Terms of Use
Welcome to Simmons Legal website, which is provided by Simmons Legal Pty Ltd, an incorporated legal practice within the meaning of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (Victoria), trading as Simmons Legal ABN 42 700 089 498 (“we”, “us”, “our”, “Simmons Legal”, “Firm” or the “Practice”).
These website terms and conditions of use (Terms) govern your use of this website. It is important that you read these Terms carefully and understand them.
By using our website or any of its contents, you agree to comply with the terms and conditions and agree to be bound by these Terms, together with any additional terms and conditions displayed on this website (where applicable).
Please do not use this website if you do not agree to these Terms.
From time to time, Simmons Legal may change these terms and conditions at its discretion and without notice. By continuing your use of this website, you accept the revised terms and conditions.
The Information on this Website is not legal advice
This website provides general information only. The information on this website is not legal advice. The content on this website contains general information about our service offerings and areas of practice. It is not legal advice and must not be relied upon as legal advice.
You should not act, or refrain from acting, on the basis of any content on this Website without first obtaining professional legal advice tailored to your circumstances.
If you are seeking legal advice, you should contact us directly to seek legal advice specific to your personal circumstances and which is appropriate for you.
No Solicitor – Client Relationship Created
The use of this website (including sending any communication to Simmons Legal through it) or any of its contents does not create a solicitor-client relationship and you must not rely on the content of this website as legal advice. A solicitor-client relationship is formed only when we have completed our conflict and identify checks, agreed to act for you, and you have accepted a written costs disclosure and client engagement agreement in accordance with the Legal Profession Uniform Law (Victoria). Until then, no retainer exists.
The website is provided for personal, non-commercial use, unless otherwise approved by us in writing. You must not rely upon any of the contents without obtaining corresponding legal advice from Simmons Legal.
The law changes and its application varies with individual circumstances, so information on the Website may not be current, complete or applicable to your specific situation.
Content provided on this website is current only as at the date it is written or first published on the website. Historical content published on the website may no longer be current or up-to-date.
Users who access this website and its content from outside Victoria, Australia do so at their own risk.
Enquiries and bookings
The Website allows you to submit enquiries and request appointments. Submitting an enquiry or booking request does not guarantee that we will act for you, nor does it create any obligation on our part to provide legal services.
We may decline any enquiry or booking at our discretion, including where a conflict of interest exists.
Information you provide through an enquiry or booking form is not treated as confidential and is not protected by legal professional privilege until a retainer is in place.
Do not rely on an enquiry or booking to meet any limitation period, court deadline or other time-critical requirement.
You are responsible for ensuring the information you submit is accurate and that you are authorised to provide it.
Your Use of this website and the content on this website
Some features on our website allow users of our website to input their information, for example, to contact us, make an enquiry or fill in a form, to apply for specific services, to download information guides or other material that we publish, to subscribe to newsletters or other updates, or to use third party services.
In using our website, you must ensure that:
any information you provide to us when you post content or transmit any data to this website (including using forms on this website or any third party services links), is accurate and complete and not misleading, fraudulent or unlawful, or is not otherwise threatening, abusive, defamatory, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, profane or otherwise objectionable;
your use of the website does not restrict or inhibit any other user from using or enjoying this website;
you do not use or attempt to use any of our content or material published on this website to create any other website or publication or other derivative works using any of our content or material;
you do not transfer or sell any information, functionality or products or services offered on the website, or represent that you are entitled to do so; and
you do not engage in conduct that is disruptive or detrimental to Simmons Legal and its operations or is in any way unlawful.
Everything published, displayed or posted on this website is owned by us or is licensed to us. This includes the design, compilation and look and feel of the website, all copyright, trademarks, designs and other intellectual property on the website.
Acceptable use
You agree to use the Website only for lawful purposes. You must not:
use the Website in any way that breaches any applicable law or regulation;
interfere with or disrupt the Website, its servers, or its security features;
attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the Website or related systems;
transmit any malicious code, or use the Website to harvest data or send unsolicited communications; or
reproduce, copy or exploit any part of the Website for commercial purposes without our written consent.
Security and Fraud
Simmons Legal has taken reasonable steps to make the website secure and to protect any information that is transmitted to us through the website. However, Simmons Legal does not warrant that transmission of information via the internet or transmitted to us through this website is totally secure, and you transmit your information at your own risk.
You should be aware of suspicious activity, fraud and scams such as emails or texts with links that purport to be sent from Simmons Legal and that redirect you to a different website or domain, require you to divulge sensitive information, request that you pay money or provide your financial or banking information, or that attach or link to invoices that could be fake.
To minimise the risk of fraud, contact your relevant Simmons Legal contact by telephone and not the purported sender to confirm requests, including to confirm bank account details of any new account nominated for the transfer of funds, before you proceed with a transfer request.
You must not violate or attempt to violate the security of the website. You must not:
access data or any part of the website that is not intended for you or which you are not authorised to access;
pretend that you are someone else or pretend that you represent someone who you do not actually represent;
probe, scan or test a system or network to breach security or authentication measures;
access, acquire, copy or monitor any content on the website without our authorisation;
act in a manner that could introduce viruses, worms, malicious software or other risks to the website, our services, our systems or those of any other person;
act in a manner that could cause us to be in breach of any law; or
impose an unreasonable load on our systems or networks.
Spam
To assist us to combat spam, we request your assistance with the following:
If you receive an offensive or unauthorised commercial message, which appears to originate from a Simmons Legal email address, please assume that it has been sent in error and notify us immediately.
Please ensure that you unsubscribe from our mailing list if you decide that you no longer wish to receive electronic commercial messages from us.
Please notify us of any changes to your email address.
Intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, all content on the Website, including text, graphics, logos, and design, is owned by or licensed to the Firm and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. Simmons Legal reserves the right to review, revise, delete and change the content on this website at any time without prior notice.
You may:
view and print content for your own personal, non-commercial use only; and
communicate any part of this website to others provided that the relevant part is a self-contained whole (e.g. an entire article), you include an attribution to Simmons Legal and you include these terms and conditions.
The content of this website must not be copied, transmitted, modified or used for any other purpose without Simmons Legal’s written permission (except to the extent permitted by law).
All trademarks appearing on this website belong to their respective owners.
Simmons Legal does not authorise the content of this website or any part of it to be reproduced on any other website.
Third Party Links
This website may contain links to other websites, plug-ins and applications not created or controlled by Simmons Legal, and may display content or information from other websites (Third Party Content). In most cases Third Party Content has been included to provide an additional information source for users. We do not control the content of those websites or endorse it in any way.
Clicking on third party links may allow others to collect information about you. If you follow a link to any third-party website, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and Simmons Legal does not accept any responsibility or liability for their data activities.
Simmons Legal provides no warranty or endorsement of the accuracy, currency or suitability for any purpose of any Third Party Content or its author or owner.
To the extent permitted by law, we make no warranties or representations regarding that content and exclude any liability to you in relation to it. We do not endorse and are not responsible for the content, products or services of any linked website, and you access them at your own risk.
Privacy
We handle personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and our Privacy Policy, available on our Website. By using the Website and submitting information through it, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in our Privacy Policy.
Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Simmons Legal excludes all liability which may arise as a result of the use of this website or its content.
Where liability cannot be excluded, any liability incurred by Simmons Legal in relation to the use of its website or its content will be limited to the extent provided by the Australian Consumer Law (Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)) (“ACL”). To the extent permitted by law, Simmons Legal will not be liable to any person for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, and subject to the ACL, Simmons Legal and its related entities will not be liable to you, whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise for any loss of profit, business, goodwill, revenue, customers, capital, reputation, data, anticipated savings or benefits or any other damages such as direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive, consequential or similar damages arising from your use of this website or its content or services.
Simmons Legal provides no warranties or guarantees that any file, program, access or use of this website is free from viruses, malware or other harmful technology or material which could damage users’ data, hardware, software or other equipment. By accessing and using Simmons Legal’s website, users assume all risk in this regard and release Simmons Legal from all applicable responsibility and liability. Users should protect their own software and systems by installing and implementing their own security and system checks.
You acknowledge and agree: (a) that you are liable and solely responsible for your use (or misuse) of the website, your breach of anyone else’s intellectual property rights, and your breach of these Terms or any applicable law; and (b) that you agree to indemnify us from and against any and all claims, liabilities, costs, expenses (including legal costs on a full indemnity basis) or losses suffered or incurred by us which arise in any way from the matters in part (a) of this paragraph.
Email addresses
Simmons Legal publishes the email addresses of its staff on its website for business purposes only. The publication of these email addresses does not constitute consent by Simmons Legal staff to receiving unsolicited commercial electronic messages not directly related to the recipient’s role.
Posting comments
Simmons Legal’s website may enable users to post comments (e.g. on blogs, forums or other public areas). Users are responsible for all comments they post and Simmons Legal reserves the right to delete any post or comment at any time, without notice.
Errors
The content found herein may contain inaccuracies and typographical errors and Simmons Legal does not warrant the accuracy, reliability and completeness of any such information.
Cookies
Simmons Legal website contains “cookies”, which are text files that contain information and which are stored on your computer when you visit Simmons Legal website.
Simmons Legal website uses cookies for a variety of purposes, including but not limited to:
counting the number of visitors and analysing traffic; and
accessing and logging into functions for subscriptions.
These may be either ‘persistent’ cookies, which are permanent and stored on your computer after you have closed your web browser, or ‘session’ cookies, which disappear when you close your web browser.
You may change the settings in your web browser to disable the storage of cookies and to remove undesired cookies.
General
If any part of any of these terms and conditions is void, then the part that is void may be severed. Where used in these terms and conditions, the phrase “including” must be read as “including, but not limited to”.
Changes to these Terms
We may update and amend these Terms at any time. Any changes to these Terms will be posted here and the changes will be effective immediately upon being made public on our website. It is your responsibility to keep yourself updated on any changes to these Terms. Your continued use of this website will be deemed acceptance of the amended Terms.
Governing law
These Terms of Use are governed by the laws in force in the State of Victoria, Australia. You consent to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Victoria, Australia and any courts which may hear appeals from those courts.
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us using the form on this website.
Last Updated: July 2026