Protecting Your Business From Partnership Breakdowns by Jacqui Brauman Starting a new business can be exciting and wonderful. But you need to think about what happens if things don't go as planned. Unfortunately, when disputes happen [...]
The Role of the Mediator By Rochelle Manderson The majority of people reading this blog will automatically, before reading a word of it, have a general idea of what mediation is that a mediator is involved. Most [...]
Claims Against Wills There are two main ways that you can make claims against wills. Invalid Will The first way to dispute a Will is to claim that a Will is invalid It may be invalid because [...]
Stamp Duty Concessions by Jacqui Brauman Stamp duty is a large amount of money, or potentially a large amount of money to factor in if you're doing certain land transfers, particularly in terms of succession planning. [...]
10 Disadvantages of Not Having a Will Not having a Will means: - you have no say about who will administer your estate, - it may end up being administered by someone that you would not appoint. [...]
10 things to help you survive the death of a parent with dignity and grace The death of a parent can rock your world, and leave you and your siblings in turmoil. But you can survive the [...]
A better way to talk about death and inheritance First, we must actually talk about death and inheritance. Many generations didn’t. When a will is disputed, it is usually because someone is upset by the Will. It [...]
Case study: succession and the family farm We have been helping an accountant and financial planner with a long project involving a succession plan for a large farming family. We have just been pulled in to help [...]
Why you need a conditional deed in your business succession planning by Jacqui Brauman This little known legal tool could make a big difference in your business succession planning: a conditional deed. For business owners, with [...]
If you have a family trust and you haven’t thought about the succession of that trust, or you don’t fully understand what roles you have in the trust and how it works, please read this.
