Member Profiles

With qualifications in both Business and Law, Phil uses his 30 + years of industry experience to advise clients across all fields of commercial operations including tourism, commercial law, and workplace relations.  Recognised repeatedly as a “Leading Agribusiness Lawyer” by Doyle’s Guide, Phil is also a specialist in Agribuisiness, assisting clients with negotiation of access and compensation agreements, land clearing, grain contracts and trading, farm sales & leasing, farming succession and animal welfare matters.  Having worked in both national and local law firms, Phil has appeared before Fair Work Australia, the Federal Magistrates Court, and the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission. Phil is a member of the Law Society of Western Australia and a Director of the Prostate and Breast Cancer Foundation. The Firm Since our establishment in 2014, we have proudly provided a suite of specialised legal services to both individuals and businesses across Western Australia, while remaining professional and welcoming to our clients like you.  By combining four decades worth of experience our team has accumulated, we’ve consistently delivered the best possible results for our clients. Our modern legal minds and people-oriented attitude makes us the niche powerhouse that we are – learn more about who we are and who we support. 

Scott is the Head of Superannuation & Wealth Management at Thomson Geer and is an industry leading financial services and commercial lawyer. He has comprehensive experience in establishment, licensing, governance, administration, distribution, restructuring, investments and tax matters associated with superannuation, funds management and life insurance products. He is a key adviser for many of Australia's largest corporate, industry and public sector schemes. Scott is a regular speaker at conferences, is the editor and author of many texts and articles and is an active member of industry associations including the APRA Superannuation Lawyers Liaison Forum. He is an emeritus member of the Law Council of Australia Superannuation Lawyers Committee. Scott is a fellow of ASFA and Deputy Chair of ASFA's Queensland executive committee. Scott is a current editor of the LexisNexis Superannuation Law Bulletin. He was the lead editor of Wickens the Law of Life Insurance in Australia from 1998 to 2008.

Liam advises leading financial services clients in relation to a wide range of funds management, regulatory structuring, licensing and compliance matters. He is dedicated to partnering with his clients to structure, enhance and protect their businesses in this challenging space by providing exceptional technical advice in a commercial and innovative way. His clients comprise of financial services firms, including funds, banks and other lenders. His experience spans periods working in London, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. He has four university qualifications, including an LLM from Sydney University (advanced corporate governance) and Liam presents, commentates in the media e.g. the AFR and Australian and writes regular articles / maintains a weekly blog on funds management, regulatory and compliance issues. (See the news section.) He is a member of several committees e.g. Queensland Law Society’s Banking & Finance Committee, specialist think tanks e.g. Australian Centre for Financial Studies and sits as a director on a local charity board. He created and lectures the financial services regulation law course at Griffith University, and is an author for LexisNexis. On the non-contentious side, Liam has considerable experience with structuring, licensing applications, privacy, risk, governance and regulatory compliance. On the contentious side, he has acted in many regulatory inquiries across multiple international jurisdictions. He has worked for leading banks, funds, corporates and individuals.  Recent mandates include the creation of a wholesale bank, the creation of retail / wholesale funds, assisting crypto businesses to set up, implementation of major regulatory reforms e.g. Financial Accountability Regime, creation of multiple financial and crypto products, AML / CTF frameworks reviews, financial  services and credit licensing obligations. Liam has also structured and undertaken a wide range of internal investigations and risk reviews for clients in Australia, Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom and other jurisdictions.

John is a highly respected Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estate Law with more than 30 years experience in estate planning, estate administration and estate litigation. John brings to his clients an extensive and comprehensive array of legal skills and solutions, with a focus on quality outcomes. John is able to clearly explain complex legal terms and provisions to provide his clients with peace of mind and an assurance that he has their best interests in mind. John is a leading specialist in Succession Law and author of a number of definitive publications on the subject. These include: “Wills Probate and Administration Practice (Queensland)”, “Wills Probate and Administration Practice (New South Wales)” and “Family Provision in Australia” (an estate litigation text), of which he is co-author with Mr Bruce Nickel.

Grant co-founded the financial services and commercial law firm, Holley Nethercote, in March 1995 with co-founder and partner, Tim Nethercote.   Prior to Holley Nethercote, Grant was a barrister and a member of the Victorian Bar from 1986 to 1995, and represented many medium to large sized corporations in courts and tribunals at all levels.   Grant’s practice has been predominantly in financial services law and commercial law, where he assists financial services business set up in Australia, provides licensing and regulatory advice to Australian Financial Services (AFS) and Australian Credit licensees, and those subject to the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) Act. With over 30 years’ experience as a legal professional, and more than 20 years’ as an educator in financial services and commercial law, Grant has a sound understanding of the industry and the clients he works with.