Seventh Annual Melbourne Wills and Estates Conference

Our annual wills and estates conference (held in August on the Gold Coast every year) draws succession lawyers from across the country. It is one of our most popular conferences and that is why we are repeating this event in Melbourne 2020 for all those who couldn’t get to the Gold Coast.

The challenges for wills and estate practitioners continue to grow, with the continued rise of informal wills, family provision claims and contentious probate. This year’s conference seeks to unravel the complexities, from challenging the will for lack of knowledge and approval, dodging the hazards of enduring powers of attorney and managing trustees or executors who behave badly.

Challenges to the Estate

• All in the Family - Complex Family Provision Claims

• Challenging Wills for Lack of Knowledge and Approval

• The Costs of Contentious Probate: Who Foots the Bill?

Making the Will

• The Rise and Rise of Informal Wills

• Too Ill to Will? Bedside Wills and Testamentary Capacity

• Statutory Wills: Planning Ahead When Capacity Is Lost

Attorney, Trustee and Executor Issues

• Dodging the Hazards of Enduring Powers of Attorneys

• When Executors Fall Out and Other Joint Executor Conundrums

• When Trustees or Executors Behave Badly - Legal Parameters and Control

Compulsory Topics

• A Battle of Wills: Using ADR in Succession Law Matters (Professional Skills)

• Managing Money in Your Succession Law Practice (Practice Management Business Skills)

• Will Drafting: Drafting with Ethics in Mind (Ethics)