Requisitions when Executors Apply for Probate Themselves
I saw an executor of an estate yesterday. He was doing his probate application himself. He received a requisition from the Probate Registry of the Supreme Court because the Will stated that “the documents in a folder entitled Will on the C Drive of my computer form part of my Will”. In that directory were […]
Executor’s Of Deceased Estates
I saw a couple of sisters for some advice about obtaining probate or alternatively, letters of administration. Their late father told them that he had made one of them his executor, but as yet, they have not found the recent will. They might be left with an older will which appointed his wife as executor, […]
Need a Notary?
I am Notary Public and we had the AGM of the Public Notaries Society of WA on Tuesday. At 54 I drop the average age of the Notaries by a year or 2! I am also the secretary, and we covered a lot of ground on Tuesday and so the minutes took me ages to […]
Notary Assistance
I am Notary Public and we had the AGM of the Public Notaries Society of WA on Tuesday. One item discussed involved a solicitor in Perth, who could be in a lot of trouble. It seems that he has been purporting to be Notary, with his own “Notary Public” stamp, but he is not. While […]
Disputes Between Business Associates
This week we’ve been helping an old client with a business venture that has been running for nine years. They run a hospitality business. The soon-to-be ex-wife of one of the directors is a rather aggressive lawyer who is making all sorts of allegations about my client and other directors, other than her father, who […]
Building Disputes
This week we went through a strategy for a client who is building a house and has some issues with his builder, including: Variations not being writing – which will make it difficult for the builder to claim for those changes; The builder has tried to claim for installation and delivery costs in relation to […]
Fighting Telstra
This week we settled some submissions to Telstra on behalf of a client who has been badly stuffed around by Telstra: The client bought a business; It took 162 days for Telstra to redirect the phone number; A few months later, the redirection stopped for 43 days no apparent reason; In the meantime, Telstra put […]
Honest Appraisal of your Prospects in Business Disputes
A lot of companies have gone into liquidation in recent years. Our client claimed he was owed consulting fees by a company in liquidation. The liquidator did not allow the proof of debt because there was a written contract with another related management company to which the consulting services would be provided, though that company […]
Assessing the Prospects in Business Disputes
A lot of companies have gone into liquidation in recent years. Our client claimed he was owed consulting fees by a company in liquidation, but the liquidator did not allow the proof of debt because there was a written contract with another related management company to which the consulting services would be provided, though that […]
Merging Businesses
We spoke to an old colleague of Michael’s this week who is merging his business with the business of another old colleague. He needs a share swap agreement with the first guy’s company becoming a subsidiary of the second guy’s company, and the first guy taking shares in the second guy’s company. They also want […]