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Scone Legal enjoys the enviable reputation of having provided legal services to families, businesses and residents of the Upper Hunter since its inception in Scone in 1889. It is a proud tradition that has allowed the firm to acquire extensive local knowledge and expertise in dealing with the legal matters that arise for our clients.

Scone Legal is an Upper Hunter based legal firm with a history dating back over 100 years. Formerly known as Halliday Hook Noonan & Co. We have a strong focus on property and business law matters including buying and selling, subdivisions, compulsory acquisitions and water licence transactions. We also specialise in wills and estates.
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Buying or selling a residential, rural or commercial property is a big decision and a significant matter for most people. Scone Legals team offer extensive knowledge with property law in New South Wales. Help you fully understand the issues involved in purchasing or selling property in Australia. Advice in regard to sale or purchase of vacant land, units, strata and community title, rural land and purchases 'off the plan'.
Being located in the Upper Hunter we have a long history of assisting clients with the complexities of rural property transactions. Farming families require specialist advice and experienced lawyers to navigate through a property sale or purchase.

Issues such as water licences, compliance with government agency requirements, old system titles, crown leases and licences and other matters peculiar to rural properties make expert assistance essential.We provide the peace of mind that comes with experience and a detailed knowledge of the region.
A well-prepared Will will give you the peace of mind knowing that your family will be properly provided for after your death and will assist to ensure the orderly and appropriate transfer of your personal and business assets. Advising in relation to asset protection in circumstances such as death, divorce, bankruptcy.
In recent years there have been dramatic changes to the importance and value of water rights, and the way that those rights are owned and transferred. In the Upper Hunter, conversion of licences from Water Act licences to Water Access Licences under the Water Management Act is an ongoing process.

With our knowledge of the individual rivers in the region, our contacts in the Office of Water and other government departments and our experience with the processing of water licence transactions, we can assist you to obtain or transfer water rights in the most cost-effective and time-efficient manner.
LawConnect is the secure cloud based document management system that our firm uses that enables you to access your legal documents. You will find that the documents we share with you are organised logically into each matter we are handling for you. You can also comment on a document by clicking the Comment icon and highlighting the text you wish to comment on.
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Carl S.
Carl S.
Nov 04, 2019
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Faultless service, caring and so easy to deal with. Cannot recommend Jane and her staff highly enough. Hunter Valley's best legal service in my opinion.