finance

Mar

2022

The Concept of 'Needs' in Big Money Divorce Cases – Everything is Relative

Written by Mauro Vinti

Very rich people tend to get used to enjoying very expensive lifestyles and their assessment of their financial 'needs' post divorce can appear mind-boggling to the less well off. However, a High Court ruling in a so-called 'big money' case provided...

Feb

2022

Divorcee's Home in Jeopardy Following Oral Agreement With Her Ex

Written by Teresa Mannion

If your marriage has come to an end, reaching an oral agreement with your ex as to how marital assets should be divided may seem the simplest course. However, a case in which a woman came within an ace of losing her family home showed why dispensing...

Jun

2021

COVID-19 – Do Diving Asset Values Justify Unwinding Divorce Settlements?

Written by Gemma Whitchurch

The value of many assets has been devastated by COVID-19 – but is that a good enough reason for setting aside divorce settlements agreed before the pandemic struck? A family judge considered that issue in a guideline case. The case concerned a...

Jun

2021

Family Judge Deeply Regrets Wealthy Ex-Couple's Inability to Compromise

Written by Mauro Vinti

Judges often plead with divorcing couples to bury the hatchet rather than subject themselves to the financial and emotional self-harm of litigation. As a High Court case showed, however, such good advice is sadly not always heeded. The case...

May

2021

Big Money Divorce – Court of Appeal identifies 'Double-Counting' Error

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Where a couple's wealth is more than sufficient to meet their reasonable needs, one might have thought that there would be greater scope for compromise when it comes to dividing up assets in the event of divorce. As a Court of Appeal decision showed...

Dec

2020

Executive denied $25 Million bonus claims Breach of Trust and Confidence

Written by Roy Colaba

An employer is under no duty to protect your personal financial welfare and that is one good reason employees should seek independent legal advice if they feel they have been denied remuneration that is fairly due. A case on this point concerned a...

Jul

2020

Generosity of wife's Family Trusts taken into account in big-money divorce

Written by Karen Moores

One of the most controversial aspects of divorce is the extent to which pre-existing family wealth should be taken into account when dividing assets. A case on point concerned a couple whose comfortable lifestyle was throughout their 22-year...

May

2020

COVID-19: new measures to protect commercial tenants from winding-up proceedings and enforcement action

Written by Leanne Schneide...

On 23 April 2020, the government announced that it will introduce further emergency measures to protect commercial tenants from winding-up proceedings and other enforcement action by landlords in addition to those already introduced by the...

Apr

2020

Bank fends off liability for Medical Examiner’s alleged sexual assaults

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

The distinction between employees and independent contractors is replete with grey areas but could hardly be more important. The Supreme Court gave authoritative guidance on the issue in ruling on the case of numerous bank workers who claimed to...

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The Concept of 'Needs' in Big Money Divorce Cases – Everything is Relative

Divorcee's Home in Jeopardy Following Oral Agreement With Her Ex

COVID-19 – Do Diving Asset Values Justify Unwinding Divorce Settlements?

Family Judge Deeply Regrets Wealthy Ex-Couple's Inability to Compromise

Big Money Divorce – Court of Appeal identifies 'Double-Counting' Error

Executive denied $25 Million bonus claims Breach of Trust and Confidence

Generosity of wife's Family Trusts taken into account in big-money divorce

COVID-19: new measures to protect commercial tenants from winding-up proceedings and enforcement action

Bank fends off liability for Medical Examiner’s alleged sexual assaults

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