Elder law & succession: June 2025
Important elder law cases on service of notice for family provision claims and allocating superannuation death benefits.
Wills and estates: December 2014
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
Do I suggest an informal will? The Howe v Fischer appeal
The recent Court of Appeal judgment in Howe v Fischer provides new clarification regarding the obligation to provide advice on the creation of an “informal will”. By…
Wills and estates: November 2014
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
Wills and estates: October 2014
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By PAM SUTTOR.
Wills and estates: September 2014
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
Wills and estates: August 2014
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By PAM SUTTOR.
Informal wills: the duty of a lawyer to consider, discuss and make an informal will for a client
Practitioners should be aware of the provisions of the Succession Act, which allow a testator(trix) to make an “informal will”. By GREG COUSTON and DANIEL ST…
Wills and estates: July 2014
Reporting and analysisof the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
Minors with money: court-authorised wills under the Succession Act
Wills made by minors are generally invalid, but the courts have started to use a new jurisdiction to authorise minors to make wills. By RICHARD…
Wills and estates: June 2014
Reporting and analysisof the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By ANDREW BIRD.