The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 7,900 times in 2013. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 7 trips to carry that many people. Click here to … Continue reading 2013 in review
DVD will admitted to probate
Dalton J has admitted to probate a will that was recorded on a DVD (pursuant to s18 of the Succession Act). Read Mellino v Wnuk [2013] QSC 336 here.
Home made wills
The opening paragraph of a recent WA case says it all: Home made wills are a curse. Occasionally where the assets of a testator are limited and where the beneficiaries are not in dispute no difficulties may arise in the administration of an estate. Flaws in the will can be glossed over and the interests … Continue reading Home made wills
LSC complaint dismissed
Read the long- awaited decision of Alan Wilson J handed down today in LSC v Bone [2013] QCAT. The LSC brought charges against a solicitor in relation to an estate. The interesting findings include: Rule 10.1 of the (old) Solicitors Rule, which required that a solicitor who receives instructions from a client to draw a will appointing the solicitor … Continue reading LSC complaint dismissed
New Statutory will case – Qld
Read today's Courier Mail article Korean bride left with nothing in husband's will, court decides
A tale of a brief in 29 parts – tips for junior lawyers briefing counsel in the email age
I liked this article by Mark McKillip. A tale of a brief in 29 parts - tips for junior lawyers briefing counsel in the email age.
Milk or Avocados?
An excellent LinkedIn Discussion by Ann Janssen from Estate First Lawyers about the problems associated with informal wills and potential construction and liability issues. Read the Discussion page here.
Cope v The Public Trustee of Queensland
A judgment handed down today in a case I was in last week, highlights the difficulties of family provision applications in small estates. Although the Judge found that "the testator failed to make adequate provision for the proper maintenance and support of" my client, it was held that the estate was too small to satisfy her needs. … Continue reading Cope v The Public Trustee of Queensland
Cheers to the homemade will!
Article from the Sydney Morning Herald - I won't begin to mention the mistakes and bad advice in it. Read the article here.
Woman sues lawyer whose failure to change a relative’s will ‘cost her £1m’
This is becoming a world-wide trend. (Note the two recent NSW cases are both on appeal though.) Read the UK Telegraph article here.
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