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Judge ups award to carer in statutory will case
Today I appeared on a statutory will application. It was an “absent parent” case, although this time both parents were absent and the Aunt had been the testator’s sole carer since 2008. She proposed...
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Groundbreaking statutory will case – Statutory Wills and Family Law intersect
Flanagan J today handed down judgment in a hotly anticipated statutory will case. The proposed testator’s son separated from his wife after the testator lost capacity. The applicant was the testator’s...
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ADT v LRT [2014] QSC 169
See my last blog about statutory will case. The decision can be accessed here.
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Qld Court of Appeal to rule on statutory wills
The unsuccessful applicant in the recent case of ADT v LRT has appealed the decision. It will be the first time the Qld Court of Appeal has considered statutory wills (quite exciting for us succession...
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Court of Appeal delivers reasons in statutory will case
Reasons were delivered today in GUA v GAV. Read the decision here. NB – this is the appeal from the first instance decision of ADT v LRT[2014] QSC 169 (there has been some confusion about this because...
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New costs rule
On 19 December 2014, a new 700A was inserted into the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules regarding in estate and trust matters. The new rule is set out below. Of course, these matters were always able to...
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Unsuccessful statutory will case
This was a joint approach by two interested parties for the court to make a will on (their own) agreed terms. Young J was not satisfied that the proposed will was one that the person would make if she...
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Statutory Will Dispute
Jackson J handed down a decision yesterday in a disputed statutory will case. Read the case here.
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Statutory wills – overcoming the problem of a testator dying before the will...
A useful, practical approach to to a real problem – see this brief article written by Rebecca Treston QC Re the Will of Athena Gloria White; Parry v Smith & Ors
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Recent media
August has been a busy month. Here are four articles published on cases I have been in. Elderly multimillionaire’s $70m estate at heart of complex will battle Court orders texta marks on mum’s will be...
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Doyle’s List 2017
Very proud to make Doyle’s List for the third year running, being named one of Queensland’s “Preeminent” Wills & Estate Litigation junior barristers in the 2017 rankings. The list can be viewed here.
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Reasons published in statutory will case
Applegarth J has published his reasons in a statutory will case that was heard over three days in August. A summary of the decision was published by Rebecca Treston QC recently, see the summary here....
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Article on statutory will case
See the recent Courier Mail article on the LWA statutory will case here.
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I am really excited to be named one of the five preeminent junior counsel for the whole of Australia in the 2018 Doyle's List for "Leading Wills & Estates Litigation Barristers – Australia". Also,...
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