Halfpennys Lawyers

Halfpennys Lawyers helps Territorians and local businesses with injury claims, commercial matters, leases, and wills and estates. The Darwin firm opened in 1977 and is led by co-directors Richard Henschke and Cathy Spurr.

Cathy Spurr acts for people hurt at work or through someone else's negligence, including workers' compensation, personal injury and medical negligence claims. Richard Henschke advises businesses and families on commercial law, wills and estate planning, and adoption.

The firm also acts for landlords and tenants on commercial and residential leases, and helps clients make Advance Personal Plans. It offers no win, no fee for workers' compensation claims.

Halfpennys Lawyers has one office, at Level 3, 69 Smith Street, Darwin City. The firm acts for clients across the Northern Territory.

The firm works mainly in workers' compensation, personal injury, medical negligence, commercial law, business purchases and sales, leasing, and wills, probate and estate planning. It also handles adoption and Advance Personal Plans. Workers' compensation claims can be run on a no win, no fee basis. Its lawyers act pro bono for groups such as the RSPCA and the Northern Territory Down Syndrome Association.