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In 2015 the New South Wales Court of Appeal had to consider whether an escort known as Ms Ashton, could make a claim against the deceased estate of Mr Pratt. The basis for her claim was an allegation that Mr Pratt has promised her a $2.5M trust account for her children in return for her…

In December 2014, the Supreme Court of Queensland authorised a statutory will for a 12 year old child who suffered from a severe disability, had a large estate as the result of a personal injuries claim and had a short life expectancy. A statutory Will is made or authorised by the court on behalf of…

In McIntosh v McIntosh [2014] the Supreme Court of Queensland held that the administrator of a deceased estate breached her fiduciary duty to the estate by not taking active steps to ensure that the deceased’s superannuation proceeds were paid to the estate. The administrator applied to the superannuation fund to have the benefit paid to…