Ninth Annual Wills and Estates Conference

Succession lawyers have the challenging task of grappling with client demands for certainty and control with difficult family dynamics, complicated asset structures and tax considerations. The 9th annual wills and estates conference will address this challenge, along with other key issues which have dominated the succession law landscape in the last twelve months, including family provision claims, assessing testamentary capacity and guardianship reforms.

Drafting and Constructing Wills

• The Testing Issue of Testamentary Capacity Under the Spotlight
• Preparing Wills with Precision: The Drafting Toolkit for Succession Lawyers
• Relationship Changes, Defining Spouses, and the Effect on Wills, EPOAs and BDBNs
• Professional Negligence, Will Preparation and Estate Administration: Bullet Proofing Your Practice

Carving Up the Estate

• Gifts and Family Loans Under a Will
• Family Trusts, Company Loans and Unpaid Present Entitlements: How and When to Tidy Them Up
• The Long Arm of the NSW Notional Estate Rules: Why Lawyers in all States Need to Understand Them

Abuse and Authority Issues

• Enduring Powers of Attorney – Abuse, Authority and Ademption Headaches
• Guardianship, Financial Orders and Defending the Defenceless
• Protecting Your Back with Beddoe and Benjamin Orders

Wills and Estates Litigation

• The Battle Lines Are Drawn in Family Provision Claims
• Equitable Remedies and Estate Litigation