We Need To Talk About Will. Birch v Birch and the fight for Fairyland.

by Reception | Feb 9, 2021 | Will Challenges

We Need To Talk About Will. Birch v Birch and the fight for Fairyland. Written by Lindsay Chan There are things that people don’t like to talk about. In an age where we constantly  overshare and our personal lives are uploaded to social media for even strangers to...

Good Neighbours Aren’t Always Good Friends. Gibbs v Loveday & Kimyani v Sandhu -Executors who behaved badly and have paid the price.

by Reception | Feb 3, 2021 | Will Challenges

There’s an old Chinese proverb that says a good neighbour is a priceless treasure, a saying that Anita Border took to heart when it came to deciding who was to be the executor of her will. David Loveday was not only described by her as a trusted neighbour but he was...

Protecting Sophia — NSW Trustee and Guardian v Hirsch [2013] . How one woman’s desire to financially protect one cousin from another led to a Supreme Court Ruling.

by Reception | Jan 28, 2021 | Will Challenges

Martha Terre- Blanche had witnessed far more injustice in her 82 years than others and sought to remember those who had made those unbearable situations more bearable when she sat down to write her will. Born in 1924 in Greece, an only child, both her parents were...

Beware of promises from little old ladies

by Reception | Jan 28, 2021 | Will Challenges

 Years ago I had a client whose story was sad and believable. She came across as being kind-hearted and a bit naïve. She had an elderly spinster aunt who didn’t have many friends and was all alone in the world. This elderly (and rapidly ageing) aunt persuaded my...

Who Decides Your Resting Place? Accom v Pickering and the battle for burial rights.

by Reception | Jan 28, 2021 | Will Challenges

The term ‘Country’ is particularly important for Aboriginal peoples. It signifies a deep connection between a person and the land of their ancestors. Ian Hamm, a Yorta Yorta man, described to the Victoria Law Commission the importance of being buried on Country which...

When Santa Got Stuck Up The Chimney a Power of Attorney Saved the Day.

by Reception | Dec 21, 2020 | Will Challenges

Do you remember the year when Santa got stuck up the chimney? We’ve all read the reports of that fateful night after Santa had eaten too many mince pies and got stuck in a precariously uncomfortable and dangerous position with Rudolf. His beard was all black, there...