by Cameron Shaw | Feb 10, 2017
You can contest a will if you believe its terms do not treat you fairly. Perhaps you have not received what you believe to be a fair share of the deceased person’s estate or you have been completely omitted from the will. Although the deceased person may have...
by Cameron Shaw | Oct 19, 2016
Currently more than a quarter of NSW population lives, owns or manages strata. To modernise strata laws in New South Wales, the New South Wales Fair Trading has recently announced that the new Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) (Act) will come into effect on 30...
by Cameron Shaw | Oct 19, 2016
A testamentary discretionary trust (TDT) is a special type of trust created within your will. The TDT is different from a typical simple will. In a typical simple will the bequests or gifts of the will are given directly to the beneficiaries (subject to any delay...
by Cameron Shaw | Oct 17, 2016
In the three primary instruments of estate law, that is the will, the Enduring Power of Attorney and the Appointment of Enduring Guardian, it is not uncommon in certain circumstances to appoint more than one person to the primary roles, respectively, the executor, the...
by Cameron Shaw | Oct 17, 2016
The explanatory text from the Land Registry Services standard form of Enduring Power of Attorney is a useful start to this question: An enduring power of attorney is a legal document that allows you (the ‘principal’) to nominate one or more persons (referred to as an...
