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Welcome to Nicola Hoobin Legal
Providing genuine advice & tailored legal solutions: Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia-wide, and internationally
About Nicola Hoobin Legal
Our Work
We are a boutique Australia-based international law firm providing senior legal advice and representation in our core areas of business, which are international law, commercial law, art law including art, crime and cultural heritage protection, estate, family and personal protection law.
We offer a core range of legal services on a personalised basis to our clients, utilising our senior legal experience, whilst adhering to the highest professional and ethical standards.
We enjoy working with our clients and providing them with prompt and practical advice and representation in commercial contractual drafting, in negotiations, dispute resolution and litigation.
Our clients operate locally, Australia-wide, and internationally in one or more legal jurisdictions.
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Experience You Can Trust
Possessing a Bachelor of Laws degree, a Master of International Law degree, and postgraduate studies in the Laws of the European Union and in Film and Television Law, Principal Lawyer Nicola Hoobin offers practical and highly-developed legal experience gained through over 28 years of legal practice, including as a Barrister with the Victorian Bar, a senior government lawyer with the Commonwealth of Australia, a Special Counsel in Melbourne, in-house corporate counsel, film producer and film and television lawyer in Auckland, New Zealand and now Principal Lawyer of Nicola Hoobin Legal.
Nicola has continued to appear in courts across Victoria, in other parts of Australia, and internationally for over two and a half decades, as well as working with key barristers who are experts in their fields.
In addition to Australia, Nicola has worked and is qualified in New Zealand/ Aotearoa.
About Nicola Hoobin Legal
Our Boutique & Emerging International Arts Legal Practice
Having earlier in 2024 completed working as Senior Legal Counsel with the National Gallery of Australia, Nicola returns in 2025 from continuing legal professional development in Europe to her role as Principal Lawyer, Nicola Hoobin Legal.
In 2024, Nicola studied abroad after being accepted to attend the annual international ARCA (Association for Research into Crimes Against Art) conference and study in Amelia, Italy in June 2024. In April 2024, Nicola attended the collaborative conference of the three institutions: CREATe (the Centre for the Regulation of the Creative Economy, part of the University of Glasgow's leading School of Law), The Hunterian (also part of the University of Glasgow and the largest university museum in Scotland), and the Institute of Art and Law (a UK-based independent organisation, well-known to all in the museum and gallery sector for its teaching, research and publishing on all matters concerning the art world with a legal element), on repatriation, museums, and donor restrictions.
In July 2024, Nicola attended the 7th Annual Conference of The International Art Market Studies Association (TIAMSA Conference Melbourne 2024), 10 – 13 July 2024, hosted by the University of Melbourne.
She brings this state-of-the-art knowledge and experience to the work that we do.
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Why Choose Us
Personalised Approach
We are committed to timely communication and prioritise understanding each of our clients's unique needs and objectives, providing personalised, practical legal advice, strategic guidance, and support.
Proven Track Record
Our firm has a successful track record of representing corporates and individuals across a wide range of legal matters both within Australia, New Zealand and internationally since its establishment in October 2013. With over two and a half decades of senior legal practice, we provide excellence in each area of our practice.
Best possible client experience for your peace of mind
From the outset and throughout your instructions, we want our clients to have a clear understanding of their legal position and of the process required to achieve resolution.
Local and International Legal Knowledge and Networks
Local operations
We operate locally while thinking globally.
With our annual continuing professional development in the Northern Hemisphere, we bring this knowledge back to Australia to inform, develop, and to utilise in our Southern Hemisphere practice.
International Networks
Leveraging our extensive network of legal, travel and arts industry professionals, we ensure high-level coordination and excellence in support for clients, whether operating locally or on a wider scale.
Dual and multi-jurisdictional knowledge
With senior legal experience in both Australia and New Zealand, and with other legal systems and arts arenas, we offer valuable insights and tailored solutions to clients navigating complex regional, binational and international matters.
Trust and integrity
We have become trusted and ongoing advisers to our individual, family, and corporate clients, whether they find themselves at home or abroad, whether they are now great-grandparents, grandparents, parents, or adult children living in our often fast-paced, complex, and ever-changing 21st century world.