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QLD, Estates

24 October 2017 by By Lawyers

1. Notice of intention to apply for grant – Advertising changes From 24 November 2017 notices of intention to apply for grant need only be advertised in the Queensland Law Reporter and not in a newspaper: Supreme Court Practice Direction 14 of 2017.

2. End of de facto relationship – Revocation of executor The end of a de facto relationship with a testator has the same effect as a divorce, namely, it revokes the ex-de facto’s appointment as executor of the will and revokes any benefits the testator gave to the former de facto partner under the will: new s 15B of the Succession Act 1981.

3. Stepchild includes child of party to de facto relationship The definition of a stepchild has been extended to include the child of a party to a de facto relationship, so a stepchild of the de facto testator is capable of bringing a claim against the testator’s estate as the deceased step-parent: s 40A Succession Act 1981.

Filed Under: Publication Updates, Queensland, Wills and Estates Tagged With: advertising, de facto, estates, QLD Law Reporter, revocation, stepchild

QLD – Estates – Applications for grants

13 October 2017 by By Lawyers

From 24 November 2017 notices of intention to apply for grant need only be advertised in the Queensland Law Reporter – and not in a newspaper: Supreme Court Practice Direction 14 of 2017.

Filed Under: Publication Updates, Queensland, Wills and Estates Tagged With: 14 of 2017, advertising, letters of administration, practcie direction, probate

Injury publications – medical glossary

13 October 2017 by By Lawyers

A medical glossary has been added to the injury publications to assist practitioners with ready access to better understanding medical and trauma terms.

Filed Under: New South Wales, Personal injury, Publication Updates, Queensland, Victoria Tagged With: glossary, injuries, injury, medical, terms, trauma

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

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

Estate filing fees

13 July 2017 by By Lawyers

The costs agreements and retainer instructions have been updated to reflect changes to the Supreme Court filing fees.

Filed Under: New South Wales, Publication Updates, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, Wills and Estates

Businesses changing hands

13 July 2017 by By Lawyers

The commentary was updated to include an expanded discussion about employment agreements and the handling of employee entitlements when a business changes hands.

Filed Under: Business and Franchise, Employment Law, Federal, New South Wales, Publication Updates, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia Tagged With: agreements, employee, employment, entitlements

Assets and liabilities list

13 July 2017 by By Lawyers

A new ‘tear off’ assets and liabilities list has been added to the retainer instructions Wills, powers of attorney precedent. This list may assist clients when they wish to provide more detail in their planning, as well retained by the client with their personal documents.

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: assets, liabilities, list, Wills

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