Powers of Attorney are legal instruments that allow an individual (the principal) to appoint another person (the attorney) to manage their financial and legal affairs. While the Power of Attorney is a vital tool for estate planning, its misuse can lead to significant legal disputes. This blog...

If you are appointed as a substitute attorney under a Power of Attorney, ensure that you are validly entitled to act if the first appointed attorney is unable or unwilling to so act, and that you are acting within the scope of your designed power.  These issues, and more, were...

The Equity Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court handed down a decision on 23 October 2020 in relation to legal issues in the areas of Estate Law and Property Law. Several properties which are of importance in the case are located in the Sutherland Shire.

Guirguis v Girgis [2020] NSWSC 1468 (23...

If you are appointed as someone’s attorney, pursuant to a Power of Attorney, you have the right (pursuant to section 38 of the Powers of Attorney Act 2003) to seek advice and directions from the Supreme Court regarding the exercise of any function.  Once that advice is received,...

An enduring power of attorney is a powerful document.

In the case of Szozda v Szozda [2010] NSWSC 804, the Supreme Court explained 2 fundamental questions that clients should ask themselves when making an enduring power of attorney:

"First, is it to my benefit and in my interests to...