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Attwell v Morgan [2019] WASC 182

Summary & Significance The principle issue in this case was whether or not the deceased had testamentary capacity when signing…

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Re Hayne [2018] VSC 778

Background Eric Haynes (the deceased) died on 2 April 2015. The deceased’s wife and one son predeceased him. He was survived by…

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Wills & Estates case law and regulatory update – November 2019

Welcome to the first edition of the HWL Ebsworth Wills & Estates Team Case Law and Regulatory Update. You are…

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"Sufficient cause" and "otherwise orders": Making a family provision claim more than 12 months after the date of death

Sreckovic v Sreckovic [2018] NSWSC 1597 was a family provision dispute between two sisters. The deceased mother had left her…

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Challenges to your will

In this publication we list fifteen ways a will can be challenged, and the basis on which the challenge can…

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Court of appeal overturns family provision award in favour of ex-wife

Lodin v Lodin [2017] NSWCA 327 The NSW Court of Appeal has allowed the appeal from the decision of the…

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