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The Aitken Partners compulsory acquisition team has more than two decades combined experience in representing landowners, tenants/occupiers and businesses in compulsory acquisition claims.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Sharmini Subramaniam after a battle with illness. Sharmini was the Principal Lawyer leading our family law team and her loss will be felt by all those who worked with her.

A recent article in The Herald-Sun (Divorcing couples using private arbitration to bypass strained family court system) suggested that DIY Divorces are  being used to 'bypass punishing waiting queues in excess of three years in the nation's "brokenfamily law system'. However, the arbitration process is not a solution to all property settlements as a part of the separation and divorce process. Our Family Law  Team has taken a look at the pros and cons of arbitration in Family Law situations. 

If you are going through a relationship breakdown or divorce, you probably have three things in mind: protecting your kids, protecting your assets, and moving on with your life. Updating your will and estate plan is an important step in this process that ticks all three of those boxes, but it is often overlooked and can have devastating consequences if left too late.

In Shannon v Shannon [2019] VSC 605 a beneficiary was unsuccessful in seeking to institute litigation on behalf of the Estate regarding transactions during the Deceased's lifetime.

A Will is a very personal, very private document. In most cases, the decision of a Will-maker to reveal, or not reveal, the details of their will to family members or friends is entirely their own. In this article, Jack Conway looks at the laws and processes.

More than three years after the death of Patrick Cronin, the Supreme Court of Victoria handed down a decision to award compensation for pain and suffering to his parents and siblings against his killer, Andrew William Lee.