Recorded Webinar: Bullet-proof Financial Agreements - Rare as Hen's Teeth? Looking at Financial Agreements after Thorne v Kennedy

Not all financial agreements are drafted equally. While a completely challenge-proof financial agreement is the stuff of urban legend, there are things you can do to increase their effectiveness. Understanding the fundamentals that are required is key. This session examines the level of disclosure that is required and the Courts’ current thinking with financial agreements. It covers:

• What needs to go into a financial agreement to make it valid?
• Duress, undue influence, unconscionability and Thorne v Kennedy
• Disclosure
• Power of the court to declare financial agreements binding
• Dealing with hybrid agreements
• Contract law and financial agreements – how do they interact?
• Equitable and common law right to performance of contract
• Interpretation of financial agreements – uncertainty and incompleteness
• Material change in circumstances in relation to children
• Checklist