What does it mean to ‘survive’?
Practitioners will be familiar with the words ‘survive me’ in wills, but the word ‘survive’ has two different meanings.
Elder abuse: time for a national legal response
The issue of elder abuse in the context of pressure to make or change wills was one of the many topics considered by the ALRC…
Wills and estates: August 2017
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
Elder abuse: a national legal response
The Australian Law Reform Commission’s Report, Elder Abuse – A National Legal Response, included 43 recommendations for law reform which aim to achieve a nationally…
Wills and estates: March 2017
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By PAM SUTTOR.
Wills and estates: November 2016
Reporting and analysis of the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By PAMELA SUTTOR.
Duty of care to prospective beneficiary under a will? Badenach v Calvert
A solicitor approached to draft a will does not always owe a duty of care to a prospective beneficiary. By ABBEY BURKE.
Wills and estates: June 2016
Reporting and analysisof the latest judgments and news in wills & estates and elder law. By DARRYL BROWNE.
Will making and hidden tax stings
Remember that transfers to beneficiaries of a will under a power of sale or testamentary option are not CGT free. By JIM MAIN.