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When family and property disputes collide estate family provision promissory estoppel property Apr 23, 2025

When it comes to managing family assets, especially after the death of a loved one, disputes can quickly escalate — particularly when promises and expectations clash with documented legal arrangements. The recent decision in Maria Di Giannantonio v Michael Di Giannantonio [2025] NSWSC 346 offers a t...

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But you promised me the farm?!? Promissory estoppel and the alternate family provision claim deceased estate estates family provision promissory estoppel supreme court Oct 16, 2024

Hildebrandt v Papakonstantinou [2024] NSWSC 1181 (19 September 2024)

 In a recent case decided by the New South Wales Supreme Court, the plaintiffs sought relief based on the doctrine of proprietary estoppel and, alternatively, a family provision order in relation to a rural property owned by their...

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The landlord's responsibility to recover outgoings in a timely manner business commercial lease lease outgoings promissory estoppel property restitution Aug 19, 2020

The responsibility for the payment of the costs of the water usage and electricity for a Kirrawee commercial property was the subject of a dispute dealt with by the District Court in 2017 – AAP Engineering Pty Ltd v Fernlog Pty Ltd [2017] NSWDC 141.

The tenant, Fernlog, leased a portion of the prop...

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