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Hicks Oakley Chessell Williams

Top 5% Law Firm in AustraliaTop 1% Succession in Australia

Legal areas

family_law

Contact

+61 3 9629 7411

English

18/461 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

www.hocw.com.au/

Mon – Fri: 8:45 AM – 5:15 PM
Sat – Sun: Closed

Ratings & reviews

Derived from public case data — out of 5.0.

Court familiarity index

VIC

4.9

CTH

4.2

Legal field familiarity

Succession

5.0

Equity

5.0

Environment

Latest cases

Most recent 5 · updated 2024-10-03

PRACTICE AND PROCEDUREDefault judgment sought pursuant to r 21.02 of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015 (Vic) and r 2.07(1) of the Supreme Court (Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings) Rules 2018(Vic)
Court Rulings Signal Rough Waters Ahead for Liquidated Firm and its Guarantors
2024-10-03
INTERESTClaim for interest calculated by reference to penalty interest rates

5.0

Commercial

5.0

Labour

4.9

Case handling activity

2023

4.7

2022

4.9

2021

4.5

Whether ‘good cause’ shown

Family Feud Erupts in Court: Trustee Removed and $300K Damages Awarded Amid Bitter Brothers’ Dispute over Property and Estate!

2024-02-19

WILLSApplication for judicial advice on construction of willWhere deceased provided for alternate clauses in will depending on whether property as defined was owned by her at death

Farm Inheritance Battle: Judge Rules in Favor of Laird Sons Over Siblings in Will Dispute

TRUSTSWhere estates not distributed in accordance with terms of testators’ willsEstablishment of a discretionary family trust

Court Orders Complex Estate Distribution in Haliem Family Case: A Testament to Islamic Law Amid Legal Challenges

WILLS AND ESTATESCourt authorisation for the making of a statutory willPropositus lacked testamentary capacity

Court Denies Urgent Statutory Will for Dying Woman Amid Family Disputes and Concerns Over Husband's Capacity

Location

18/461 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

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