- Succession law
Given today's medical advances and our current understanding of mental capacity, should we continue to rely on a '150-year-old' test of testamentary capacity?
Christine Smyth
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About Christine Smyth
Christine Smyth is a former President of Queensland Law Society, a QLS Accredited Specialist (succession law) – Qld, a QLS Senior Counsellor and Principal of Christine Smyth Estate Lawyers. She is an executive committee member of the Law Council Australia – Legal Practice Section, Court Appointed Estate Account Assessor, and member of the Proctor Editorial Committee, STEP and Deputy Chair of the STEP Mental Capacity SIG Committee.
Articles by Christine Smyth
- What's new in succession law
In succession law matters, it is always essential that a solicitor identifies for whom they act and the scope of their retainer.
Christine Smyth
- What's new in succession law
Property, promises and the passage of time
Christine Smyth
- What's new in succession law
A recent District Court case appears to answer a key question on how limits on the court's monetary jurisdiction are interpreted.
Christine Smyth
- What's new in succession law
An intestate estate and quest for lost beneficiaries leads us to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the status of birth certificates.
Christine Smyth
- News
Succession lawyers need to act quickly to avoid the potential impact of changes in NSW revenue law.
Christine Smyth
