Commercial Debt Recovery
As one of Perth's leading Law Firm's Havilah Legal is often asked in matters of debt recovery against a company whether it is preferable to issue a General Procedure Claim in the Magistrates court or [...]
ATO releases new Practical Compliance Guidelines on Taxation of Estates
ATO releases new Practical Compliance Guidelines on Taxation of Estates To be entrusted to act as a Legal Personal Representative (LPR) of a deceased estate is both an honour and a privilege that carries various responsibilities. One [...]
Capricious Conditions That Will Potentially be Struck Out by the Court
There is a large number of examples of capricious and unreasonable distributions that have come before the courts over time. There are far too many to list within this blog. It would be reasonable to [...]
The Layman as an Estate Planner: The Curse of the Home-Made Will
It is the author’s experience that most clients do not understand the nature of their own asset structures. Commonly, they do not understand the separation of legal and beneficial ownership, trust relationships, superannuation and the [...]
The Changing Family Landscape and Modern Family Provision Law
Over time, developments to the testator’s family maintenance (“TFM”) legislation expanded the categories or classes of eligible claimants.[1] In 1936, both New Zealand and Tasmania considered changes to the law to permit claims by ex-nuptial [...]
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