Lighthouse Law Group - Five Dock (NSW)

1 /5 Jacquie Ballesty: Recently, I was a party to a property Settlement that involved Lighthouse Law Group Five Dock. During the entire process from Contract negotiation to Settlement, my legal representative needed to chase them constantly for responses. On the day of settlement, avoidable delays again emerged which caused us as buyers a much more stressful situation than it should ever be. Efforts by my legal representative for updates went unanswered. My view is this would have been avoided had they confirmed all vendor details prior to scheduled Settlement. Not the standard that is required for property Settlement which is a very well documented process

5 /5 Heather MacDonald: The Lighthouse Law Group team were excellent to work with. Josie Lyford in particular provided clear and careful guidance throughout the process of selling one property and buying another. She (or a colleague) replied to every question almost immediately, and made sure we understood why we were being advised on a particular course of action. I would highly recommend this business to anyone needing help on property transactions.

5 /5 Diana Lum: Ellie at Lighthouse Lawyers was invaluable to my sister and I in handling our uncle’s estate. We were always kept up to date with every aspect of the process. A big thank you to Ellie for her efficiency, professionalism, and compassion. Highly recommend her services.

5 /5 Tijen Salis: In July, we purchased an investment property through our self-managed super fund (SMSF), and I knew we needed a firm experienced in handling the complexities of a self-managed super fund. I was fortunate to find Josie and Ismaeel from the Lighthouse Law Group in Liverpool. When we signed our contracts, we mistakenly used the incorrect company name and Josie and Ismaeel acted swiftly to correct the error with minimal implications. The entire process had to be rescinded and redone, but thanks to their expertise and efficiency, everything was taken care without any issues. They were brilliant, very knowledgeable, proactive, and professional throughout the entire process. We are truly grateful to have had them representing us. Thank you, Josie and Ismaeel!

1 /5 Alex Boden: A Review of Lighthouse Lawyers Appalling Conduct: We represented ourselves at NCAT against a builder who failed to pay for completed contract work and exposed us to dangerously high levels of respirable crystalline silica (RCS) dust over several months. Despite submitting expert reports, photos, emails, and clear evidence of a licensing breach by their replacement painter, the builder’s legal team—led by one of their firm’s principal lawyers, two senior lawyers one of whom was Mark Wang chose to ignore the evidence entirely and instead relied on sustained personal attack. Their representative speaker - a lawyer more senior than Wang in the firm and clearly sent to intimidate us, engaged in over two hours of cross-examination focused solely on character assassination. He didn’t ask questions about evidence or contracts—instead, he tried to paint us as dishonest, emotional, and vindictive. He printed out Google reviews we had written and read them aloud in the hearing. He referenced private emails from unrelated disputes. He implied we had a “tendency for drama” and tried to provoke emotional responses with no legal justification. It was aggressive, exhausting, and clearly designed to bury the real issues in noise. This was not high-level legal work. These were low-grade, repetitive, personal tactics that had no place in a formal tribunal setting—particularly from the most senior lawyer in a firm representing a very wealthy client - Sandlik Constructions. And yet, in less than ten minutes, we calmly dismantled their entire case. We asked three questions of their own witnesses: • The painter confirmed he was unlicensed, and that Sandlik never asked to see his licence. • He also said he had no idea his invoices were being used to claim damages. • Their project manager admitted there was no dust testing, no safety documentation, and nothing false in anything we said or submitted. That was the moment their narrative collapsed—under the weight of their own witnesses. The performance, the theatre, the character attacks—it all fell apart in less than ten minutes because we stuck to the truth and the law. We were prepared. We were calm. And they had nothing real to stand on. The experience was revealing—not just about the builder, but about the way this lawyer chose to operate. If a law firm’s principal lawyer has to resort to personal smears for two hours straight, instead of dealing with clear contractual breaches and unlawful conduct, that speaks volumes. I believe in transparency, and future clients deserve to know what kind of strategy this lawyer employs when his client has no legal footing left to stand on.