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As one of Sydney and NSW’s leading personal injury lawyers, Gerard Malouf & Partners Compensation Lawyers specialise in helping clients who have been victims of medical negligence, workplace accidents and many other unfortunate events obtain appropriate compensation. A key point to bear in mind throughout the claims process – and one that can lead to considerable confusion if not addressed

The son and daughter of a man who left his entire estate to his wife have successfully been awarded $100,000 each after filing a family provision claim. Court documents show the two adult children were from the deceased’s first marriage and had previously given up a share in their grandmother’s inheritance in order to financially assist their father. Following his mother’s

The daughters of a man who left a $3.2 million estate have succeeded with a family provision claim after their father left them out of his will. Both daughters were estranged from their father at the time of his death in 2012, following acrimonious family law proceedings between their parents more than 20 years ago. During the dispute, the two daughters sided

A handwritten will found inside a red notebook has been ruled as the final wishes of a man whose estate was worth more than $898,000. The former painter and decorator died in 2013 from pancreatic cancer having written a formal will in 1994. This document outlined plans to distribute the deceased’s assets equally to his sister, her four daughters and

A woman who contested the will of her deceased father has seen her inheritance drop from $200,000 to $50,000 on appeal. The daughter, one of seven siblings, had originally received nothing from her father’s estate, although he forgave a $14,000 debt she owed. Her dad, a farmer, left the majority of his assets to his wife and one of his sons, who

A man has successfully won a family provision claim against the estate of his de-facto partner, after she failed to include him in her original will. The woman, who died in 2013, left over $900,000 worth of assets, including a NSW-based property valued at $510,000 and bank accounts totalling more than $309,000. In her will, she divided her estate between friends, various