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Amendments to Civil Partnerships Act
Last night the A-G introduced the Civil Partnerships and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012. The Bill and the Explanatory Notes are now available. The Bill has been declared “urgent”. Read SMH Article - Civil union changes rushed through in Qld
new homemade will case
A Supreme Court decision handed down yesterday highlights what can go wrong with homemade wills. In this case, the few hundred dollars that the testator saved ended up not only in his wishes not being carried out (with a resulting intestacy), but it also cost his estate in excess of $100K. Read O'Brien v Smith … Continue reading new homemade will case
STEP Qld Annual Trust and Succession Law Conference
The full program has now been launched for our annual Trusts and Succession Law Conference which can now be viewed online. This year the conference will be held at Peppers SALT resort at Kingscliff, just a short 10 minute drive south from Coolangatta airport. The conference will be attended by estate planning and litigation solicitors, … Continue reading STEP Qld Annual Trust and Succession Law Conference
May Case Updates
Davis v Davis (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 523 - Revocation of grant of probate - test to be applied - whether grant to named executor should be revoked - grant revoked - NSW Trustee appointed administrator . Morrison v Abbott [2012] NSWSC 320 (5 April 2012) - FAMILY PROVISION – settlement of applicant’s claim at mediation … Continue reading May Case Updates
Trusts Intensive – July
STEP Queensland are proud to annouce the program for their 2nd annual half day Trusts Intensive. Highlights of the day will include: Opening - Professor Tony Lee Discussion regarding the recent request for the Queensland Law Reform Commission to review the Trusts Act 1973 Tedious and Titillating Trusts Robert Whiteford, Barrister Tedious: when there is … Continue reading Trusts Intensive – July
Recent Case Updates
Adams (Dec'd) [2012] QSC 103 - The making of a will - Revocation - Destruction or mutilation or striking out portions - where will contained several handwritten markings on it - where applicant made an application for probate of the will without any handwritten alterations appearing therein, and for letters of administration on intestacy of testator's late … Continue reading Recent Case Updates
Recent Case Updates
Keep v Bourke [2012] NSWCA 64 Family provision – testatrix with three adult children leaves whole estate to two of them equally - long estrangement between third child and testatrix – third child obtains at first instance an order giving her a legacy of roughly one third of estate – whether primary judge correctly applied jurisdictional or … Continue reading Recent Case Updates
About STEP Membership
The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) is a unique professional body providing members with a local, national and international learning and business network focusing on the responsible stewardship of assets today and across the generations. It now has over 17 000 members in 80 countries. STEP provides education, training, representation and networking for … Continue reading About STEP Membership
What you missed at the Enduring Powers of Attorney Intensive
The Enduring Powers of Attorney Intensive hosted by STEP Qld held on April 3 provided some valuable insights into the use of EPAs and the potential for their misuse. Ten takeaways from this seminar, for members who were not able to attend: Solicitors drafting EPAs should be aware that there may be a risk of disciplinary … Continue reading What you missed at the Enduring Powers of Attorney Intensive
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