Luchetti and Co - North Sydney

4 August 2008

Advice for Executors

We have produced some pages to brief Executors about their tasks and to help potential Executors to sort out an older person's assets so that the job of Executor is simplified.

If you are an Executor of an Estate this means that you can expect to be asked questions by the beneficiaries. [more..]

If you have just found out that someone wants you as their Executor sort out their assets now so that when the time comes the job of an Executor will be less complicated and will also cost the Estate less in solicitor's fees. [more..]

In touch with the law

These newsletters are produced by the Law Society of NSW. They cover a range of topics, with information about recent legal developments as well as legal basics.

No. 1 of 2009

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2009_1.pdf file size: 246 KB

Articles related to what we do in this issue are:
Homemade Wills: When the judge decides
Fixtures: What can I take from home?
Online Contracts: When is a click signature binding?
Land Tax: Where is the principal place of residence?
Retail Leasing: Honesty in pre-lease claims vital

For these and other articles, see 2009_1.pdf

No. 3 of 2008

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2008_3.pdf file size: 1.1MB

Articles related to what we do in this issue are:
Capacity: Assessing decision-making ability
Forfeited Deposits: Will you pay GST if the sale falls through?
Wills and Super: Can you say who will benefit after you are gone?

No. 1 of 2006

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2006_1.pdf file size: 295kb

Articles related to what we do in this issue are:
Shop leases: New protections and obligations for retailers and landlords
Far-reaching amendments to the Retail Leases Act, Law Society Journal, February 2006.
Return of deposits: Can you get your money back?
Return of the deposit: The discretion narrows, Law Society Journal, August 2005.

No. 3 of 2005

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2005_31.pdf file size: 230kb

Sub-Division: Vendor's Obligation to Register the Plan
- Everything Reasonable: Vendor's Obligation to Register the Plan, Law Society Journal, June 2005, p.64.
Radio Waves: Owners and Managers Responsible for Exposure Risk
- Warning: Electromagnetic Exposure Risk, Law Society Journal, May 2005, p.58.
Joint Ventures: How Much Do You Have to Share With Your Partners

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