Sunday Mail article on a recent case I was involved in. Read the e-article here or the hard copy here.
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Sunday Mail article on Rowe v Sudholz
A recent solemn form capacity case I was in was written about in the Sunday Mail yesterday. A subscription is needed to access it (contact me if you'd like me to send it to you). Read the article here. Read the judgment here.
Capacity case
Just before Christmas last year Applegarth J handed down a judgment in a solemn form trial I was in in November. I acted for the Respondent, Kathy, who was a long term friend of the deceased and benefited from his last two wills. The Applicants, the Rowes, were also long term friends of the deceased, … Continue reading Capacity case
NDIS and FPAs
Yesterday I finished a trial of an FPA in the Supreme Court. The judgment is reserved and will be interesting because Ryan J is considering to what extent benefits that an applicant is to receive, or potentially receive, under the NDIS can be taken into account in determining whether adequate provision has been made and … Continue reading NDIS and FPAs
Doyle’s List – National Listings
Honoured to be named one of 4 Australian preeminent junior counsel for wills and estate litigation, and once again the only Queenslander. See the 2019 National Doyle's List here.
Doyle’s List 2019 – Market Leader for Qld Estate Litigation
Very excited to be named Queensland's "Market Leader" in the 2019 Doyle's List for Estate Litigation barristers. See the List here.
Courier Mail article – Having the will to protect those who are worthy
Article from the Courier Mail today.
Barring claims under s68 Trusts Act
This is a case I was involved in last month. Judgment was given yesterday. Finnegan v Garner [2019] QSC 100 The deceased died leaving a wife and eight children (including two step-children). He and his wife separated in 2000, but did not divorce. The estate was worth just under $1m. It was believed that the … Continue reading Barring claims under s68 Trusts Act
Rectification where instructions given through an intermediary
Judgment was given this morning by Henry J in a rectification case where the deceased had given instructions for a will through his daughter. His Honour found "it is trite that instructions can be conveyed by an agent" and rectified the will to accord with those instructions. Read Fitzgerald v Rowley [2019] QSC 21 here.
