The two types of Power of Attorney in Western Australia BY SHARE ARTICLE In many instances, third parties (including your family) are unable to make financial or legal decisions on your behalf without a Power of Attorney. What exactly is a Power of Attorney? In this...
“The curse of the homemade will strikes again” BY SHARE ARTICLE This line is contained in the opening paragraph of a recent short judgement by Master Sanderson of the WA Supreme Court in the matter of the Estate of Korbl, dealing with an application to...
Is an Australian Death Duty Inevitable? BY SHARE ARTICLE As the saying goes, there are only two certainties in life – death and taxes; but is a death tax for Australia also a certainty? Death duties were abolished in Australia in 1979 and we are one the last...
Civil Penalties for Unfair Contract Terms BY SHARE ARTICLE Since November 2016, section 24 of the Australian Consumer Law has rendered unfair terms in consumer contracts void and unenforceable. Unfair contract terms typically captured by this provision are terms that:...
Major Changes to Statutory Legacies in Cases of Intestacy – WA catches up to the rest of AUS BY SHARE ARTICLE On 24 March 2022, Western Australia woke up to the long-awaited news that WA parliament had passed the Administration Amendment Bill 2021 (WA). When a...
Temporary Injunction Lifted on Healthcare Workers BY SHARE ARTICLE A hospital in the US state of Wisconsin was recently successful in legal action to stop 7 members of its cardiovascular team from taking jobs at a competing hospital. The 7 staff initially employed by...
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