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Expanded criteria for COVID-19 List in the Family Court and FCC

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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

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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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Federal Circuit Court of Australia opens Rockhampton registry

Federal Circuit Court of Australia opens Central Queensland’s newly minted Rockhampton Commonwealth Courts of Law building.

Tony Keim

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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

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Property – wife appointed co-director of corporate trustees to neutralise debate as to disclosure

Hui & Bai [2021] FamCA 6

Craig Nicol, Keleigh Robinson

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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

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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

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Brisbane solicitor turned judge elevated to position on Family Court of Australia bench

Tony Keim

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Law Council comments on Family Law Second Interim Report

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Property – High Court sets aside stay order – Full Court misapplied res judicata and Anshun estoppel

Clayton v Bant [2020] HCA 44

Robert Glade-Wright

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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

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Children – single expert – general child and family psychiatrist preferred over specialist perinatal psychiatrist

Lambard & Lambard and Ors (No.2) [2020] FamCA 858

Robert Glade-Wright

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Property – wife fails in her attempt to have a related company pay partial property settlement

Russo and Russo & Ors [2020] FCWA 182

Robert Glade-Wright

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Does what happens in Dubai stay in Dubai?

Clayton v Bant [2020] HCA 44

Ann-Maree McDiarmid

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Property – treatment of deed of gift – majority of High Court reaffirms wide discretion of trial judge

Hsiao v Fazarri [2020] HCA 35

Robert Glade-Wright

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Appeal – consent orders cannot be appealed on the merits – father sought to withdraw his consent

Melville (No.3) [2020] FamCAFC 231

Robert Glade-Wright

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Children – medical procedures – gender dysphoria – adolescent found to be Gillick competent

Re: Imogen (No.6) [2020] FamCA 761

Robert Glade-Wright

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Children – risk assessment at interim hearing – mother could not cope with cost of professional supervision

Canfeld & Falkins [2020] FCCA 2570

Robert Glade-Wright

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Property – no error in court’s refusal to disjoin corporate trustees of family trusts

E Pty Ltd and Ors & Zunino and Anor [2020] FamCAFC 216

Robert Glade-Wright

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Expanded criteria for COVID-19 List in the Family Court and FCC

Property – husband appointed co-director of corporate trustee but fails in application for removal of wife as director

Financial agreements – that the wife was advised against signing the BFA, but did so anyway, may be an ‘indicium of undue influence’…

Federal Circuit Court of Australia opens Rockhampton registry

Property – interim order compelling parties to pay mortgage outgoings set aside – proximity of the parties’ mediation irrelevant

Property – wife appointed co-director of corporate trustees to neutralise debate as to disclosure

Children – parental capacity not always impacted where concerns held on child’s safety in other parent’s care

Children – mother’s evidence of violence between father and his ex-wife lacked probative value and admission would waste time

Brisbane solicitor turned judge elevated to position on Family Court of Australia bench

Law Council comments on Family Law Second Interim Report

Property – High Court sets aside stay order – Full Court misapplied res judicata and Anshun estoppel

Costs – husband wins appeal of costs order – wife’s settlement offer did not conclude all matters in issue

Children – single expert – general child and family psychiatrist preferred over specialist perinatal psychiatrist

Property – wife fails in her attempt to have a related company pay partial property settlement

Does what happens in Dubai stay in Dubai?

Property – treatment of deed of gift – majority of High Court reaffirms wide discretion of trial judge

Appeal – consent orders cannot be appealed on the merits – father sought to withdraw his consent

Children – medical procedures – gender dysphoria – adolescent found to be Gillick competent

Children – risk assessment at interim hearing – mother could not cope with cost of professional supervision

Property – no error in court’s refusal to disjoin corporate trustees of family trusts

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