Derek Ziman – Principal – Notary Public
Derek is the Principal at Ziman and Ziman Solicitors. He brings the wealth of decades of experience to his practice in North Sydney in general practice but has focused at various times on litigation, commercial law, franchising, building and construction law, conveyancing, family law and every aspect of legal practice which affects business owners.
Derek originally qualified as a practitioner in South Africa where he practiced as a partner in a family practice which was originally founded by Hyme Ziman in 1932 in Pretoria, South Africa. Hyme Ziman practiced for many decades and eventually passed away in 2002 at the age of 94 as the oldest practitioner in South Africa at the time. Derek applies the same values and ethics to his practice in North Sydney today and has firmly established the same essential traditions and sense of dedication and commitment to the law which his father had.
In 1996 Derek emigrated to Australia with his wife and two sons. He has now accumulated over 14 years of experience in Australian business. He re-qualified as a practitioner in New South Wales in the course of studies at the University of Sydney and was later admitted in the New South Wales Supreme Court on 3 October 2003 and shortly after admitted to the High Court of Australia. He has worked with a series of high profile clients in the time since his admission and opened his own practice, Ziman and Ziman Solicitors in North Sydney.