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

Recent posts have looked at various aspects of the debate in an estate planning context of whether a single or multiple testamentary discret...

Last week’s post set out a number of reasons as to why a single testamentary discretionary trust (TDT) might be the preferred structure, e...

One issue that comes up regularly in estate planning exercises where there is more than one family unit ultimately to benefit, is whether ...

This week’s post looks at a recent Family Court case - Pratt [2012] FamCAFC 81 (13 June 2012).  A link to the full copy of the decision is ...

During our recent master class seminars on trusts, one specific issue that was addressed related to updating family trusts after the Bamford...

During our recent master class seminars on trusts, one specific issue that was addressed related to updating family trusts after the Bamford...