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In December 2020, the South Australian Parliament passed legislation to abolish the common law defence of provocation and amend the law on self-defence. Provocation Prior to amendments, the defence of provocation could be used to reduce a charge of murder to the...

A Grant of Probate is the legal process of applying to the Supreme Court to have a Will ‘proved’, which essentially means to have it be held valid and confirmed as the deceased’s last Will. When a person passes away leaving a Will and assets in South Australia, it is...

In short, our role is to provide professional advice and support regarding a wide range of issues. These issues include but are not limited to, divorce, children’s living arrangements, property settlements, spousal maintenance, as well as child maintenance. We provide...

A trust is a relationship where one holds property (or other rights) on behalf of another. A trust is discretionary where the trustee(s) have an ability to choose whom of a class of beneficiaries will receive the income and/or the assets of the trust. This discretion...

On 17 February 2021, the Senate passed the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2019.  This legislation abolishes the current Family Court of Australia which means that there will no longer be a stand-alone specialised Family Law Court. The proposed...

An allegation made against you in relation to criminal offending is just that. Human nature often tells us that we should be frank with the police and tell our side of the story. In criminal investigations this really is the exception rather than the rule. It is for...