As previous posts have touched on, in order to be in a de facto relationship, two people need to ‘live together as a couple’. The case of N...

One issue that often arises is the liability of non-practicing lawyers and those advisers without any legal qualification who facilitate the...

Following the post last week I was reminded of a related issue from the case of Harris v Rothery [2013] NSWSC 1275 that provides useful gui...

A common theme of posts over time has been the critical need for trustees (and their advisers) to read the provisions of any trust deed. ...

One of the key trustee duties of any form of trust is to know the terms of the trust deed and keep the original wet (not electronically!) si...

One issue that arises fairly regularly for advisers is whether they will act in fiduciary roles for their clients, for example, as trustees ...

Recent posts have considered the various issues that can arise in relation to the payment of superannuation entitlements following death. Th...