Loan or Gift?

Normally speaking, where person A purchases property in the name of person B, a trust arises whereby person A holds the property on trust for person B – unless a presumption of advancement is present or if there is evidence to the contrary. Certain...

Legal Health

Legal housekeeping is essential to a stress-free future. In the event of death, injury or illness, there are simple legal documents that can give you and your family instant financial and emotional relief.Power of Attorney (“POA”)A POA document allows you to...

Accountants and Lawyers: Friends or adversaries?

You and Harvey You can’t stand Harvey. He’s an accountant in the same suburb, and you have some mutual clients. Harvey’s rude, arrogant and full of a sense of his own importance. He has little respect for lawyers generally and seems to think himself a...

Brewing Trouble

Jane and James have been clients of yours for the last ten years. You enjoy working with them because they seem quite an adventurous couple, so you are thrilled when James calls you to say he would like to meet up with you to discuss his new business idea....

Marriage Breakdown Problems

This article was published in this month’s edition of the Law Society Journal of NSW. You are acting for Jeremy in relation to the breakdown of his marriage with Chloe. Jeremy tells you that he and Chloe have reached a property agreement with the...