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SMSFs in estate planning: takeaways for inheritance disputes

Private Clients| 05 Jul 2022

SMSFs in estate planning: takeaways for inheritance disputes

Recent cases involving superannuation death benefit nominations provide a timely reminder that SMSFs continue to be at risk of dispute.

Voluntary assisted dying legalised in NSW

Private Clients| 24 May 2022

Voluntary assisted dying legalised in NSW

Voluntary assisted dying will be legalised in New South Wales, the last state in Australia to pass legislation to allow terminally ill adults to choose to end their lives.

Do you have trust issues? Removal of beneficiaries

Private Clients| 03 May 2022

Do you have trust issues? Removal of beneficiaries

In the final part of our trust series, we look at removing beneficiaries from discretionary trusts.

Do you have trust issues? A beneficiary’s right to information

Private Clients| 08 Mar 2022

Do you have trust issues? A beneficiary’s right to information

In part two of our trust series, we will explore what right a beneficiary has to access trust information, and the Court’s approach in recent years.

Where actions speak louder than words: testator family maintenance

Private Clients| 02 Feb 2022

Where actions speak louder than words: testator family maintenance

Ballooning property prices and increased pressure to sustain living costs has forced many Australians to turn to the ‘bank of mum and dad’. If this financial support continues during the life of the child until a parent’s death, unintended ...