Michael Vassili Barristers & Solicitors

These lawyers handled my case in the Supreme Court. I could not be more impressed. All of the lawyers were sharp and on top of the case. The representation professional and they were very thorough and explained everything perfectly. I was referred to them by a friend who did his family law property case with them. He advised that I would extremely happy and I am. Their fees were reasonable but I did not find them particularly cheap but I got a great result. Highly recommended.

Just finalised by divorce settlement. The court was slow but not their fault they worked extremely hard for me. I found them to be really friendly amazingly supportive. In the courtroom they transformed to very very aggressive. They provided me an advice on what I would get from the court and they were almost to the dollar correct. I highly recommend them a superb team of very professional and caring individuals.

Great first time experience with lawyers. The court process was very daunting for me and these lawyers supported me well. The end result was beyond what I expected with my property case. Michael Vassili was my lawyer for my hearing in the family court and he was very professional. He was tough. A very good experience in a very difficult time.

Professional and efficient results obtained. I would highly recommend this law firm. The staff work hard and genuinely care about getting a great outcome for their clients. I would use their services again.

I was so stressed with my family court case before I went to MVB&S. I cant recommend them enough. My first thought when I went there was that they were really confident with knowledge of the law but they were very laid back. Only down side was they are busy. But I suppose if they were not busy it would be more of an issue.. Great outcome and great legal team.

Used them for my district court case recently and they were perfect. Totally up front with fees and advice and worked really hard and smart to win my case. I wish I went there first because the good experience with them was certainly not what I got from my former lawyer. HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM A+++++++

Very caring lawyers are here. They helped me to get a very good payment from my family law case. I was very happy with Michael and the lawyers there. Only one small issue is they are very busy and sometimes it took a little while before they could see me but I am glad that I did wait. But they were very quick with email to me so I cant complain. Michael did my case and I was impressed with him in the court. Tharushi

I went to this place on a recommendation from a friend with a family law matter feeling very scared about documents my husbands solicitor had given me. They were absolutely fantastic I can only say good things about them. from the moment I spoke to the first lawyer through to all of my time with them with Mr Vassili as well they were professional and not what I expected from lawyers. I was so comfortable and confident throughout the whole ordeal which my husband dragged on for nearly a year in Court. Mr Vassili appeared for me at my final hearing and I felt that they got a great outcome for me and really worked hard. I highly recommend every on of them there as they really helped me and supported me through a very hard time of my life.

Highly recommend him. If you are looking for Family Lawyer Blacktown Look no further because Michael did really helped with my case with affordable price.

Michael & the team have played an instrumental part in my families legal matters spanning a number of years. Honest, transparent, reliable, empathetic and incredibly professional - the key ingredients that has enabled me to build a relationship / partnership with Michael and the team. I will not think twice about reaching out to the team as they have delivered on fair results without the “sharky” approach in comparison to other firms! Special mention to Saira in the team who went above and beyond with my conveyancing matters. Again, well done and thank you to Michael and the team!
Nitin & Kamla.

There is no need for me to make any disparaging comments, after disputing Michael’s costs for deserting me half way through my case, he decided to be spiteful and take the matter to the Supreme Court to chase his costs. Below are just some comments the Judge had made on the matter due to character limits… After reading this, ask yourself, would you still trust your case with this man?
• I found the costs were excessive.
• I found the Costs Applicant’s many in -house conferences and the decision to have three solicitors on the file resulted in regular duplication of work and a failure to successfully advise the Costs Respondent of the difficulties in his claim before the FWC.
• The Costs Respondent received different advice at different times from different solicitors.
• On the information before me, the Costs Applicant revised the July Agreement in the November Agreement to significantly reduce the estimated costs. It is unclear why the Costs Applicant took this course given proceedings in the Federal Court were flagged and the proceedings in the FWC were still on foot.
• The total costs claimed by the Costs Applicant are in excess of the November Agreement which was stated to be a revised agreement. The November Agreement does not state that the total costs estimate was in addition to the amounts contained in the July Agreement. The Costs Applicant led the Costs Respondent to have a different expectation as to the costs that would be incurred in his matter. The fact the Costs Respondent instructed the Costs Applicant following receipt of the July Agreement where the costs estimate was higher, does not mean that the Costs Applicant can rely on that to satisfy its disclosure obligations. The Costs Respondent was unemployed and impecunious. The Act sets out disclosure requirements to enable clients to arrange their affairs and to make decisions in their legal matters that are within their financial capabilities. By advising the Costs Respondent that the litigation costs were likely to be much lower than originally contemplated and for this then not to be the case, it follows that disclosure has not been made. The November Agreement that replaced the July Agreement is void and the costs are to be assessed pursuant to s172 on the basis the costs are no more than fair and reasonable in all the circumstances and that in particular are proportionately and reasonably incurred and are proportionate and reasonable in amount.
• It is difficult to understand on what basis the Cost Applicant felt confident to recommend that the Costs Respondent apply for a stay.
• While the Costs Applicant spoke regularly with counsel and charged the Costs Respondent for those conversations, no written advice was sought from counsel to be given to the Costs Respondent.
• On the information before me there was no basis for the Costs Applicant to seek costs for any changes to the mediation date.
• I accept that the Costs Applicant failed to take notice of the dates the Costs Respondent was absent from Sydney despite the Costs Respondent providing that information in a timely fashion. I did not accept the Costs Applicant ‘s advice to the Costs Respondent that it was not possible to inform the Registrar that the proposed dates were not suitable. In addition, I have not received an explanation as to why the Costs Applicant took no steps to inform the Court and the other side that the Costs Respondent was unavailable to attend, until two days prior to the mediation date.
• I accept that there was duplication in the work undertaken and I have reduced the costs claimed as set out below.
• The Costs Applicant did not provide the Costs Respondent with a letter informing him of the correspondence and its implications.
• The costs claimed by the Costs Applicant to draft the Statement of Claim and the amount charged by counsel for the same work, were both excessive given that the document was not complex.
• As the Costs Applicant did not make disclosure, the Costs Applicant is to be liable for the costs of the assessment.

Nick Blaker has helped our family win our case. He remained positive the entire time and confident. He was very informative, respectful and guided as in each step. I highly recommend this law firm. Thank you very much Nick, Michael and associates who helped us!

Best lawyers in western Sydney. Friendly staff and easy to communicate with.