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Within the Australian Legislative Framework there are a significant number of provisions which deal with the issue of costs, and in particular, who is responsible to bear the cost of an unsuccessful application or defence to an application. The key piece of legislation in New South Wales is Section 98(1) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 which generally deals with the cost powers

Under the Succession Act 2006 (New South Wales), a wide range of people are eligible to contest a will. These include your spouse, children, dependents, ex-spouse and de facto partner (to name a few). A recent contesting wills case that was heard by the Supreme Court of New South Wales centered on a de facto partner who, along with the deceased’s two children,

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/nsw-the-premium-state-100-million-sum-for-a-133000-payout-20131222-2zt46.html The leading and most respected newspaper in Australia, The Sydney Morning Herald published this article on 23 December 2013 which specifically relates to the State Government utilising the private insurance market to provide death and disability insurance cover for offices of the NSW Police Force. In addition, the article clearly states that the yearly premium paid by the State

These agreements are called conditional cost agreements. What in fact does this mean and what exposure does a client have who engages a no win no fee  lawyer for compensation services? Not All Cost Agreements Are The Same! The client might initially think that there is no exposure whatsoever to a lawyer whom they engage in a no win no fee

Inheritance disputes are occurring more frequently in many developed nations, and to understand this emerging trend, one Canadian will expert broke down the factors that may be contributing to higher contestation rates. Although testator mistakes are certainly one area of concern, and can lead to heated inheritance disputes, these aren’t likely to be the driving force behind the higher rates. While

A New South Wales woman has been awarded $200,000 after successfully Contesting a Will belonging to her late father. The woman (the plaintiff) was one of seven children to survive the deceased, who died at the age of 87. While other siblings received properties or at least some monetary bequest, the plaintiff simply had a $14,000 debt she owed her father forgiven.