by Erika Hanrahan | Jun 16, 2021 | Estate Planning, News, Probate
What is Probate? Probate is an Order of the Supreme Court confirming that the deceased’s Will is valid. Whether or not you need a Grant of Probate depends on the type and value of assets held by the person at the time they passed away. To find out more about whether...
by Erika Hanrahan | Jun 15, 2021 | Estate Planning, News, Probate
Probate is an Order of the Supreme Court confirming that the deceased’s Will is valid. Whether or not you need a Grant of Probate depends on the type and value of assets held by the person at the time they passed away. To find out more about whether you need a Grant...
by Erika Hanrahan | Jun 3, 2021 | News, Property
This week in the A – Z of Conveyancing, we’ll go through the commonly used terms in relation to conveyancing, looking at the letter W. Withdrawal of Caveat When a caveat is registered on the title of a property it prevents the property from being sold or...
by Erika Hanrahan | May 31, 2021 | Family Law, News
In this week’s series on the A – Z of Family Law, Georgia takes a look at the letter O, covering the topic Offer of Settlement. An offer of settlement is an ‘offer’ to ‘resolve’ the matter or aspects of a matter on certain terms. It can relate to any issue in the...
by Erika Hanrahan | May 27, 2021 | News, Property
This week in the A – Z of Conveyancing, we’ll go through the commonly used terms in relation to conveyancing, looking at the letter V. Vacant possession When a Contract of Sale is marked “Vacant Possession” the property must be vacated by the vendor or tenant...
by Erika Hanrahan | May 21, 2021 | News, Property, Strata
Animal lovers received a great result in October 2020 with the landmark Court of Appeal decision in Cooper v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 58068 [2020] NSWCA 250 (“Cooper”) which held that by-laws containing blanket bans on pets were harsh, unconscionable, or...
