Servicing  Mandurah and the Peel region for over 20 years

Peel Legal

Barristers and Solicitors

meet the team

A bit about us

At Peel Legal Barristers and Solicitors, we have been serving Mandurah and the wider Peel region with reliable legal and conveyancing services since 2005.

Our team, led by Matthew Bassett-Scarfe, has many years of experience assisting with matters in the Supreme Court, District Court, Magistrates Court and State Administrative Tribunal. We are knowledgeable across a wide range of areas, including deceased estates, property, civil litigation and commercial disputes and contractual matters.

In addition to our legal team, we also operate an in-house settlement agency – Falcon Settlements. This means we can assist with all your property needs, from advising the contract through to the handing over of the keys. This keeps costs low and ensures your property matter is handled as smoothly and efficiently as possible.

Get in touch with our friendly and experienced team today. No need to worry if your query is outside of work hours, we will get in touch as soon as possible.

Book an initial consult for $240. Want to go further? After your initial consult we will disclose all costs before going further, meaning no surprises or fine print.

Senior Lawyer – Managing Director

Matthew Bassett-Scarfe

  • Matt Bassett-Scarfe is a highly experienced senior lawyer with more than 20 years’ experience. He is the Managing Director of Peel Legal Barristers & Solicitors.
  • ​Matt practices predominantly in the areas of General Commercial Practice,General Civil Litigation, Probate and Inheritance Matters. He has extensive knowledge of Property, Leasing and Conveyancing Matters.
  • Given Matt’s litigation experience regarding challenges to Wills and other Deceased Estate matters, unlike many Estate planners he has insight into the various pitfalls and problems that can be encountered in your Estate Planning issues.
Shivon Smilovitis

Senior lawyer – 10+ years experience

  • Janine Montgomery
  • Janine Montgomery is an experienced lawyer. Originating from Victoria, Janine was admitted to practice in February 2017. She moved to WA in early-2023 and joined our experienced team in mid-2023.
  • Janine practices mainly in the areas of will preparation, property matters (including property issues with respect to deceased estates), and conveyancing.
  • With  8 years of experience as a lawyer, more than 20 years of experience in handling conveyancing matters, and a friendly but no nonsense charm, Janine is sure to deal with your matter swiftly and professionally.
  • In her spare time, Janine loves to travel and swim. She also enjoys spending quality time with her beloved family and dog.
Shivon Smilovitis

Restricted Practitioner

Jamie sLOAN

  • Jamie Sloan joined our firm in 2022 as a Law Clerk. He was admitted to practice as a lawyer in March 2025 and his name was entered onto the High Court’s Register of Practitioners in July 2025. Jamie is currently undertaking a period of supervised legal practice as prescribed by statute.
  • ​Jamie graduated from Murdoch University in 2025 with a Bachelor of Laws (with Distinction) and a Bachelor of Science (majoring in Psychology). He has also completed a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice at the College of Law.
  • Jamie has appeared in the District Court, Magistrates Court, and the Fair Work Commission, and has plenty of experience in preparing WillsEnduring Powers of Attorney and Enduring Powers of Guardianship. He also works closely with our Principal, Matt Bassett-Scarfe, and assists with Litigation, Probate, Letters of Administration, and Estate Administration.

Senior Conveyancer –

  • Bec Bassett-Scarfe
  • Bec Bassett-Scarfe has extensive experience in conveyancing. With previous roles as an Outside Clerk, Real Estate Agent, and Conveyancer starting out in the field when she was just 17, her whole life has been dedicated to handling property matters.
  • Bec is the Lead Conveyancer at Peel Legal and Falcon Settlements. With 30+ years of experience she is well versed in all aspects of property settlements
  • She loves to spend her spare time with her beloved dog and adored family.

Experience matters.

With over 50 years of experience your sure to be in the right hands

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Peel Legal

        Barristers & Solicitors

135 Mandurah Terrace, Mandurah WA

PO Box 1995, Mandurah WA 6210

Tel: (08) 9535 8399

Email: reception@peellegal.com.au

Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm

Thursday night appointments available to be booked by prior arrangement

| Legal Team

Matt Bassett-Scarfe

Janine Montgomery

Jamie Sloan

| Conveyancing Team

Bec Bassett-Scarfe

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