Wills and estates

Shaky compensation claim made over solicitor’s alleged dishonesty

An unsteady claim for compensation has been made by two people concerned with the conduct of their late uncle’s...

31 December 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Over 280 finalists announced for 30 Under 30 Awards 2025

Lawyers Weekly announces 286 finalists across real estate, sports and entertainment, taxation, technology, and wills...

03 December 2024

By Arabella Walton

Can a criminal record affect your ability to inherit from a will?

Here, a legal counsel unpacks whether a criminal record can impact an individual’s eligibility to inherit under a...

15 November 2024

By Grace Robbie

Team of 7 join Turner Freeman from Coleman Greig

Two partners, a lawyer, two support staff and two clerks have moved across from Coleman Greig Lawyers to Turner Freeman...

21 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Mellor Olsson names new partner

South Australia-based firm Mellor Olsson has appointed a new partner to lead its wills and estates...

20 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

This Pride, with the help of my firm, I am no longer hiding

The journey towards full equality and acceptance of the LGBTIAQ+ community is far from over, and I want to use my...

25 June 2024

By Martin Mallon

Jailed lawyer who ‘robbed Peter to pay Paul’ struck off

A senior lawyer jailed for taking over $2 million during an elaborate misappropriation scheme has been removed from the...

18 June 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Rural lawyer publicly reprimanded for botching will matter

Clients were left with “very little recourse” to contest a will because their rural Queensland lawyer failed to...

13 June 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Disciplinary shadow hangs over barrister’s work on estate

A lawyer has stepped away from an estate matter over concerns his involvement could trigger disciplinary...

10 June 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Women fight Qld Law Society over money stolen by struck-off lawyer

The Queensland Law Society failed to stop money being paid to two women who claimed their brother’s lawyer stole more...

17 May 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Lawyer reprimanded for conduct relating to uncle’s estate

A Perth lawyer was publicly reprimanded for repeatedly snubbing letters from a law firm about her uncle’s...

10 May 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Victorian lawyer sunk client’s money into ‘bizarre’ scam

A former Victorian principal lawyer has faced criminal charges for stealing $420,000 from two clients’ estates and...

01 January 1980

By Naomi Neilson

‘Succession nerd’ joins Keypoint as consulting principal

Emerging BigLaw firm Keypoint continues to bolster its number of consulting principals, this time with the appointment...

03 March 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

78 new accredited specialists named in Victoria

Practitioners in children’s law, commercial law, commercial litigation, criminal law, immigration, wills and estates,...

02 December 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

The innovative evolution of wills and estates

Whilst wills and estates has historically been a paper-heavy practice area, this firm’s transition to paperless...

17 November 2022

By Lauren Croft

Wills and estates space ‘is constantly evolving’

In recent years, the wills and estates space has shifted from a sub-category of law to a specialist discipline area —...

25 August 2022

By Lauren Croft

‘Age is just a number’: Starting a law firm at 50

Being able to bring a variety of life experiences to her own firm has meant that this principal has been able to find...

04 August 2022

By Lauren Croft

Wills and estate planning means ‘helping people every day’

This firm principal has found that clients appreciate her life experience and challenges after she graduated law school...

28 July 2022

By Lauren Croft

What every estate planning lawyer needs to know about trusts

If you want to successfully help your client achieve their estate planning goals and address their concerns, it’s not...

15 July 2022

By The College of Law

‘No other state disadvantages its community to this extent’

Over 30 years ago, legislative change was promised to Western Australians – but the Western Australian Law Society...

07 December 2021

By Lauren Croft