Beyond Legal Practice: Results Legal’s Approach for Exceptional Client Service

Results Legal proudly announces the promotion of Special Counsel Robert Shepley to Principal, effective January 1st, 2024.

Head of the firm’s commercial division, Rob is a seasoned corporate and commercial lawyer with a special interest in business transactions and commercial contracts.

“Promoting Rob to Principal was a natural progression given the expertise, leadership and experience he has brought to our firm since joining Results Legal as Special Counsel,” said Managing Director Karl Hill.

Since joining Results Legal in 2023, Rob has been a key contributor to the expansion of its Commercial division, bolstering the firm’s commercial and corporate law expertise

A dedicated student from Mackay State High School was today announced as the recipient of the 2024 Hill Family Scholarship. Valued at $5,000, the scholarship provides vital financial support to one deserving student embarking on their tertiary education journey in law, accounting, or commerce.

Year 12 student Ned Gething from Sunnyside (Mackay) won the scholarship thanks to his leadership qualities, academic achievements and commitment to pursuing a career in law.

“Access to the Hill Family Scholarship means I can place a greater focus on my studies, rather than worrying about where the money for textbooks or costs of living away

We recently celebrated our 15-year milestone with the launch of a new brand and website.

This short video provides context to our new brand and the meaning behind our new byline ‘We stand for you.’

It reflects the fact we work as one team to deliver not only great results, but also a great experience for our clients.

While we are a leading commercial litigation, insolvency and debt recovery firm, the way we do things is different.

We apply a client centric approach, backed by a commitment to delivering strategic clarity, fee transparency and pragmatic, commercial advice.

In what our MD Karl Hill said was one of his favourite moments of the year, he and his wife Sarah returned to their alma mater to present the Hill Family Scholarship.

Karl and his wife Sarah established the $5000 scholarship in 2021 to assist students hoping to study law, accounting or commerce with expenses such as accommodation, textbooks, day to day living and travel costs.

We at Results Legal live by the ‘work hard, play hard’ mantra. So when two of our graduate intake lawyers were promoted to Principal (in 6 ½ years – a exceptional achievement), we thought it was well worth gathering the team and our Brisbane-based clients for a celebration!

We are pleased to announce the recent promotion of Charlotte Evans and Kate Molkentin to Associates.

Over the course of last financial year, Charlotte and Kate achieved outstanding results for their clients and contributed to the continued growth of the firm.

Results Legal Managing Director, Karl Hill and his wife Sarah Hill announce the first recipient winner of the Hill Family Scholarship Program.  

As former students at Mackay State High School, Karl and Sarah Hill were delighted to return to award recipient winner, Pushti Shah with her scholarship certificate. 

On 15 September 2021, the District Court of New South Wales handed down a judgment in Hume Plasterboards v Best Interiors[1] which reaffirmed the ‘wives’ special equity’, otherwise known as the Yerkey v Jones[2] defence. Even though the ‘wife’ (or de facto partner) of the company’s director signed a guarantee, the successful use of the defence meant that she was not liable for the debt incurred.

In the recent Court of Appeal case of Rowe v Metroll SA Pty Ltd[1] a guarantor (the appellant) was unsuccessful in arguing that he was not liable to the respondent under a guarantee that he signed in 2018. His two primary grounds of appeal were around the law of agency and the wording of the guarantee.

The case provides valuable lessons for businesses to ensure they have an effective credit agreement and guarantee and indemnity in place, and to individuals when executing a guarantee and the obligations contained within it.