about us

as·pect ˈæspɛkt [as-pekt]
-noun

A way in which something can be viewed from a specific vantage point.

We look at your business from a different vantage point than most other legal firms will.

We look at your business with the same pride and emotion that you do. Everything we do for you is focussed on that aspect that we take – providing you with the same quality of service that we would expect if we were our clients.

We would want transparent pricing – to know the costs before they are incurred, and not to be surprised at the end of a transaction by the bill. So should you.

We wouldn’t want to be slugged for “disbursements” like photocopying and faxing like most law firms do. Neither should you.

We would want our lawyers to think ahead for us, and tell us what things we should be looking out for in our business now, and in the future.

We would want our lawyers to keep us up to date with developments in the law.

We would want our lawyers to develop a relationship with our business, so our interaction isn’t seen as a one off transaction, but as part of a long term relationship of mutual trust and respect.

We would want a firm that is happy to work with us when we are little, and grow with us and support and educate us as we expand and develop into new areas that we may not have seen before.

We would want our lawyers to provide us with access to information about the processes we are going through, to map out the legal journey we need to take.

So should you.

Here, we look at your business from a unique aspect. And try every day to deliver services that clients will want to rave about.

Aspect is headed up by Joanna Oakey, B Media LLB (Hons)

Joanna is passionate about business, and about providing proactive and innovative services that will support her clients in their many varied endeavours. She has wide experience working with a large and diverse portfolio of organizations in the area of contract law, procurement, commercial law, and branding. She has also conducted training throughout Australia covering all areas of contract law, as well as in compliance and the Trade Practices Act.

Drawing from key experiences in multiple jurisdictions, Joanna provides a range of proactive and commercially driven services to assist business managers, compliance officers and procurement officers in all facets of legal business risk.

TESTIMONIALS

Clients surveyed described our lawyers as providing excellent value to their businesses, and providing an excellent level of service with comments such as:

“very professional and thorough” , “nothing to improve” ,”very responsive” ,”added value” , “a pleasure to deal with”

And some further comments that have been offered by clients, from a range of industries and sizes:

“…Our many thanks from all at Supply Clusters for your very well constructed and incisive presentation. This area of business, which for so long has not been at the forefront within purchasing, certainly generated a lot of discussion over the two days following your presentation.”

Supply Clusters of Australia

“This approach has given me some of the advantages of large businesses expert advice without the associated cost”

Owner – SME

“Thank you for presenting your documentation yesterday. We really appreciate all the hard work that you have put into this given the tight timeframes we have been working to. They are bound to help us get the investment we need and the structures in place to allow [our] business to take off.”

Director and shareholder SME in growth phase Manufacturing and import

“Thank you for the terrific work on the legal documentation; it really helps us. Thanks again for the time, focus and support you are providing to our business.”

Director and investor SME venture capitalist

“Thanks for the rapid turnaround and great service you always provide”

Manager International Corporate Pharmaceutical

“Thanks again for your time this morning. As well as resolving the current situation, there are clearly several other things for us to sort out, so thanks for alerting me to that.”

Director and owner SME in growth phase