‘What’s the passcode?’: why iPhone access now belongs in your estate planning brief
Smartphones hold more than texts and notes—they may contain your client’s final and enforceable testamentary wishes.
Elder law & succession: September 2022
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
Why everyone should future-proof access to their data
Good password habits are like most habits: hard to form, easy to break. Everyone has their own unique formula to access countless applications and programs…
Elder law & succession: August 2022
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
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.
Elder law & succession: July 2022
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
Elder law & succession: June 2022
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
Ready, steady, NO: tips and traps for beneficiaries wanting to reject an inheritance
A person cannot be compelled to accept a gift of property against their will. A rejection of an inheritance is commonly called a ‘disclaimer’.
A tale of two Stanfords: blended families and family provision claims
Two unrelated cases of Stanford v Stanford illustrate the intersection of family, succession and arguably elder law in a blended family context.
Elder law & succession: May 2022
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.