June 2021
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May 2021 Will & Estate Decisions (NSW)
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An update and brief review of all Will & Estate decisions published in May 2021 (NSW)...
June 2021
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When can you Revoke a Grant of Probate? Case Note on James Justin O’Neill v Antony Patrick O’Neill [2015] NSWSC 644
In James Justin O’Neill v Antony Patrick O’Neill [2015] NSWSC 644 Justice Darke considered determined a summons seeking orders for te revocation of a grant of probate and, consequently, an application for a grant of
June 2021
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When can you Admit a Copy of a Will to Probate? Case note on Re the Will of Jack McGee (deceased) [2021] QSC 117 (Queensland)
In Re the Will of Jack McGee (deceased) [2021] QSC 117 Justice Bradley of the Supreme Court of Queensland determined an application to rely on a photocopy of a will for the purposes of obtaining
April 2021
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What is a Notice of Claim in Family Provision Proceedings?
When Family Provision proceedings are commenced, it is incumbent on the applicant to file and serve on the executor or administrator a Notice of Eligible Persons. The administrator must then attend to serving a Notice
April 2021
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Family Provision Claims – Useful Links for Lawyers
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I have prepared the below click-through list of online resources relevant to Family Provision Claims brought under Chapter 3 of the Succession Act 2006 (NSW). This is for my own reference, my instructing solicitors and
March 2020
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BenchTV – Posthumous Extraction of Sperm Cells and IVF
Ari Katsoulas, barrister, recently gave a BenchTV presentation discussing the case of Chapman v South Eastern Sydney Local Health District [2018] NSWSC 1231 and the current state of legislation in NSW surrounding the posthumous extraction