Hunt & Hunt is proud to announce that it became a corporate partner of the McGrath Foundation from 1 July 2022. The McGrath Foundation funds McGrath Breast Care Nurses who undertake the extraordinarily important task of sup...
Introduction On 6 June 2022, the Federal Court handed down its decision in Official Trustee in Bankruptcy, in the matter of the bankrupt estate of Crawford [2022] FCA 657 ("Crawford"). The case concerned an application by th...
The decision of Francis (Trustee), in the matter of Fotios (Bankrupt) v Helios Corporation Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 199 ("Francis") is a useful examination of identifying and determining the priority of competing claims to trust assets....
In March 2022, the High Court refused the Australian Sawmilling Co's (TASCO) application for special leave to appeal a decision of the Victorian Court of Appeal. This decision leaves undisturbed the Court of Appeal's decision t...
Introduction On 11 May 2022, the Supreme Court of Victoria handed down its decision in Re Intellicomms Pty Ltd (in liq) [2022] VSC 228. The case concerned an application by the liquidators of Intellicomms Pty Ltd (in liq) ("Compa...
The recent High Court decision of Hill v Zuda Pty Ltd has provided clarity on whether self-managed super fund (SMSFs) can make binding death benefit nominations (BDBNs) last longer than 3 years. The High Court considered whethe...
