I moved to Australia in 2006 and since this date, my dad regularly came over to visit me, from my home country of England. Over a period of years, he made the decision that Australia was a great place to live and he would like to come and join me and my family. This was […]
READ MOREWhat Does the Child Want?
We recently assisted a client in resolving a matter that has been before the Courts for a large number of months. The latest litigation was due to our client’s ex-partner filing a Recovery Order for their child to be returned. The child was 14 and had decided to live with our client on a more […]
READ MORE“This is Me”: the Start of My Blogging Journey
I have wanted to start my blog for a long time and people have been telling me that I need to do it for so long, but to be truthful, I haven’t known what to write. Do I write about the law, because I am a lawyer, do I write about “little people” because I […]
READ MOREKath of VM Family Law has been shortlisted for the prestigious Partner of the Year Awards 2019
VM Family Law, offering legal services in domestic violence and family law, announces that its Principal Family Lawyer, Kath Manby has been named in Lawyers Weekly’s Partner of the Year Awards list of honourees for 2019 in Family Law Partner of the Year. This is the second year Kath has been shortlisted for finalist in […]
READ MORE20 Most Influential People 2018
Lawyer Katherine Manby provides a strong and empathetic voice for women and children who have been exposed to domestic violence. After experience as a senior lawyer specialising in women’s advocacy, she saw a need locally and opened her own firm, Vm Family Law. While she had no clients, at first, she did have a strong […]
READ MOREKatherine Manby of VM Family Law has been shortlisted for the legal industry’s most prestigious awards
A local lawyer covering the Ipswich and Greater Springfield region is in the running to take out one of the legal industry’s most prestigious award. Katherine Manby of VM Family Law has been shortlisted as a finalist to win Sole Practitioner of the Year at the 2018 Australian Law Awards, hosted by Lawyers Weekly, Australia’s […]
READ MORELocal business one of 100 faces
CHOSEN from a eld of 300 nominations, Katherine Manby from VM Family Law is one of 100 Faces of Small Business. The Queensland Government initiative is shining a light on the inspiring stories behind local small business. Announced as part of Queensland Small Business Week 2018, the initiative showcases the unique experiences of small business […]
READ MORESafe online space to get family law advice
A SAFE place to access informationm on domestic violence and family law is behind Katherine Manby’s business venture at Springfield. Ms Manby left a position at Legal Aid to start VM Family Law last month. After two weeks running the business the first member at Little Tokyo Two and moved operations to the World Knowledge […]
READ MOREOur community not ‘immune’ to DV
VM FAMILY Law Principal Katherine Manby said her Brookwater rm had helped about 400 people with domestic violence in the past two years. She’s hosting Springeld’s rst candle lighting ceremony at Robelle Domain on May 2 to help spread DV awareness. “Our community isn’t immune to DV,” Ms Manby said. May 2 is 2018’s National […]
READ MORECash boost helps buoy female entrepreneurs
SISTERS are doing it for themselves in the Jordan electorate, with five female-run small businesses receiving State Government grants recently. As part of the Government’s Small Business Entrepreneur Grants, VM Family Lawyers, Network Lighthouse, Upower Leadership Program, Upower Events and Assure Bookkeeping all picked up funding to help take their small businesses to the next […]
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