property

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Retainers and the extent of a solicitor’s duty of care

Recent ACT Civil & Administrative Tribunal decision considers the extent of a solicitor’s duty of care when providing advice in conveyancing transactions.

Awakening the sleeping giant: FIRB obligations and testamentary gifts to foreign beneficiaries

Changes to the Foreign Investment Review regime have important implications for testamentary gifts to foreign persons and the administration of deceased estates.

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Family law: May 2022

Reporting and analysis of recent family law decisions. By CRAIG NICOL and KELEIGH ROBINSON