Trust matters: Reviewing resulting trusts
Recent High Court decision considers resulting trusts. Lawyers should be mindful that a property’s legal title may not reflect its beneficial ownership.
By Darryl Browne - 1 min read
Putting your trust in management
Protective orders will be measured, not only against what is in the interests and for the benefit of the person in need of protection, but…
By Bernard McHardy - 1 min read
Characters in conflict: how well do you know your former clients?
Conflict is not limited to obtaining pieces or categories of confidential information. It can include familiarity with a party’s strengths and vulnerabilities – its ‘litigious…
By David Sachs - 1 min read
Proprietary estoppel and the risks of mixing family and business
Proprietary estoppel requires a plaintiff to assume that an interest in property will be granted but not always that a ‘particular legal relationship’ existed. By…
By Madeline Bow and Lorri Field - 1 min read
Exercising powers of advancement under a trust
Robert William Fischer & Ors v Nemeske Pty Ltd & Ors considers the extent to which a change in ownership of trust assets is necessary when…
By Anthony Lo Surdo SC - 1 min read
Trusts and transitional provisions under the new legal profession uniform law
The Legal Profession Uniform Law and Rules commenced in New South Wales and Victoria on 1 July 2015. By CHELLY MILLIKEN.
By Chelly Milliken - 1 min read