6TH ANNUAL GOLD COAST SYMPOSIUM

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6TH ANNUAL GOLD COAST SYMPOSIUM Sir Anthony Mason, AC, KBE, QC will deliver the key note address at the Gold Coast Symposium 14-15 June 2013.  Our Christine Smyth is presenting along with other senior members of the profession and judiciary including: The Honourable Jarrod Bleijie, MP, Attorney General and Minister for Justice Annette Bradfield, President, Queensland Law Society Her Honour […]

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FINANCIAL ABUSE OF THE ELDERLY – Powers of Attorney & Fiduciary Duties The incidence of financial abuse of the elderly is increasing. In this month’s Queensland Law Society Magazine – Proctor, Christine Smyth – QLS Accredited Specialist Succession Law and Tina Cockburn – Associate Professor QUT, analyse the decision of The Public Trustee of Queensland (as Litigation Guardian for ADF) […]

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BIZARRE BRITS & BODY PARTS – FROM HIP JOINT TO STREET SIGN! Are you thinking of donating your body parts? Well in England donating body parts now extends to the non biodegradable kind.  This article reports on an English scheme whereby precious metals that survive the 1000 degree cremation process, are collected and sold on for recycling. Precious metal such […]

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HAS YOUR EXECUTOR LOST CAPACITY? IF SO BEWARE THEIR ENDURING POWER OF ATTORNEY MAY BE GRANTED PROBATE OF YOUR WILL. Many clients approach their will as a “set and forget” exercise. There is much commentary as to why testators ought to review their wills regularly. Much of this commentary centres on the changes in financial circumstances. What is not commonly contemplated, are changes […]

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The NSW Parliament is currently debating the Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill 2013 (referred to in the media as the Assisted Dying Bill). Euthanasia is a topic shrouded in ethical issues, polarising opinions. One of the key concerns is abuse of vulnerable people, such as children and the cognitively impaired. Of course in my area of practice I frequently […]

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