Following last week’s post, the case of Berghan & Anor v Berghan [2017] QCA 236 is a stark reminder. As usual, if you would like a cop...

Arguably, in relation to any form of loan arrangement, it is fundamentally important that there are documents confirming the exact terms tha...

As mentioned in last week’s post, it is possible to gain access to the excepted trust income provisions under the Tax Act where a will provi...

‘Simple’ or ‘I love you’ wills are normally a relatively straightforward document and traditionally provide for assets to be gifted directly...

With the annual leave season starting in earnest over the next couple of weeks and many advisers taking either extended leave or alternative...

Following on from last week’s post concerning conflicts of law, a similar area of potential difficulty relates to where governments replace ...

The concept of ‘conflict of laws’ is one that comes up regularly in estate planning exercises and essentially relates to is determining whi...