More about Beatrice

After graduating as a lawyer (Jurist) from the Universitaet Zuerich, Switzerland, on 6 December 1995, Beatrice started her legal career as a commercial lawyer in Switzerland.

In 1997, Beatrice moved to Australia where she completed a Master of Laws in Corporate, Commercial and Taxation Law at the University of New South Wales and the Diploma of Law at the Legal Practitioner Admission Board (part time), followed by her admission as a solicitor and barrister of the Supreme Court of NSW on 18 February 2005. She is also registered in the Register of Practitioners of the High Court of Australia.

Most recently, Beatrice worked a solicitor in the Corporate, Commercial and Litigation team at Turner Freeman for six years, where she also ended up running the Sydney Wills & Estate practice in the two years prior to leaving to start her own practice.

While studying for her admission as a legal practitioner in New South Wales, Beatrice worked full time, first as a paralegal at the Australian Government Solicitor, then as a legal editor with LexisNexis Butterworths for two years, and finally in the Commercial Litigation team at Freehills for two years.

In February 2011, Beatrice set up her own legal practice, now called Ludwig Lawyers.

Legal Practice Areas

At Ludwig Lawyers, Beatrice's focus is on:
Beatrice has experience in running complicated litigation matters. She has a reputation for finding simple and effective solutions for complex problems. 

Directorships and Memberships

Previous Board and Executive Memberships

  • Former Chair, Gene Ethics
  • Former Church Council Member, Advisory Board Member and Executive Member of the Chapel by the Sea, Uniting Church of Australia
  • Former Director of Pingala Cooperative Ltd - community renewable energy cooperative
  • Former Committee Member and Secretary of Waratah CLT Association Inc - now deregistered
  • Former Committee Member and Secretary of Transition Sydney and Transition Bondi

Publications and Presentations

  • Presentation “Prescribed Private Funds - Regular Income Stream for Charities in Economic Downturn”, Sydney, 25 February 2009
  • Article: “Think carefully before changing charity rules”, ABC News, 11 March 2009
  • Presentation “Class Actions and Negligent Financial Advice”,  Sydney, 10 March 2010
  • Presentation “Intellectual Property in the Twitter Age”, Voss Events, Sydney, 15 March 2011
  • Presentation "Patenting of Genes and GMOs", March Against Monsanto 2013, Hyde Park, Sydney, 25 May 2013
  • Presentation "Monsanto's Toxic Agriculture - Just Because Monsanto Says It's Sustainable Does Not Mean It Is Sustainable! @acccgovau ACCC ref no 1707131", March Against Monsanto 2014, Hyde Park, Sydney, 24 May 2014

Languages

English, German, French (Advanced), Italian (Intermediate)

Interests

In her spare time, Beatrice loves researching, agro-ecological farming and travelling in search for the best approaches to landscape management and restoration. Beatrice is passionate about healthy landscapes, food and people. She has co-produced hundreds of sustainability events and workshops. Watch some of the stories at Friendly Farms.

Contact Ludwig Lawyers

To discuss a legal issue, please feel free to contact Beatrice Ludwig at info@ludwiglawyers.com.