A free lunch? Dangers of wills drawn by unqualified people.

How many times have you asked: Why should I pay  when I can get it for free? In this regard  cases such as  Re Maria Elizabeth Rudd; ex parte Prince [2015] WASC 107 provide insight as to what often occurs when price alone drives the decision. The matter involved an informal will prepared by a wel...

Video will admitted to probate — estate of Chan

By Stanley Drummond, Thomson Geer The Supreme Court of NSW (Lindsay J) has admitted to probate a codicil to a will in the form of a digital video disc (DVD) recording. This appears to be the first time that a “video will” has been admitted to probate in NSW. The case is Re Estate of Wai Fu...

Cost v. Value - $27,000.00 is a lot of money

All too often people focus on the cost of a service without realising the value of the service, and so it is with legal services. The availability of information on the internet tends to lull people into thinking that the use of legal services is either expensive or unnecessary when the informati...