Casenotes Property – husband appointed co-director of corporate trustee but fails in application for removal of wife as director Crawford[2021] FamCA 15. Craig Nicol, Keleigh Robinson
Casenotes Financial agreements – that the wife was advised against signing the BFA, but did so anyway, may be an ‘indicium of undue influence’… Beroni & Corelli [2021] FamCAFC 9. Craig Nicol, Keleigh Robinson
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Casenotes Property – interim order compelling parties to pay mortgage outgoings set aside – proximity of the parties’ mediation irrelevant Fei & Woong [2021] FamCAFC 2 Craig Nicol, Keleigh Robinson
Casenotes Property – wife appointed co-director of corporate trustees to neutralise debate as to disclosure Hui & Bai [2021] FamCA 6 Craig Nicol, Keleigh Robinson
Casenotes Children – parental capacity not always impacted where concerns held on child’s safety in other parent’s care Keane [2021] FamCAFC 1 Craig Nicol, Keleigh Robinson
Casenotes Children – mother’s evidence of violence between father and his ex-wife lacked probative value and admission would waste time England & Harrisson [2020] FamCA 1083 Craig Nicol, Keleigh Robinson
News Brisbane solicitor turned judge elevated to position on Family Court of Australia bench Tony Keim
Casenotes Property – High Court sets aside stay order – Full Court misapplied res judicata and Anshun estoppel Clayton v Bant [2020] HCA 44 Robert Glade-Wright
Casenotes Costs – husband wins appeal of costs order – wife’s settlement offer did not conclude all matters in issue Paradin [2020] FamCAFC 245 Robert Glade-Wright