Tuesday, 24 March 2026
Early Bird Discount ends 19 Dec 2025
Estate Planning in Practice: Death, Incapacity and Asset Consequences
Unpack what really happens to assets when a person dies or loses capacity, translating black-letter rules into day-to-day practice. Trace the pathways that follow incomplete wills and intestacy, clarify outcomes for superannuation and real property, and map how family provision claims, and family trusts intersect with modern Australian families. Expect practical examples, checklists and tips you can use immediately
- What happens to superannuation, real property and other assets when someone dies without beneficiaries
- Following the pathways and outcomes that fall from an incomplete Will and on intestacy
- Family provision claims: why they exist, why they are rising, elements of success or failure, and how they intersect with Australian families
- Family trusts in practice: what happens when the controller dies or loses capacity
- Key lessons on how family trusts weave into estate planning and disputes, plus best practice tips for practitioners
Presented by Morgan Solomon, Director, Solomon Hollett; Preeminent Wills and Estates Litigation Lawyers, Doyle’s Guide 2025
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is based on WA legislation
Chair
John Syminton, Consultant, WSR Law
Presenters
John Syminton, Consultant, WSR LawJohn Syminton is a Consultant of WSR Law (formerly Warren Syminton Ralph Pty Ltd). Prior to joining the firm, John was a partner of Freehills in Perth for many years. WSR Law has an office in Fremantle and acts primarily on commercial property transactions. The firm currently acts for a number of corporations including a major listed ASX corporation. John’s principal areas of expertise include property, commercial agreements and more recently Wills, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Enduring Powers of Guardianship. John is a member of the Law Society of Western Australia and for many years was a member of the Law Society Committee which deals with drafting of the General Conditions for Sale of Land in Western Australia. He is the Chair of the Legal Practice Board and prepared the original General Conditions for Sale of Land in WA, which is the basis of the current 2022 General Conditions for the Sale of Land.
Morgan Solomon, Director, Solomon Hollett
Morgan Solomon is the Founding Director Solomon Hollett Lawyers and a highly experienced lawyer in commercial, business, wills and estates, and estate litigation. He has a particular focus on wills, contested estates, and probate matters, and is the author of the Lexis Nexis practical guides on non-contentious probate, administration, and wills in Western Australia. Morgan’s will-drafting expertise is informed by a broad commercial, business, and litigation background. A third-generation West Australian lawyer, he has held leadership positions including Vice Chair and Chair of Law Australasia, a network of leading independent law firms. Morgan also contributes to the community as Chair of the Perth Theatre Trust, a Founding Member of the WA Chamber of Culture and the Arts, and a Board Member of the Prostate Cancer Foundation WA.
