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• Insolvent Trading: Claims and Proving Insolvency

  What counts as trading while insolvent, and who pays? Learn the section 588G duty, safe harbour, the limitation period and how insolvency is proved.

• How to Subpoena Bank Records in Australia

  Need to subpoena bank records in Australia? Choose the right form, describe the accounts, serve the bank and know when a notice to produce works better.

• Section 121 Bankruptcy Act Transfers Explained

  If property left a bankrupt’s hands to keep it from creditors, section 121 can void it. See the test, defences and other bankruptcy voidable transactions.

• Financial Management Orders in NSW, VIC and QLD

  A financial management order hands an adult’s money to a manager. NCAT makes these orders in NSW, while VCAT makes an administration order in Victoria.

• Financial Administrators: Duties, Accounts and Reviews

  Check what a financial administrator must do: prepare a financial management plan, keep money separate, lodge accounts and face review.

• Spousal Maintenance: Proving Need and Capacity to Pay

  Is your client entitled to spousal maintenance in Australia? Learn the need and capacity test, how amounts are set, how long it lasts and the proof.

• Constructive Trust Claims Over Property in Australia

  Can a constructive trust give your client a share of property held in someone else’s name? Often it can, and proprietary estoppel sometimes fits better.

• Expert Witness Code of Conduct in Australia

  What is an expert witness, and what duties bind them in Australia? See the expert witness code of conduct, how to find an expert and where reports fail.

• Executor of a Will: Duties and Estate Records

  An executor of a will must protect assets, pay debts and account to beneficiaries. Follow the duties, authority checks and records needed at each stage.

• Deceased Estate Bank Accounts: Access and Statements

  Find out how to open a bank account for a deceased estate, close the deceased’s accounts and get the statements you need for the estate accounts.

• Creditor-Defeating Dispositions: Section 588FDB

  A creditor defeating disposition can put company property beyond creditors. Check the Corporations Act test, recovery routes and transfer evidence.

• Employee Fraud Investigations: Evidence and Recovery

  When a trusted employee is suspected of theft, bank records show how the money moved. Learn how asset misappropriation is detected, proven and recovered.

• Cheque Fraud: Red Flags and Bank Evidence

  Was a cheque forged, altered or moved between accounts? Identify cheque kiting and other cheque fraud through statement timing and original cheque images.

• Single Expert Reports in Family Law Property Matters

  Single expert witnesses are the default in family law property matters. See how a joint expert report is commissioned, briefed, paid for and challenged.

• Bank Statement Reconciliation: Balances and Gaps

  Before relying on bank figures in a dispute, run a bank statement reconciliation. Learn the gap and balance checks and what reconciliation software misses.

• Inheritance in Family Law Property Settlements

  An inheritance after separation can affect a family law property settlement. Understand timing, use of the funds and the bank records needed to trace it.

• Family Provision Claims: Financial Evidence

  Who can make a family provision claim, how long do you have, and what financial evidence settles an inheritance dispute over an estate?

• Best Legal AI Tools in Australia 2026

  Which legal AI tools suit Australian lawyers? Compare Harvey, Lexis+ AI, CoCounsel and others on accuracy, data security and Australian law.

• Asset Search in Australia: Registers and Providers

  Find hidden assets in Australia with land title, ASIC, PPSR and NPII searches, and learn how to judge the best asset search company for the job.

• Litigation Support Software: Options and Limits 2026

  Compare litigation software by job: document review, matter management, court books, AI review and financial analysis, and see where each one stops.

• Generative AI Practice Notes in Australian Courts

  Before you use generative AI in an affidavit or expert report, check what the NSW Supreme Court, Federal Court and other AI practice notes require.

• Legal CPD Requirements for Family Lawyers 2026

  Check the CPD requirements for your practising certificate in NSW, Victoria and other states, the extra units family law specialists need and what counts.

• CPA and CA CPD Requirements for Forensic Accountants

  Check CPA Australia and CA ANZ CPD hours, ethics hours and public practice extras, and see whether your forensic or expert witness training counts.

• Notifiable Data Breach Scheme: What Law Firms Must Do

  If bank statements your firm holds were exposed, check whether it is a notifiable data breach, how to assess it in 30 days and what to tell the OAIC.