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• Family Law Time Limits on Property Claims

  How long after separation can you claim property? Distinguish married and de facto family law time limits, the divorce trigger and leave to apply late.

• Attorney Compensation Orders: Recovering Misused Money

  Once an attorney has misused money, compensation depends on your state’s Act or an equity claim. See how the loss is proven and calculated.

• Passing of Accounts: How Executors Account to Court

  Prepare estate accounts for passing with the right schedules, bank reconciliations and vouchers so the court or registrar can approve them.

• Undue Influence vs Unconscionable Conduct Explained

  Compare undue influence vs unconscionable conduct, and duress vs undue influence, by the test, who carries the onus and the remedy a court gives.

• Knowing Receipt: Recovering Misapplied Funds

  Did the person holding misapplied funds know where they came from? See when knowing receipt makes a recipient liable and how bank records prove it.

• Running Account Defence to Preference Claims

  When supply continued while you were being paid, the running account rule nets the two. See how 588FA(3), Bryant and the good faith defence cut a claim.

• Family Trusts in Divorce: Control and Tracing

  Does a family trust protect assets in a divorce? Examine control, beneficiary rights and trust accounts before treating assets as property or a resource.

• Notional Property in Family Law Property Pools

  Can money that has already gone still count in the property pool? Learn what notional property covers, how courts treat it and the bank proof it needs.

• Money Laundering Red Flags in Bank Statements

  Money laundering leaves patterns in bank statements: structured cash, rapid pass-through, odd third parties. See the typologies and red flags for each.

• Bank Statements as Evidence in Australian Courts

  Using bank statements as evidence? Courts usually admit them as business records. See how to prove the source, use a notice to admit and tender summaries.

• Binding Financial Agreements: Disclosure and Advice

  What is a binding financial agreement, what must each party disclose and be advised on, and what does a BFA cost in Australia?

• Family Law Mediation: Preparing the Financial Case

  Prepare the financial case for family law mediation: exchange disclosure early, test the bank statements and bring an asset pool the other side can check.

• Testamentary Capacity: Tests and Evidence

  Learn the Banks v Goodfellow test for testamentary capacity, what evidence proves or disproves it, and how a medical assessment supports a will.

• Family Law Arbitration in Property Disputes

  Family law arbitration lets separated couples have an accredited arbitrator decide a property dispute privately, with the award registered in court.

• Misconduct Investigations Involving Money

  An employee misconduct investigation involving money can take weeks, because bank, payroll and expense records must be tested before findings.

• Legal Process Outsourcing: What to Send Out

  Decide which work to send to legal process outsourcing or an alternative legal service provider, from document review to paralegal tasks.

• Court-Appointed Receivers: Powers and Accounts

  Court-appointed receivers answer to the court and hold powers set by its order. Their accounts and fees can be tested against bank records.

• Bankruptcy Register Search: What the NPII Shows

  Run a bankruptcy check on the NPII, see what the extract shows and leaves out, and learn what a positive result means for your property or estate matter.

• Skip Tracing in Australia: Lawful Sources and Limits

  Need to find a debtor or witness who has moved? See what skip tracing services may lawfully search in Australia and how to choose an agency.

• Court Book Preparation: Indexing Financial Evidence

  Putting bank statements into a court book or tender bundle? Index, paginate and cross-reference them so every figure in your schedule points to a page.

• AML/CTF Tranche 2: What Law Firms Must Do in 2026

  When tranche 2 AML for law firms applies, you need a program, customer checks and reporting. See what AUSTRAC expects and which services are caught.

• Privacy Impact Assessments for In-House Legal Teams

  Sharing client financial data with an outside provider? A privacy impact assessment maps the privacy risks first. See when you need one and how to run it.

• Family Law Costs: Estimates and Disclosure

  Each party usually pays their own family law costs, but estimates must cover court filing fees and expert fees, and a court can shift costs.

• AML Tranche 2 Obligations of Accountants in 2026

  Does AML tranche 2 catch accountants who form companies, set up trusts or hold client money? See which services AUSTRAC treats as designated.