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Can an informal Will revoke a prior formal Will? A case note on Re Gray [2023] VSC 668

Key Learnings The admission of an informal Will: According to section 9 of the Wills Act 1997 (Vic) (Act), an informal Will can…

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Planning scheme amendment VC253 – planning permits not required for small second dwellings

Amendment VC253 was gazetted on 14 December 2023 to facilitate building a small second dwelling with a gross floor area…

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Intellectual Property, Technology & Media Newsletter – December 2023

Welcome to our Newsletter, bringing you the latest in Intellectual Property, Technology and Media Law news. Could you be defamed…

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Methamphetamine contamination and elder abuse passes over an executor: a case note on Cavanagh v Mace [2023] VSC 670 

Key Learnings Jurisdiction to pass over: A Court will not readily exercise its jurisdiction to pass over a named executor, who…

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Honda Australia fined $6 million for misleading or deceptive conduct

The Federal Court of Australia imposed penalties totalling $6 million on Honda Australia Pty Ltd last Friday after finding that…

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Yet another Medical Panels judgment – Vicinity Centres PM Pty Ltd v Arik

On 5 December 2023 the Victorian Court of Appeal delivered judgment in an appeal relating to the proper interpretation of…

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