MATTHEW and Mary each have a child to a previous relationship. Matthew’s daughter, Helen spends most of her childhood living with her mother but lives with Matthew and Mary between the ages of sixteen and eighteen years, before moving out. The relationship between Mary and Helen remains amicable until Matthew is admitted

ARTIFICIAL Intelligence (AI) is a branch of computer science that focuses on the development of intelligent machines that can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as speech recognition, decision-making and language translation. In recent years, AI technology has rapidly advanced, and it is now being used across various

What is a Statutory Will? Emily suffers from a severe disability, affecting her cognitive abilities and preventing her from making a will. Emily’s condition also means that she will likely have a reduced life expectancy. Emily receives a substantial inheritance from her uncle, on her mother’s side. Emily’s mother has been her

Simple Will no longer appropriate MARY has two children in their late 40s. Her children encourage her to update her will. Mary consults a solicitor who specialises in wills and estates. The solicitor reviews her existing will and explains that in light of her current financial circumstances, a “simple” will is no longer

DAVID, 70 years of age, has three daughters. He makes a will, leaving one of his daughters, Penny, just $100 and leaves the rest of his estate to his other two daughters equally. David’s will sets-out the reasons why Penny receives only nominal provision. It states that David had assisted Penny

Funky Floor Fails DI wants to open a custom dress shop and after inspecting a few retail premises, settles on a location. Prior to signing the lease, Di and lessor, Martin, discuss Di’s idea of relaying the floor with a funky tile and paint the shop, as the off-white colour did

Clerical error leads to litigation JANINE has two children that she raised as a single mother after her and her partner separated in the 1980s. She has not seen her ex-partner since their children turned eighteen. When Janine was in her late 60s, she met, fell in love with and became engaged

Strata nuisance and hazard claim PETER has been residing in a strata unit for six years. Barry moves into a unit five meters directly below him. Peter soon notices that Barry smokes cigarettes on his balcony and that the smoke drifts up to Peter’s unit. The by-laws of the strata plan do not

Siblings seek closure after 50 years WILLIAM disappeared 50 years ago, when he was in his mid-20s. He was not married and had no children. William’s sister, Jane discovers that William had superannuation and life insurance. However, Jane is unable to have the funds released because there was no will and no

Beware of conveyancing traps ADAM wants to buy a property but has not obtained finance approval. He instructs his solicitor to add a ‘subject to finance clause’ into the contract which will allow him to secure the property, but also terminate the agreement if he is unable to obtain finance. The clause