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Pacific Legal Network Lawyers

The Pacific Legal Network ('PLN') is the only coordinated legal service provider which spans Australia, the Pacific Islands and Western Pacific regions. PLN has been created to facilitate business interest and to streamline the provision of legal services in these regions.

Contact Person:
John Ridgway, Partner

General Manager:
n/a

Postal Address:
GPO 5072
Sydney, NSW 
2001, Australia

Street Address:
Level 3, 222 Clarence Street
Sydney, NSW 
2000, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9267 7344
Fax: +61 2 9267 7644
E-mail: Inquiry@pln.com.au

Website
: http://www.pln.com.au/ 

Number of Staff:
PLN is independently owned and operated but has a strategic alliance with PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal in Sydney, giving it access and significant resources and commitment to the region.

Does the business have export potential?
Yes. Our services are regularly utilised in relation to Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, French Polynesia, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, and the Cook Islands.

If you are already involved in export, please state to which countries. If in the visitor industry, please state to the countries of origin of you clientele.
See above.

Does the business have a Quality Assurance Program in place?
No 

Turnover Range:
$500,001 - 1,000,000

Is the business interested in overseas capital?
No 

What specific services do you offer?
PLN is unique in that it is the only coordinated legal service provider throughout the Pacific Islands. We have offices in Sydney and Port Moresby and other associated offices throughout the Pacific, including firms located in Vanuatu, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and the 'American Territories'. We are the only network of firms that deal with matters that traverse the English common law and French and American civil law.

What type of businesses are most likely to use your services?
Other law firms and service providers, international donors and providers, banks and other financial institutions, airlines and tourism related industries, corporations and individual investors seeking advice about how to do business in the region. We act for all types of enterprises.  

Briefly describe any major projects or clients you are/have been involved with.

  • we acted on the privitisation of Elcom in PNG
  • we acted for ANZ in its acquisition of the Bank of Hawaii business in PNG, Vanuatu, and Fiji
  • we acted in the ADB money laundering prevention project in relation to Fiji, Nauru, Vanuatu, Cook Islands, Samoa and the Marshall Islands.
  • providing legal services to various Pacific airlines and act on the sale and development of various resorts and other commercial enterprises throughout the Pacific

Other Pacific based initiatives or programs that we are involved with include:

  • a secondment program for Pacific based lawyers
  • the Pacific Legal Network (and John Ridgway) is a member of the Executive of the Australia-Fiji Business Council and the Australia-Pacific Islands Business Council.
  • PLN has successfully placed lawyers in the Pacific under the Australian Government Young Ambassadors Program
  • PLN has been a major sponsor for the annual Pacific Markets Seminars organised by Austrade promoting business opportunities in the Pacific Markets.

Describe any significant technologies or facilities your business has. Include details on exactly what these features enable you to offer a client.

Website: www.pln.com.au

Our website describes our business and provides links to other related sites.

What would you consider are your strengths and advantages over your competitors?

Two of the greatest impediments of getting investment into the Region is the lack of understanding that foreign investors have of how to do business in the Pacific and getting access to information which is relevant to them. 

PLN can assist with legal advice, investment advice and translation services.PLN is unique in its abilities to source quality information and research from the region. It provides a 'one-stop shop' for legal services in the Region. 

Please give details about your Quality Assurance Program?

No information

 

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