Doyle’s Guide – Rising Star
Perspective Law are delighted to announce that our Senior Associate, Lauren Nolan, has been recognised as a rising star in the Doyle’s Guide List for Wills and Estates for 2021.
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Doyle’s Guide
We have some exciting news! Our Director, Tony Crilly, has been recommended in the Doyle’s Guide list of Leading Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyer Rankings for 2021.
When to update your Estate Plan
23 August 2021 to 29 August 2021 is ‘Wills Week’ and a timely reminder to anyone who needs to update their estate plan. 1. What documents are included in my estate plan? Your estate plan includes more than just your Will. It also includes: Enduring Power of Attorney…
Queensland REIQ Contracts – Never Simple
Now a “Who’s Who” in the contract clause “zoo” would be incomplete without a quick coverage of the other big addition to most residential sale contracts. The “peas” to the finance conditions metaphorical “carrots” if you will. Of course, I am referring to the Building…
PEXA: 101 And Why It Matters To Me
You may have heard of the term “PEXA” hovering in recent news or in the Australian Financial Review, specifically as the PEXA Group Ltd went public in an IPO on 1 July 2021. So, what exactly is PEXA, how does it work, and why does it matter to you where you are…
Perspective Law has some exciting new announcements to make…
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…
Binding Death Benefit Nominations: What happens to your superannuation after death?
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…
More Changes -Six member SMSFs
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…
Insurers – Claims for Business Interruption and Coronavirus
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…
Executors – Know Your Duties!
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…
Company Loans and Record keeping – Where can it go wrong?
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…
Duties of a trustee – what must they do?
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…