Donal Griffin

We attended a Sydney Supporters briefing on 12 March 2019 and heard about the great work the Fund does in Ireland.

Please read this article on proposed changes to US Estate Tax if you have connections with the USA. US Estate taxes up to 40% apply on certain estates. This affects US assets (including US listed shares), US citizens who live in Australia and even those people who had green cards in the past. In our … Read more

Our own Donal Griffin was not available to assist clients on Tuesday 11 December 2018 (thanks to Maddie Smith for holding the fort) because he was busy winning the Dan Simpson Cup hosted by Club19 at NSW Golf Club!

We have been asked again to speak at DeathFest on “Your Will: What do you Really Want to Say?”. Last year, we had a great discussion with like-minded people so we are looking forward to it this weekend. More details here. https://deathfest.net/

The Court has handed down its judgment in the Estate of Colleen McCullough, the late author of The Thorn Birds. It makes for interesting reading.   Article on Thorn Birds

We were in court on Friday 17 August 2018 when the High Court was asked to consider ruling on what had been the country’s largest award from a deceased estate, $25 million. Article on Challenging a Will

We attach an article on a recent case about a Will dispute where a Carer got 100% of a deceased estate. There are a few lessons here for families who engage a Carer. We still think Carers do amazing work but some advice may be required in certain situations. Article on Carer case

Changes by the ATO in 2017 and then the 2018 Federal Budget have thrown this area into disarray. For more information, see this article. ProtectingYourImageRights