With the best of intentions, charitable giving in a Will can sometimes present challenges. In the case of Perpetual Trustee Company v The Corporation of the Synod of Diocese of Brisbane [2024] QSC 163, the Court was required to give guidance on how to interpret a charitable gift in the present day circumstances presented.
Tag: construction of wills
Murder & Lapse: Construction of gift-over in forfeiture case (Qld)
In the recent judgement of Savage v Savage [2023] QSC 280 handed down yesterday, the Court was sought to interpret the gift-over provision in a Will of a murdered father. By way of background, the deceased died on 17 July 2000, having been murdered by his daughter, who was later convicted of that crime. The…
Worldy Wisdom: Why a pro forma will still ends up in Court
I’m always curious as to any judgement dealing with will kits or proforma wills. I have every suspicion we will see more of these as the years go on. Recently the Court had to determine what a testator meant in the matter of Rhodes v Rhodes (as Executor of the Estate of Cecil Ronald Rhodes) & Ors…