BLB News
No Dress Code (A Tale of an Informal Will)
01/07/2013
The recent NSW case of Fischer v Howe looks at what happens if the client gets hit by a bus after they've given instructions but before they can sign their Will.Death Benefit Nominations on the Titanic
01/07/2013
Recently we have had a number of inquiries from clients concerned about what would happen if they and their spouse or partner (to whom they have nominated their super benefits under their Binding Death Benefit Nomination) were both to suddenly be deceased at the same time.1 July 2013 - Super Changes Galore
01/07/2013
After surviving June 30 there are changes aplenty in the superannuation arena.Oral Partnership Not Worth the Paper It Wasn't Printed On
01/07/2013
The Supreme Court recently dismissed a claim by one party that he had entered into a partnership with another person pursuant to an "oral partnership agreement" and that this agreement effectively forgave a substantial debt owed by the person to the "business partner"."It's in the Mail": Traps in Serving Legal Notices
01/07/2013
As we all try to cope with the constant change in telecommunications and we happily abandon "snail mail", it is interesting to note that in formal or important legal matters, signing a document and sending it by mail is likely to still have a place, at least in the foreseeable future.