A landmark win
Find out how our clients’ step mother extracted over $1m from their deceased father’s estate, leaving them with almost no inheritance – and how we fought to win it back.
My trust is expiring – can I get an extension?
Australians love their trusts. In fact, the number of active trusts in Australia is coming up to 1 million (if not there already). We use so many trusts because they are so versatile. But one problem most trusts have is that they don’t last forever, they have an ‘expiry date’. If you have a trust you should be aware of its ‘expiry date’, and if that date is fast approaching, you must plan for the end! Sometimes we find that a trust has already expired years ago, without anyone having noticed…
A rant on challenging Wills
A few judges and populist politicians have recently made some snarly comments about lawyers and ‘greedy’ people who are challenging Wills. Apparently, as a profession, we are getting a bit of ahead of ourselves in bringing too many of these cases to court. Read this article to get informed about the debate.
First-quarter employment law tune-up
The end of the first calendar quarter for the year is fast approaching, and this is a great time to think about improving your employment processes and procedures. To get you started, these are our favourite employment law ‘nuts and bolts’ that may need some tightening.
Is your business ready for sale?
If you’re thinking of selling your business, we bet there are 2 key outcomes you are looking for:
1. Getting the highest purchase price possible; and
2. Being able to make a clean break from the business, so you can think about something else (and maybe even relax or take a holiday).
These outcomes are both realistic and achievable, but it will take some planning before you put the business up for sale.
We all have something to hide… even YOU!
Take back your privacy (or at least some bits of it…) with these easy to use utilities.