• Why is domicile important?
• How are domicile and residency determined? A review of legislation and common law: Re Tang [2017] VSC 59
• Evidence of domicile - what will the courts look at?
• Change in domicile following will execution - does it matter?
• When does domicile matter? Intestacy, family provision applications and other claims
• Do the courts have recourse to assets outside the jurisdiction of domicile? Chen v Lu [2014] NSWSC 1053; Hitchcock v Pratt [2010] NSWSC 1508
• What happens if the beneficiary is a foreigner - which law applies to the distribution?
• The relevance of international conventions and treaties, and international wills - consequences for practitioners.

Angela Cornford-Scott TEP, Director, Cornford-Scott Lawyers, Queensland

Angela Cornford-Scott is the director of Cornford-Scott Lawyers Pty Ltd and an accredited specialist in succession law.

She has worked in the area of succession law for over 20 years and has a particular interest in estate planning, trust matters and estate administration issues.

Angela is the current Chair of the QLS Succession Law Committee. Angela is a member of STEP and a previous Chair of the Queensland Branch. She has lectured for QUT, the College of Law and is a regular presenter of seminars. She also co-authors the Lexis Nexis practical guidance publications in Succession law and Elder law for Queensland.

Angela is regularly named in the Doyles Guide as a pre eminent lawyer in the areas of both Wills and Estates and Estate Litigation in Queensland and was the only Queensland lawyer named as pre eminent in both categories in the 2018, 2019 and 2020 Doyles Guide Australia.

Angela was also named the Lawyer of the Year for 2020 and 2022 in Succession Planning by Best Lawyers.

This webinar is suitable for succession lawyers – Australia wide. This webinar is for practitioners with some knowledge in this area and looking to improve their knowledge.

Lawyers can claim up to 1 CPD unit/point – substantive law.  This webinar has been designed to run for 1 hour, however, webinar lengths can vary depending on the level of questions and discussion.

WA lawyers – From April 1^st 2021, due to the new requirements we are unable to verify your completion of recorded webinars to the Legal Practice Board of WA.