Szabo & Associates News & Updates

The Duke in Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure famously remarked ‘What’s mine is yours, and what is yours is mine’. Perhaps not in law! Maybe you are currently living with a partner without the formality of a marriage certificate but does this necessarily mean that ‘what is yours is indeed yours’?

Background

The old English proverb claims ‘where there’s a will there’s a way’. Unfortunately, the way may be difficult if there is no Will! Research shows that almost half of Australians do not have a Will and for those who do many are not up to date (meaning perhaps as little as 35% of adults have a current Will) exposing their family to complications and possible financial difficulties on their death. By making a Will you ensure that your wishes for your estate are respected after your death.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics recently published the results of the 2016 Census, and the figures have given an interesting insight into the status of relationships in Australia.

Residents of Wamberal Beach in the Central Coast region have suffered another setback in their ongoing battle to be permitted to build a new revetment wall to protect their properties, reports the Daily Telegraph.

The Victorian case, Ecosse Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Gee Dee Nominees Pty Ltd [2017] HCA 12, has been considered by the Australian High Court.