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John Fradgley

8 March, 2018Dispute Resolution, Insolvency and LitigationEstate Planning, Estate Administration and Disputes, Trusts and SuperannuationFamily Law

Family Provision Applications and Children of De Facto Partners

Can a Trust Be a Beneficiary Under Your Will?

Gifts to inter vivos trusts can seem easier than creating testamentary trusts. But is that actually the case?

Margaret Miller

12 January, 2018Family Law

Same-sex couples who wed overseas before Australia’s same-sex marriage reforms could find their wills are now invalid

Margaret Miller

12 January, 2018Commercial LawCommercial Law & Business TransactionsConsumer LawDispute Resolution, Insolvency and LitigationIntellectual Property, Franchising & Technology

$360,000 fine to internet provider for sending unsolicited marketing emails

Amending final parenting orders where indefinite supervision

In parenting matters the idea that such orders shouldn’t be overturned except where there has been a material change in circumstances is often referred to as ‘the rule in Rice and Asplund’.

Margaret Miller

22 December, 2017Family Law

Repayment of child support after Federal Circuit Court finds the applicant is not the father

In Hallis & Fielder, Judge Brown heard applications for a declaration that the Mr Hallis should not pay child support because he was not the child’s father and to recover child support previously paid to the mother.

Financial Agreements post Thorne and Kennedy

In the wake of the recent High Court decision of Thorne and Kennedy [2017] HCA 49 much attention has been focused in Family Law circles about the continued use of Financial Agreements to resolve property matters.

Margaret Miller

18 December, 2017Intellectual Property, Franchising & Technology

Notifiable Data Breach Now Mandatory | Bell Legal

Margaret Miller

15 December, 2017Family Law

Appointment of Justice Michael Baumann to the Family Court

Bell Legal Group congratulates Justice Michael Baumann, a former partner of this firm, on his appointment on 14 December 2017 as a judge of the Family Court following a distinguished role as a judge of the Federal Circuit Court.