De facto partners and the law of intestacy –...
Last week the Supreme Court of New South Wales handed down judgment in...
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Mind over matter: NSW Court of Appeal emphasises lay evidence over expert medical evidence on the question of testamentary capacity
How do you determine whether a person had testamentary capacity at the moment they prepared their will? In Drivas v Jakopovic [2019] NSWCA 218, such a dispute made its way to the NSW Court of Appeal. The Court had to balance the evidence of the solicitor who drafted the will against medical tests and expert medical opinions. In doing so, the Court has reaffirmed the significant weight that is to be placed on lay evidence in determining the...
Private Clients team host estate planning seminar...
On 22 August 2019 the Private Clients team at McCabe Curwood, in...
Don’t be a fool, cover your … assets! Asset...
We all know that Australians have an unhealthy obsession with owning...
Directing SMSF benefits on death
Many Australians hold the majority of their assets in a super fund. In...