Wills & Estates

6 Oct 2021

Guidance to members for electronic witnessing of Wills and Enduring Powers of Attorney.

2 Aug 2021

An Enduring Power of Attorney is the only way you can choose and control who can make decisions on your behalf if you can’t.

2 Aug 2021

Every person over the age of eighteen should make a Will. Your Will sets out how you want your assets distributed when you die.

29 Mar 2021

You may have heard local lawyer Katie Binstock, the Chair of our Elder Law & Succession Law Committee, chatting with Georgia Stynes on ABC Radio recently about why it’s important to have a legal will. We've compiled some useful resources on this topic.

23 Sep 2020

Guidance for legal practitioners to identify and address potential issues regarding elder financial abuse.

13 Aug 2020

In Ethos, our Elder Law Committee talks about the headaches caused by ‘standard’ wording in Wills, relying on a non-existant linguistic nirvana where everybody has the same interpretation of words.

13 May 2020

Guidance on legislative changes in the COVID-19 Emergency Response Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 (ACT).

13 May 2020

Guidance to members on legislative changes in the COVID-19 Emergency Response Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 (ACT).

14 Apr 2020

Guidance on witnessing Wills and Enduring Powers of Attorney when not attending on clients face to face.