APJ Law

10/06/2026

IMPORTANT UPDATE: New Anti-Money Laundering Laws Are Coming

You might have heard in the news that Australia is updating its Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) laws. Starting 1 July 2026, these new regulations will apply to law firms across the country—including ours.

What does this mean for you?
If you are working with us on specific types of matters—such as buying or selling property, setting up companies or trusts, or managing funds—we will be legally required to take a few extra steps before we can begin our work.

Moving forward, you can expect us to:

Verify your identity: Even if you’ve been a trusted client of ours for years, the new laws require us to verify identity based on the specific matter, not just our relationship.

Ask a few more questions: For certain complex transactions, we may need to ask about business structures, beneficial ownership, or the source of funds.

Keep detailed records: This is a mandatory compliance step to align the legal sector with banks and financial institutions.

Business as usual (mostly!) 💼
Please rest assured that these changes will not affect standard legal advice, litigation, or court-based matters. Your legal professional privilege and privacy remain completely protected under the law.

We are already upgrading our internal systems and integrating secure digital verification tools to make this onboarding process as seamless, quick, and secure as possible for you.

Have questions about how this might affect your upcoming matter? Reach out to your usual contact at our firm or drop us a message below. We’re here to help make this transition smooth!

07/05/2026

Our phone systems are being upgraded next Tuesday, 12 May. Please be advised there may be some outages, particularly between 11am and 12pm. If you are affected please email us at [email protected] and we will respond to your enquiry as soon as possible.

05/05/2026

Find out how we can help at

Be empowered New England Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) As the New England Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) enters its critical implementation phase, our firm has partnered with Mark Fogarty, a veteran of the industry to provide comprehensive, end-to-end support for landowners facing compulsory acquisitions...

23/04/2026

Be empowered New England Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) As the New England Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) enters its critical implementation phase, our firm has partnered with Mark Fogarty, a veteran of the industry to provide comprehensive, end-to-end support for landowners facing compulsory acquisitions...

20/04/2026

APJ Law is proud to recognise Matthew Morrison and Sandra Gully from our team of Solicitors who generously volunteered their time for the
Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service Wills Week.

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service has made a profound difference in the lives of so many across our community, and we are honoured to support their vital work through Wills Week.

A heartfelt thank you to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service - Official Site for inviting us to take part again this year, and to Matt and Sandra for representing our firm and making our involvement possible!

21/12/2025

As we draw close to the end of another amazing year, we have taken time to reflect on some of the things that have happened this year at APJ Law.

We have said hello to two new Partners into the firm, have said goodbye to some beautiful long standing staff and welcomed some new faces into our team. We have done a total upgrade of our client relationship management system and software and continued our rebranding projects. We have introduced a new scholarship for one of the pinnacles of our firm, Peter Pardy in conjunction with UNE and the Pardy family, and have been lucky enough to sponsor some local events and play a small part in bringing our community together!

Through it all, we know that our clients and our staff are at the heart of everything we do and this is what allows us to be able to continue the work we love and continue to build the practice that we love.

As such, we want to thank you, our wonderful clients, for your support of our business this year! We cannot do our work without you, and we are privileged to be able to assist our community with our practice.

On behalf of the Partners and staff at APJ Law, we wish you a safe and happy Christmas and holiday season and look forward to continued work with you all in the new year!

We are closed from 1:00pm Tuesday 23 December 2025 and reopen at 8:30am on Monday 12 January 2026.

11/12/2025

We are so privileged to announce that APJ Law, in conjunction with the Pardy family and the University of New England have established the Peter Pardy Memorial Scholarship in Law.

In honour of Peter's passion for the law, education and his community, this scholarship continues his legacy by supporting a local student with a strong interest in law to succeed at UNE.

We want to thank the Pardy family for allowing us to remember Peter in such a personal way and UNE for supporting us with being able to bring this scholarship to fruition.

For more information you can click on the link, and if you have anyone who might be interested we encourage you to check out the full details.

https://www.une.edu.au/scholarships/new-student-scholarships/peter-pardy-memorial-scholarship-in-law

21/11/2025

One more thing…
We were so proud to also support this Tamworth event recently which raised much needed funds to help more people facing homelessness get into safe housing and start their next chapter

21/11/2025

Our Community Page is growing!

We now proudly support Tour De Rocks, Duval Dam Buster, Minerama, Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service, Armidale Junior Rugby League, Glen Innes Show, Armidale Ex-Services Cricket Club, and the Armidale Women's Shelter.
We look forward to adding even more local community groups and events to our list in 2026!

Community, since 1875. APJ Law

24/10/2025

We are really proud to be involved with this community event and support such a good cause! We wish the participants the best of luck in achieving their goals for the !

APJ Aid Station | 🍌💧🍬


A massive thank you to APJ Law or sponsoring our Aid Station tomorrow! 💪

They’re keeping our walkers and runners fuelled with fruit, lollies, water and a little surprise to keep those legs turning and spirits high on course.

We couldn’t have done this event without awesome local support like this - thanks, APJ Law! 🙌

Check them out at 👉 www.apjlaw.com.au