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Havilah Legal Welcomes New Partner

Media Release – Chris McDuff Havilah Legal is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris McDuff as Partner in their Perth Office. […]

By | March 12th, 2015|Categories: News and Events|0 Comments

Contesting a Will – The Larger the Estate the Bigger the Claim? Mead v Lemon

On 26 February 2015, Master Sanderson of the Supreme Court of WA handed down an interesting inheritance decision, awarding Olivia Mead $25 million out of the $45 million estate of her late father, mining heir, Michael Wright. Olivia Jacqueline Mead had been left up to $3 million from the estate, estimated at more than $1 billion, but could not touch it until she was aged 30. The 19-year-old challenged the Will in the Supreme Court of Western Australia last month, suing the executor David Lemon. […]

By | March 11th, 2015|Categories: News and Events|0 Comments

Enduring Powers of Attorney in Western Australia

What is an Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA)? An EPA is a legal document which empowers a person to delegate the ability for someone to make financial or property decisions on their behalf, should they lose legal capacity. A person who makes an EPA is referred to as a donor whilst a person who is delegated such powers is referred to as a donee. […]

By | March 9th, 2015|Categories: Estate Planning|0 Comments

Havilah Legal Team – Continuous Improvement Workshop

On Monday 9 February 2015, the Havilah Legal team participated in an introductory Lean Six Sigma Course facilitated by Craig D’Souza, Senior Consultant, 3Pillars Asia Pacific. […]

By | February 24th, 2015|Categories: News and Events|0 Comments

Are you Managing or Living in Strata Titled Property? – the importance of debt recovery and building maintenance

The Queensland Government has recently established a review of Queensland’s property laws with a view to reducing red tape, regulation and property law duplication. This review examining legislation including the Property Law Act 1974, Land Sales Act 1984 and the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997. […]

By | February 6th, 2015|Categories: Property, Topical Issues|0 Comments

Havilah Legal 2015 – A year for change

Belief is just the beginning…   We all know and read constantly that change is the minimum requirement for continuing success.  I think what is really true is that people talk the language of change without really committing to it; because nothing ever really changes unless your view of the world or your mindset changes. […]

By | February 2nd, 2015|Categories: Topical Issues|0 Comments