You will see and hear the phrase “dormant trust” bandied about a lot, normally in relation to what ongoing duties…
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Trusts remain a valuable estate planning and asset protection tool, but they also carry ongoing compliance obligations.
"All’s fair in love and war, but not in business." (Modern twist on the old proverb)
As mental capacity declines, families are often confronted with difficult legal and financial decisions. Many are surprised to learn that a Power of Attorney may no longer be valid.
A recent High Court judgment shows how an unclear cancellation notice and a failure to follow the correct legal process can derail an otherwise strong case, leaving landlords with an expensive lesson in the importance of getting the basics right.
A common sense principle inherited from early Roman law is that the buyer of an item discovering a latent (hidden)…
Most buyers treat a deposit as a show of good faith. The law treats it very differently. When a sale collapses because of a buyer’s breach, that deposit may be lost entirely.
A comprehensive estate plan is essential to ensure that we’re on track to leave our loved ones financially secure.
The Constitutional Court recently expanded access to redistribution orders for spouses married out of community of property without accrual, particularly where strict enforcement of an antenuptial contract would produce unfair financial consequences at divorce.
A deck collapsed seven months after transfer. The buyers, convinced they’d been sold a raw prawn, headed to the courts.