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Advice and service on business and commercial matters, property, wills & estates, powers of attorney, employment, elder law and more.
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LATEST NEWS
Barbour Arnold & Cousins Lawyers become part of Shiff & Company
We are delighted to announce that effective 1 July 2025 Barbour Arnold & Cousins Lawyers has become part of Shiff & Company, a law firm based at Level 3, 34 Queens St Melbourne
Barbour Arnold & Cousins Lawyers was established by the late Cyril Lorimer Barbour in 1935 and in the 90 years since its inception the firm has operated continuously from various city addresses and most recently (and post COVID) from East Ivanhoe. So, it’s back to city for Barbour Arnold & Cousins Lawyers!
Neville Cousins, the firm’s principal has joined Shiff & Company as a consultant, together with his team and we will have the expertise of Shiff & Company Partners Julia Adams and Geoffrey Shiff and their team to add to the range of legal services currently provided by Barbour Arnold & Cousins Lawyers.
Like Barbour Arnold & Cousins Lawyers, Shiff & Company has a focus on providing first class service and advice to both private and institutional clients, as well as not-for-profit organisations. Shiff & Company also provides legal services to entrepreneurial and creative business owners.
Both firms strive to build long-term relationships with clients, and we will continue to tailor our advice and services to reflect client desired outcomes.
We thank the many loyal clients of Barbour Arnold & Cousins Lawyers for their support over the years and look forward to continuing to work with you, your families and your enterprises in the future.
Please contact Neville Cousins on 0419494903 or Helen O’Kane on 0419 002 147 (BAC Lawyers) or Shiff & Company Partner Julia Adams 0418 175 948 if you would like further information about future arrangements.
A link to the Shiff & Company website is provided also here.
Barbour Arnold & Cousins Lawyers Melbourne
Welcome to Barbour Arnold & Cousins Lawyers Melbourne, experienced, effective experts in the law since 1935.
At Barbour Arnold & Cousins we are committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for all our clients be they in business, not for profit organisations or individuals. You can find out more about our firm on our About Us page.
We are dedicated to providing quality, timely advice and service on legal matters including but not limited to property, business and commercial issues, wills and estates, powers of attorney and administrations, employment and elder law.
COVID-19 has caused unprecedented change to the way we all live and work and at Barbour Arnold & Cousins Lawyers we continued to be available and to deliver quality professional legal advice to our many clients from remote locations.
So, post the Covid 19 lockdown Barbour Arnold and Cousins Lawyers has relocated from the CBD - but…….the only changes are to the firm's physical location and postal address.
The firm's renowned quality service continues to be provided to our clients from the Village in the leafy suburb of East Ivanhoe. Please note our change of address (below) and that our telephone contact number has NOT changed.
We are available to meet with you at our East Ivanhoe office at your convenience or if you prefer we will be pleased to make arrangements to meet with you at a location more convenient for you. The usual communication via telephone, email, post or video conferencing continues.
The Ivanhoe East Village offers excellent free parking facilities, for more information on how to get to Ivanhoe East please click here.
For more information on the services we provide please click here or if you would like to get in touch please don't hesitate to contact us.