Family law Wife to retain non-super assets Zhuo & Ji (No 4) [2025] FedCFamC1F 22 Keleigh Robinson, Craig Nicol
Case notes No real risk of disclosure The wife had previously attended a law firm for an initial consultation, before that firm was retained by the husband. Sarah Millar
Case notes Trust fund conundrum for Judge The husband died unexpectedly in 2023 but had not discharged his obligation to pay the wife and two children pursuant to the 2022 orders. Craig Nicol, Keleigh Robinson
Family law No fiduciary duty owed to former client Connery & Sims [2025] FedCFamC1A 34 Keleigh Robinson, Craig Nicol
In practice Recusal application granted A wife objected to His Honour being listed to sit on her appeal as a member of the Full Court. Keleigh Robinson, Craig Nicol
Family law Two de facto wives entitled to funds Farrah & Cisek [2024] FedCFamC1A 38 Craig Nicol, Keleigh Robinson
Family law Overseas pension interests Gresham (No 4) [2023] FedCFamC1F 1090 Keleigh Robinson, Craig Nicol
Family law Land valuations differed by $4.9mil Henschel & Sartre (No. 3) [2023] FedCFamC1F 1081 Keleigh Robinson, Craig Nicol
Family law No waiver of legal professional privilege Pickford [2023] FedCFamC1F 1087 Keleigh Robinson, Craig Nicol
Family law Spousal maintenance ‘error’ Qin & Donato [2023] FedCFamC1A 223 Keleigh Robinson, Craig Nicol
Family law Property – threshold hearing – binding financial agreement… Pagani & Pagani [2023] FedCFamC2F 805 Sarah Millar
Case notes Whether proceedings properly started by litigation guardian… Holden [2023] FedCFamC1F 331 Craig Nicol, Keleigh Robinson
Case notes Children – consent orders ‘ultra vires’ – allowed mother to reopen proceedings… Halloran & Keats [2023] FedCFamC1A 56 Craig Nicol, Keleigh Robinson
Case notes Property – consideration of Kennon – court erred… Martell [2023] FedCFamC1A 71 Craig Nicol, Keleigh Robinson
Case notes Child support: 14yr delay between obtaining DNA test and s107 application… Kashmiri & Ashwell [2023] FedCFamC1A 55 Craig Nicol, Keleigh Robinson
Case notes Property – Judge failed to distinguish between assets and liabilities of the parties and their company … Pavlic [2023] FedCFamC1A 54 (4 May 2023)
Case notes Property – Transactions within the ambit of s 106B were “fraud” … Antoun [2023] FedCFamC1F 129 Craig Nicol, Keleigh Robinson
Case notes Children – court erred by refusing to admit treating psychologist report… Simmons [2023] FedCFamC1A 44 Craig Nicol, Keleigh Robinson
Case notes Property – determination of valuation methodology… Gare & Farlow [2023] FedCFamC2F 109 Craig Nicol, Keleigh Robinson
