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Wills & disputed estates newsletter – August 2024

We are pleased to invite you to read our August 2024 edition of HWL Ebsworth’s Wills and Disputed Estates newsletter. Our newsletter is back,…

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A likely story: probate, revocation and battles over narratives

Background and facts Panagiota Tsialamandris (deceased) died on 25 September 2022, survived by her two children Vasiliki Filopoulos (Vicki) and…

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Binding verbal mutual wills agreement? Re Miglic and the multi-million dollar question

Summary In February 2024, the Supreme Court of Victoria delivered judgment in relation to a ‘mutual wills agreement’ dispute and…

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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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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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Crime does not pay: The Forfeiture Rule explained

In Australia, the Forfeiture Rule stops you from keeping the ‘golden egg’ from the goose that you kill. Legally speaking, it is a…

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