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The recent Supreme Court of New South Wales decision of Rathswohl v Court  NSWSC 356, involved 3 siblings disputing their entitlements to their late father’s estate. The defendant, Yvette, claimed she cared for her father for the last 18 months before he...

If you die without a Will there can be many unintended consequences. Some of these consequences may be: A person who you do not intend could control your estate.  This could even be someone you do not know.  An executor is a person who controls an estate...

On 23 October 2020 the New South Wales Court of Appeal made an interesting decision with respect to common law claims and obvious risk. The claim related to circumstances where a girl, aged 19 at the time, had fallen off her horse whilst competing in a campdrafting...

Myth #1 – If I die without a Will it is no big deal. Truth:  It can be a very big deal.  There are lots of reasons for having a Will including controlling who is appointed as Executor, controlling who your Estate is paid to, appointing a Guardian for...

Bede Haines, Barrister of University Chambers will discuss "2023’s Significant Property Cases – Conveyancing, Leasing and Easements", and Senior Judicial Registrar Brett McGrath of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia will discuss...

The central issue before the High Court of Australia in Parkes Shire Council v South West Helicopters Pty Limited  HCA 14 was whether a claim under the general law of tort for damages for negligently inflicted psychiatric harm (nervous shock) consequent upon...

Changes to the law relating to unfair contract terms come into effect on 9 November 2023. From this date, proposing, using or relying on unfair contract terms in standard form contracts will be banned. Penalties for breaches of the law will apply. The law has also...

In work injury damages claims where damages are limited to economic loss, the assessment of economic loss is often the significant issue in disagreement between the parties. Parties regularly obtain experts to make an assessment as to the injured worker’s capacity to...

While a director is protected to some extent by the corporate veil, directors have a range of responsibilities and potential liabilities. Some of these include:...

In MC v Morris  NSWSC 1326, the Supreme Court awarded the plaintiff damages in the sum of $3,510,513 in respect of a cause of action for assault and battery in the nature of sexual abuse brought against his former neighbour. The plaintiff alleged that he was...