Dangers for solicitors acting on intra-family transactions
As awareness grows of the prevalence of elder abuse in the community, solicitors need to be alert to the potential issues with intra-family transactions.Snapshot Alarm…
Where there’s a will (there’s a legal dispute)
If high-profile estate cases can teach us anything, it’s that where there’s a will, there is often a day in court. If high-profile estate cases estate…
Wills and estates: November 2018
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in the area of wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.Key decisions Nobarani v…
Financial abuse and forfeiture
The extension of the forfeiture rule to cases of abuse against the vulnerable and elderly, as has been done elsewhere, may deter abusive behaviour. By…
Wills and estates: August 2018
Reporting and analysisof the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.Key decisions Stojic v Stojic [2018] NSWSC 723…
Wills and estates: June 2018
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.Key decisions Carr v Homersham [2018] NSWCA…
Wills and estates: April 2018
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.Key decisions Cowper-Smith v Morgan, [2017] SCC…
Wills and estates: March 2018
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.Key decisions Abraham v Magistrate Stone, Deputy…
Avoiding elder financial abuse: safeguards solicitors should have in place
The Law Reform Commission’s report, Elder Abuse – A National Response, recommends safeguards to minimise risk of abuse in cases of ‘enduring appointments’. By DARRYL…
Transactions involving enduring powers of attorney
Solicitors play an important role in safeguarding against elder abuse. By JEN MCMILLAN.Snapshot Solicitors play an important role in safeguarding against elder abuse. It is…
Elder abuse: time for a national legal response
The issue of elder abuse in the context of pressure to make or change wills was one of the many topics considered by the ALRC…