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THE FIRM
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| Mission |
| MBS [founded in 1985] offers a unique international,
multi-language legal and notarial service in the Australian and
international contexts, with timely and appropriate creative and
culturally sensitive legal advice, as part of a global network of law
firms in popular, difficult and exotic jurisdictions. |
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Oceans Legal – a new division of MBS
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respond to and recognise its increasing and sophisticated
international file work, MBS has established a new division called
Oceans Legal (trade mark and business name)
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cross-border, trans-national legal matter and project management web
portal to coordinate international and multi-jurisdictional
assignments throughout the world, supported by its large world legal
agent database and network.
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www.oceanslegal.com |
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| Network of Agents |
| World Legal Associated Offices |
| MBS has a network of legal agent firms in:
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| Professional Legal Teams |
| MBS briefs leading Queen's Counsel and Barristers for advice and
Court appearances in Australia and overseas. Further, it collaborates with
carefully selected law firms in Australia and regularly engages a number of
consultant lawyers. |
| Such highly specialised professional legal teams draw from the firm's:
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- linguistic abilities
- knowledge of foreign legal, cultural and geographical conditions
- network of agents
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| and can act effectively in providing sensitive and prompt legal services
and response in most Australia-wide and international contexts and matters. |
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| Associated Office - New Caledonia |
| MBS has an associated office in Noumea, New Caledonia. The association
provides clients with a "bi-legal" and bilingual service and advice in civil
and common law matters and jurisdictions. |
| The associated office has a collaboration agreement with a major legal
firm in Jakarta, Indonesia. |
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| Clients |
| Australian, African, Pacific, French and European: |
- governments
- semi-government authorities
- corporations
- individuals
- legal firms
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| Memberships |
| MBS is a member of the: |
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| Pacific |
| Michael Bula frequently travels in the Pacific and has developed an
expertise and a working knowledge of most of the legal systems of
the various Pacific countries. |
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| Pacific Legal Network |
| Membership of the PLN allows privileged access to a network of some of
the best legal firms in the Pacific where MBS is responsible for all
French Pacific Territories - New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna and French Polynesia.
The PLN spans Australia, the Pacific Islands Region and the Western Pacific
Region. |
| Its objective is to provide a seamless legal service to clients with
interests both internationally and throughout the regions. When a cross-border
legal effort is required, member firms work together, combining resources
and services to offer full coverage of the entire Pacific. |
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| Languages |
| Michael Bula is fluent in French and Italian and has a knowledge of Spanish
and Portuguese. Professional and clerical staff are also multilingual. |
| Consultants and contractors to the firm are professionally qualified in
all languages. |
| Documents can also be drawn in all languages and in accordance with
the applicable legal systems through the firm's overseas
agents. |
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| Translations |
| Michael Bula is a professional French - English translator recognised
by the: |
| National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters Ltd
(NAATI), French Consulate General in Sydney, Australian Department of Immigration
and Multicultural Affairs, Victorian Interpreting and Translation Service
and French-Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. |
| The above, as well as registration with the Department of Foreign Affairs
and Trade for authentification of signature, allow documents to be translated
to and from French for all Australian and international litigious and non-litigious
matters. |
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