Whether it's convenience or costs, people still continue to prepare their own wills. It might be buying a will kit or typing their own will at home, whatever method that is used there are risks in homemade wills. In Martin as E...

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....

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...

The Glen Cameron Group, a national logistics company specializing in road freight and contract logistics is being acquired by DHL Supply Chain, part of the Deutsche Post Group (DPDHL) in a deal assisted by the Melbourne based Corp...

There is a rising tide of concern that we will soon see significant financial distress in the private sector.  Sobering headlines such as 'Building industry facing slump' (The Age, 20 May 2022) remind us that the worst of the pos...