can translate wills and death certificates in English into Greek to send to Greece for processing.
Powers of Attorney
Assistance can be provided in putting into place:
i. enduring powers of attorney (EPAs);
ii. Advance health directives (AHDs);
iii. General powers of attorney (GPAs);
iv. powers of attorney by trustees;
b. Arthur, as a NAATI qualified interpreter, can attend upon persons who customarily speak Greek to assist them in executing an enduring power of attorney by first interpreting the same to the principal executing the enduring power of attorney;
i. enduring powers of attorney (EPAs);
ii. Advance health directives (AHDs);
iii. General powers of attorney (GPAs);
iv. powers of attorney by trustees;
b. Arthur, as a NAATI qualified interpreter, can attend upon persons who customarily speak Greek to assist them in executing an enduring power of attorney by first interpreting the same to the principal executing the enduring power of attorney;
Estate Planning
This involves, among other things, having in place:
a. an appropriate will;
b. an appropriate enduring power of attorney;
c. an appropriate superannuation nomination;
d. an appropriate and updated company constitution, if there is a company involved;
e. an appropriate and updated discretionary trust deed, if there is a discretionary trust involved.
Leasing
a. The firm acts for landlords and for tenants.
Litigation
a. The firm can assist in litigation subject to reviewing the matter so as to first consider whether there are any avenues to solve the conflict without recourse to litigation.
Traffic Matters
a. On behalf of clients, the firm briefs an experienced barrister to assist in traffic matters.
b. Engaging a barrister maximises the chances of achieving a better court outcome for the client.
Companies
a. Arranging for setting up of shelf companies by purchasing same from shelf company providers.
b. Amendments to company constitutions.
Trusts
a. arranging for the formation of discretionary trusts;
b. engaging specialists to review old trust deeds;
c. changing trustees.
Miscellaneous
a. The firm can accept instructions in all types of miscellaneous matters, save for the excluded areas mentioned below.
b. Home visits for the elderly can be arranged at no extra cost.
Excluded Areas of Practice
- Family Law
- Criminal Law
- Personal Injuries Law
Greek/English Translation/Interpretation Services (both ways)
Arthur Stephen Comino is a NAATI accredited translator and interpreter at level 3 in modern Greek and English. Arthur Comino is a graduate of the School of Philosophy of the University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and the holder of a Bachelor of Greek Philology (Classics Major) graduating in 1987. Arthur, in his capacity as a qualified translator, and not as a lawyer, accepts translation work assignments in all areas. Arthur has been providing translating and interpretation services to the Greek and wider community since 1987.