How lawyers can help draw attention to elder abuse ahead of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Lawyers play a pivotal role in identifying elder abuse and advising on possible remedies. There are other ways lawyers can raise awareness of elder abuse.
Can greedy relatives exploit elder abuse safeguards?
Safeguards to prevent elder abuse oten assist disgruntled relatives in court battles over inheritances, a new study suggests.
The high cost of growing old
Older Australians remain at the highest risk of developing and dying from COVID-19. Sweeping government restrictions were introduced to protect the lives of our most…
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.
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.
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.
Wills and estates: June 2018
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
Wills and estates: April 2018
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
Wills and estates: March 2018
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
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…