Family matters: 50 years of the Family Law Act
One of the most important pieces of legislation under the Whitlam government, it came at a time of great change in the legal and political…
Family law: October 2024
Cases on reasonable supervision orders, what makes an outcome better than a settlement and the Harman obligation. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON.
Family law: September 2024
Third-party disclosure, delay exceptions, child support assessments and confidential material in family violence defences. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON.
Supreme Court Practice Note and NSWCA clarifies assumptions in wills and estates law
Wills and estates practitioners have new rules and precedent to follow with a new Supreme Court Practice Note and an influential decision in Alexakis.
Family law: August 2024
Appeals for procedural orders, apprehended bias, ICL orders and section 60CC of the Family Law Act 1975. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON.
Specialist Accreditation Conference 2024: Coercive control as a criminal offence
Carolina Soto, barrister, will be presenting a session on coercive control as a criminal offence on day one of the Specialist Accreditation Conference 2024.
Keeping it in the family: self-dealing is as dangerous as it sounds
The rules around self-dealing can complicate seemingly simple sales to executors of an estate: solicitors have a crucial role to play at all stages.
Family law: July 2024
Unreliable evidence, medical certificates, property adjustment and an eye-watering asset pool. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON.
Family law: June 2024
The courts discuss division of property, procedural fairness for third parties to children and international relocation of children. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON.
The Child Protection Convention and jurisdiction of the Children’s Court
Despite fresh case law and legislative reform, international obligations still govern overseas jurisdictional issues.
Family law: May 2024
The latest decisions discussing judicial bias, ultra vires parenting orders, denial of procedural fairness and financial agreements. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON.