More about Beatrice

Beatrice started her legal career in 1996 as a commercial solicitor 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. 

In the past, Beatrice worked in the Commercial Litigation team at Freehills (for two years) and as a solicitor in the Corporate, Commercial and Litigation team at Turner Freeman (for six years) where she also ran the Wills & Estate practice.

Legal Practice Areas

Beatrice's focus is on the sectors of Regenerative Agriculture, Renewable Energy and Media & Music. Legal practice areas are: Not for Profit & Charities Law, Social Enterprises, Corporate & Commercial Law, Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Property, Wills & Estates.

She has a reputation for being efficient in resolving disputes and for finding simple and effective solutions for complex problems. 

Languages

English, German, French

Directorships and Memberships

• Director & Company Secretary, The Australian Landscape Science Institute (TALS Institute)
• Co-founder & Company Secretary, Friendly Farms Limited
• Director, Gene Ethics​
• Member, Law Society of New South Wales
• Member, Australasian Lawyers Surfing Association (ALSA)​

Previous Directorships

• Chair, Gene Ethics
• Church Council Member and Advisory Board Member of the Chapel by the Sea, Uniting Church of Australia (approximately 2 years to January 2014)
• Director of Pingala Cooperative Ltd - community renewable energy cooperative

Media, Publications and Seminars

• 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
• More articles at: LUDWIG NEWS

Interests

As a Permaculture designer and urban farmer, Beatrice is passionate about healthy food and agricultural crops free of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and pesticides.

Contact Ludwig Lawyers

To discuss the best solution to a legal problem, contact Beatrice Ludwig at info@ludwiglawyers.com or on 0410 583 550.