Court of Appeal

• The legal wife, the de facto wife and the deceased estate – which case won?

  10th Aug 2023

  What happens after a man who led a double life dies? The deceased’s will assigned all of his property, worth $230,812, to his de facto wife. His legal wife took action and his de facto wife appealed. Elizabeth Hull of Stacks Law Firm provides expert commentary on the Court of Appeal's ultimate decision. 

• A bad week for public liability claims – but will it matter?

  20th Jul 2023

  Travis Schultz ponders three decisions handed down this week: Ballina Shire Council v Moore; Blue OP Partner Pty Ltd v De Roma and Townsville City Council v Hodges.