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We are so thrilled to welcome Katherine Blood and Jake Cho to our team! Katherine has worked in the legal and professional services industry for over 10 years, including extensive work in the property area as a solicitor. Katherine ensures her advice and…
If you have a valid will, you may assume that when you die your superannuation will automatically form part of the estate. However, this is not the case. Where you have not made a Binding Death Benefit Nomination, the superfund trustee has the power to decide who…
As we have come to expect, the federal Government has enacted further changes to self managed super funds. From 1 July 2021 self-managed super funds (SMSF) are able to have up to six members. Previously a maximum of four members were allowed. The majority of funds…
We all hate to pay for the premiums, but insurance policies are a necessary element for managing business risk. We have taken a look at the regime regarding insurance and the effect on policies during Covid and found a surprising result. The unprecedented impact of…
One of the most important pieces of advice that a person should receive if appointed to act as executor in a Will, is that the duties of an executor in administering a deceased estate are onerous. The duties of an executor are set out in the legislation, case law and…
For many business owners, tax time is fraught with complexity and additional time spent searching for documents to give to the accountant. But what if we have not prepared our records for the company in the movement of cash out of the company accounts? Will there be…
Most people of heard of a Family Discretionary Trust or an Estate Trust known as a Testamentary Trust. But what of the obligations of the people appointed to manage the trust? Can there be risks of a claim if you fail to get it right? Indeed there are risks in failing…
In the excitement of signing a contract for a new property, what happens if you later realise you need to make a change to the terms of the contract and it has already been signed? What will it cost you to make this change? Why Amend a Contract? Before a contract can…
Blockchain and Commercial Contracts Many of our clients are familiar with the blockchain platform for property settlements called PEXA. This was created by the banks to ensure a cheaper more efficient way of having the existing mortgagee release their mortgage…
About statutory wills To put it simply, a statutory will is a Will or Codicil made by the Court on behalf of a person that lacks testamentary capacity. The legal framework In April 2006, Queensland introduced a statutory framework for the manner in which the Court may…
Executors and Trustees are personally liable for the tax assessable on a trust estate, so it is critical that they be absolutely sure the extent of that tax liability. But how can you be sure? What action can you take? What forms of application can you make, to ensure…
The Risk of a residential Property passes to a Purchaser one Business day after the contract date. When a purchaser enters into a contract to purchase a residential property in Queensland it is a standard term of the contract that the property is at the buyers Risk…