My wife Penelope Haskins and I have known Anthony Dunstan for 20 years. For the last 15 years he has been our solicitor acting on family matters, commercial dealings and Conveyancing. We have found him to be straightforward, fair, knowledgeable and efficient. He also acts as the solicitor for a pension trust owned by us and two partners. I know we speak for the other families in saying that he has handled the trust’s legal matters in an exemplary manner. I am an Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering who took early retirement from UNSW in 1995 to set up my own consultancy practice.
I first came into contact with Anthony Dunstan nearly 2 years ago when I was looking to buy the apartment directly above my current one. Anthony responded quickly in reviewing the Contract and contacting the vendor’s solicitors. Unfortunately I was gazumped on the deal. When I then purchased a house at auction in December 2010 Anthony was front of mind for me to appoint to represent me throughout the deal. What should have been a straightforward purchase at auction proved to be rather complicated by the fact that I currently reside overseas. The requirements of the mortgagee for Australian Non Residents, new Anti Money Laundering Legislation, the request for a Power of Attorney registered by the Department of Lands and working on the logistics of arranging the final payment by bank cheque within 24 hours of settlement all proved to be very interesting challenges. I am pleased to say the deal went through and now my family are the proud owners of an amazing house – our future home.
Anthony and his team were instrumental in representing my best interests, were ever professional, demonstrated a sense of urgency, provided timely communications and were creative in working to resolve some of the hurdles we faced, mainly due to me living overseas. I have no hesitation in recommending Anthony and his team to any prospective client.