Intestate estate where deceased twice ‘tribally married’ – Re Estate of Bunduck [2021] NTSC 12 (unreported BC202103987) The deceased was an Indigenous man who died intestate. He was survived by his wife and four adult children. He had married his wife in a tribal ceremony. The Northern Territory intestacy provisions require that where the value … Read more
Have you seen the movie “The Father” yet? The film, starring Anthony Hopkins, addresses the struggles of an octogenarian who suffers from dementia and feels abandoned when his daughter is moving from London to Paris. It is a film full of confusion, distress and accusations, not only from the main character’s point of view but … Read more
You may recall we recently posted that the Justice Legislation Amendment (System Enhancements and Other Matters) Bill 2021 had passed through parliament dealing with electronic signing on a permanent basis. A number of provisions set out in the Act and the accompanying regulations come into operation today, 26 April 2021. In particular: Part 11 which … Read more
The Guardianship and Administration Act 2019 (Vic) (the Act) came into operation on 1 March 2020. At the time the Act was passed, the Attorney-General Jill Hennessy described the Act as “the biggest changes to Victoria’s guardianship and administration laws in more than 30 years”. The primary object of the Act is to protect and … Read more
By Kimi Shah (Senior Associate) and Ines Kallweit (Principal Solicitor) The founder of a Canadian cyrptocurrency exchange suddenly died overseas. His death has left about CAD$190 million (approx. AUD$200 million) of digital currency and tokens inaccessible through the QuadrigaCX exchange, according to court documents filed by his widow. Digital currency (ie cryptocurrency) is managed by … Read more
This piece was co-written by Ines Kallweit (Principal Solicitor, KHQ Lawyers) and Susan Aufgang (Victorian Bar). It first appeared in the December edition of the Wills & Probate Bulletin published by the Leo Cussen Centre for Law. Introduction Australia is a multicultural country, where almost one in two of its citizens was either born overseas or … Read more
By Kimi Shah (Senior Associate), Darrell Choong (Lawyer) and Ines Kallweit (Principal Solicitor) Last year, it was announced that a cryogenics facility was going to be opened in Holbrook, New South Wales which makes Australia the third country in the world to allow its citizens to be cryogenically frozen. As technology progresses, and the idea … Read more
