Following on from my earlier posts on powers of attorneys, it seems a little poetic, shall we say, that a further case involving attorneys became known to me! Big thanks to my friend and co-host of The Heir Waves podcast Caite Brewer who brought this case to my attention. The case of Lambourne and Ors…
Category: property law
Leave ’em a loan: Liability to pay mortgage left with joint tenant
The liability of a mortgage is probably one of the most significant liabilities a couple will share. Whilst many times it’s a fairly equal distribution of that liability when everything is held jointly, it’s not always the case in circumstances of second/later relationships or a singular income earner and home maker. The recent decision of…
Changes to decisionmaker laws to commence soon (QLD)
You might recall that last year I wrote a post on new changes to laws for attorneys and administrators following the passing of the Guardianship and Administration and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019. With the craziness that we now call COVID-19, the implementation of these changes that was scheduled for 30 March 2020 was postponed…
No Undue Influence + Mutual Wills: Appeal dismissed in Birch v Birch case (Qld)
I have been eagerly awaiting delivery of the appeal decision in Birch v Birch [2018] QSC 289. The case of Birch v Birch involved a situation where a mother had transferred her interest in a farming property to one of her sons, who also happened to be the mother’s duly appointed power of attorney. Whilst…
Family Affair: trust and property transfers set aside on bad faith and unconscionability (QLD)
The recent case of Campbell & Anor v T.L. Clacher No. 2 Pty LTd & Ors [2019] QSC 218 dealt with a application by two daughters as against the trustee of their family trust, the trustee of their sisters family trust and their father in respect of transactions that occurred between the parties following very…