We were pleased to sponsor a plenary session at this year’s Family Law Retreat held at Noosa in June.
Deputy Chief Justice of the Family Court, the Honourable Robert McLelland and Sydney Senior Counsel, Mr Michael Kearney SC gave interesting presentations on the topic “No Starting Point of Equality: True or False?”
Continue reading “Family Law Retreat 2019”The court can appoint a trustee for sale for property owners who cannot agree about whether or how to sell a property.
The trustee can be appointed under either section 38 of the Property Law Act (Qld) by Queensland State courts or by the Family or Federal Circuit Courts under the Family Law Act.
Continue reading “What is a trustee for sale and when do you need one?”A private auction is an ideal solution where more than one of the co-owners want to buy the other’s share. It can be used in both family law and non-family law matters. It is also relatively inexpensive and cost-effective.
This is a better solution than forcing the sale of the property or arbitrarily transferring to one party at a specified price. It can produce a ‘win-win’ outcome for the former co-owners, because
Continue reading “Private Auction – For one asset that both parties want”(also called Litigation Guardian / Guardian ad Litem / Next Friend)
Litigation takes a toll on the physical and mental health of the best of our clients.
What can you do if your client does not have the physical or mental capacity to give instructions? Often this may be the type of case that has already been set down for trial once, and the trial judge has allowed an adjournment on the basis that the trial is going ahead next time, come what may.
Continue reading “When your client cannot give instructions, you may need a Case Guardian”Shearer Doyle Law is a law practice in Brisbane. Bruce Doyle and Elizabeth Shearer established Shearer Doyle Pty Ltd in 2013 to provide practical, individually tailored solutions for people with legal problems.
We act for clients directly, but we also act as independent experts retained to resolve part of a case. This may be alongside the Court Process or instead of going to Court.