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FGD have had a very busy & loved filled week celebrating Valentine’s Day across our Canberra, Sydney & Melbourne offices! We know you are probably wondering, why on earth would we celebrate such a day being a Family Law Firm?! Well, we like to think outside the box not only...

We are thrilled to announce the opening of an FGD Coffs Office at 3/27 Orlando Street Coffs Harbour. The office will be headed up by our Gillian Hunter who is a Coffs Local.   Our latest offering in the mid North Coast brings us to FGD office number four and we...

Long awaited changes to surrogacy laws in the ACT have been proposed today. The Parentage (Surrogacy) Amendment Bill 2023 was introduced to the Legislative Assembly this morning.

Our FGD Melbourne office was opened in 2011, since then we have welcomed many new staff members and have outgrown the space. We are excited to announce that we are moving from Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne to our beautiful new office space at Suite 3, Level 15/385 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000.

Farrar Gesini Dunn is excited to announce the recent promotion of Gillian Hunter to the Directorship. Gillian brings empathy to her practice and is focused on preserving relationships in the resolution of disputes, where possible.

We bid farewell to Ann Northcote, a director and one of our earliest employees at FGD since it's inception in 1995 as she takes on her next role… retirement. Over the past 28 years Ann has worked at FGD, she has had an incredible journey from an employee to a trusted business partner. Her retirement is a well-deserved reward for years of hard work and dedication.

It’s been nearly one year since the launch of our LGBTIQ Legal Service and we have been overwhelmed by the support we have received both from the legal community and our clients. Through this service we have been able to assist and engage with members of the LGBTIQ community and...

At FGD, we care about YOU, not just your legal needs. We are proud to do things differently. That’s why we have pioneered a unique role – but essential in our view – in a law firm.

Haydn passed away peacefully, 9.02.2023. Haydn was an amazing human, he showed empathy, concern for others and always strived to do the right thing. He will be missed greatly by everyone at FGD and our thoughts are with Rehana, Xavier and his family at this devastating time.

We are all familiar with New Year Resolutions. They mark the end of the year that has been and invite reflection and evaluation. They date stamp the start of something new and prompt us to identify what is important to us in life and what we wish to focus on in the coming year.

The family law team at Farrar Gesini Dunn is proud to announce that Nicholas Smith and Anastasios Keramianakis have been featured in the Doyle’s Guide Rising Stars category for 2023. Congratulations Nick and Tassi!

We have been so thrilled to welcome the Hamish Cummings Family Lawyers team into the FGD family. We officially welcomed them by hosting a celebration in our FGD Sydney office. We shared bubbles and nibbles and toasted to Kate Kensell & Julie Nessworthy joining the directorship. They have been such...