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VIC – Wills – changes to ademption coming in 1 November 2017

26 September 2017 by By Lawyers

From 1 November 2017 provisions of the Administration and Probate and Other Acts Amendment (Succession and Related Matters) Act 2017  commence including changes to ademption. See Wills legal Guide and precedents for further information.

Filed Under: Legal Alerts, Publication Updates, Victoria, Wills and Estates Tagged With: ademption, administration, probate, Wills

VIC – Estates – legislative amendments coming in 1 November 2017

26 September 2017 by By Lawyers

From 1 November 2017 provisions of the Administration and Probate and Other Acts Amendment (Succession and Related Matters) Act 2017  commence including amendments to intestacy, partners, 30 day survival rule, and repeal of hotchpot. See the Estates Legal Guide and Precedents commentary for further information.

Filed Under: Legal Alerts, Publication Updates, Victoria, Wills and Estates Tagged With: 30 day survival, administration, hotchpot, intestacy, partners, probate

Property settlement – filing a response

19 September 2017 by By Lawyers

From 2 November 2017 the time a response to related application must be filed and served is extended from 14 days to 28 days: subrule 4.03(3).

See Federal Circuit Rules 2001 for minor amendments to Schedule 1 – Costs.

Filed Under: Family Law, Federal, Legal Alerts Tagged With: costs, FCC, federal circuit court, response, schedule 2, time

Transport Accident Claim update (TAC)

1 September 2017 by By Lawyers

The indexed amounts have been updated and commentary about Notice of Accident has been included.

Filed Under: Legal Alerts, Personal injury, Publication Updates, Victoria Tagged With: accident, claim, indexed, notice, TAC, transport

VIC – Supreme and County Court service

1 September 2017 by By Lawyers

The Supreme and County Court publications have been updated to reflect recent changes relating to ordinary service which may now be effected by email.

Filed Under: Litigation, Publication Updates, Victoria Tagged With: county, court, email, ordinary, service, supreme

Asset test thresholds

1 September 2017 by By Lawyers

The asset test threshold amounts have been updated in the wills retainer instruction precedents.

Filed Under: Australian Capital Territory, Legal Alerts, New South Wales, Publication Updates, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, Wills and Estates Tagged With: asset test, instructions, retainer, threshold

Leases – new sublease precedents

1 September 2017 by By Lawyers

Three new sublease precedents have been added to the Leases publication:

  • Sublease – retail
  • Sublease – commercial industrial
  • Sublease – rural

Filed Under: Conveyancing and Property, New South Wales, Publication Updates, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia Tagged With: industrial, lease, retail. commercial, rural, sublease

Wills – resignation of trustee

1 September 2017 by By Lawyers

A provision has been included in the will precedents to provide for the resignation of a trustee without being replaced, provided one remains.

Filed Under: Australian Capital Territory, Legal Alerts, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Publication Updates, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, Wills and Estates Tagged With: resignation, trustee, Wills

Dogs and cats

1 September 2017 by By Lawyers

The Neighbourhood Disputes publication was updated to reflect amendments to the Dog and Cat Management Act which commenced 1 July 2017

Filed Under: Neighbourhood Disputes, Publication Updates, South Australia Tagged With: cats, disputes, dogs, neighbourhood

Probate filing fees

1 September 2017 by By Lawyers

The Supreme Court Probate filing fees have been updated in the retainer instructions and in the costs agreements. 1 July 2017

Filed Under: Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Publication Updates, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia Tagged With: court, filing fees, probtae, supreme

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