Vale Bill Impey

Tuesday October 16, 2007

The Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia has announced the unfortunate death of Bill Impey. Bill was one of Melbourne’s most experienced and respected senior Family Law practitioners. He was a founding partner of Kennedy Wisewoulds and had over 30 years of professional experience in the family jurisdiction, and had been an… Read More »Custom Single Post Header

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Vale Bill Impey

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

The Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia has announced the unfortunate death of Bill Impey.

Bill was one of Melbourne’s most experienced and respected senior Family Law practitioners. He was a founding partner of Kennedy Wisewoulds and had over 30 years of professional experience in the family jurisdiction, and had been an Accredited Specialist in Family Law since 1989.

Bill was a member and former Chair of the Specialist Accreditation Advisory Committee, Law Institute of Victoria (Family Law), and a member of both the Law Institute of Victoria Family Law Section and the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia.

A funeral service will be held at St Peter and Paul’s Church South Melbourne at 2.00pm on Friday 19 October 2007.

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