Death benefit dilemmas: trustee discretion and AFCA’s approach to law and fact
Recent cases demonstrating how AFCA re‑weighs evidence, wishes and dependency with less formal fact-finding processes.
Tax sting: super fund property sale anguish
Everything related to the normal conduct of a complying superannuation fund is an enterprise for GST purposes. By JIM MAIN.
Super, personal representatives and conflicts of interest
Eligible persons have a right to raise a claim for superannuation death benefits. By CHRISTINE SMYTH and KATERINA PEIROS.
Wills and estates: June 2016
Reporting and analysisof the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
Executors: when duty and personal interests conflict
An examination of the key authorities demonstrates that the Court places great weight on a testator’s appointment of an executor and trustee and will not…
Family law: August 2014
Reporting and analysis of recent family law decisions. By ROBERT GLADE-WRIGHT.
The latest from the Federal Court: August 2014
Reporting and analysis of the most notable decisions in the Federal Court. By THOMAS HURLEY.
Supercharging battles over superannuation death benefits
When there is uncertainty as to how super death benefits should be paid, dispute resolution or litigation generally follows. By CAROLINE HARLEY.