Wollongong · Illawarra · NSW
Nightingale Lawyers is a small Wollongong firm with a serious civil litigation, construction and corporate practice. We act for you as if we were acting for ourselves, which mostly means resolving the thing quickly rather than billing it slowly.
Practice areas
We keep the practice narrow so the advice can be deep. If your problem sits outside these three, tell us anyway and we will point you to someone we trust.
When talking has stopped working. We run disputes in the NSW Local, District and Supreme Courts, and in NCAT.
Payment claims, defects and contracts. Hanna has acted for builders, subcontractors, developers and homeowners since 2010.
The structure, the deal and the fallout. Company advice that keeps directors out of trouble and deals moving.
Our philosophy
A lawyer must be able to step into the client's shoes and act for them as if they were acting for themselves.Hanna Ayoub, Principal
We are, and it changes everything about how a matter runs. If your legal fees eclipse your liability, nothing has been accomplished. So we aim at a fair, quick and cheap resolution from the first meeting, and we tell you when the fight is not worth having.
The firm is deliberately small: a principal, a solicitor, paralegals. That is enough to run a real dispute and small enough that Hanna stays across your file personally. Teamwork, mastery and heart is not a tagline we bought. It is the reason a two person team can carry a large practice area.
More about how we work →How a matter runs
Every problem is fundamentally the same problem. The law and the procedure change. The stress does not. This is the sequence we apply to all of it.
The first meeting is about facts, not fees. We find out what actually happened and what you want the end of this to look like.
We separate the objective you have stated from the ones you have not. Both get written down, so the strategy answers the real problem.
We map the risks before they arrive: limitation dates, costs exposure, evidence you do not yet have, the other side's best argument.
Then we move, diligently, until the end state is reached. Where a quick and cheap resolution exists, we take it.
Our clients
“His knowledge of building and construction law has been invaluable.”
“He makes dealing with legal matters nice and simple, and provides clear direction.”
“Honest, trustworthy and very straight forward.”
“Professional, patient and empathetic, with a genuine willingness to help.”
“Acted with honesty and integrity, not to mention very approachable.”
“A wonderful, dedicated, down to earth lawyer.”
Articles
The Security of Payment Act moves faster than most people expect. Miss the payment schedule and you can lose the argument before it starts.
Read the article →A creditor's statutory demand is not just a letter. Ignore it for three weeks and your company is presumed insolvent.
Read the article →Litigation is a tool, not a reflex. These are the questions that decide whether it is the right one for your dispute.
Read the article →A first conversation costs you nothing. You will speak with Hanna, not a call centre, and you will leave knowing what your options are and roughly what they cost.
Tell us the shape of the problem. Hanna will call you back, and if we are not the right firm we will say so and point you somewhere better.