Facts of Merl v Merl: This dispute concerns a claim for possession of a property (“the Property”) co-owned by the plaintiff and her husband as joint tenants. Their daughter brought …
Will There Be Disability Reform in the Future?
Disability Royal Commission The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability is a Royal Commission established on 4 April 2019. Presently, the Royal Commission is …
On the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 before NSW Parliament
These are some initial responses by Elderlaw senior solicitor Rodney Lewis to the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, currently before the NSW Parliament. Elderlaw Legal Services, a division of Foulsham & …
Proposed amendments to the Aged Care Act: a summary of objections by Rodney Lewis
On 25 October 2021, a bill entitled the Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response No. 2) Bill 2021 (“Bill”) passed the House of Representatives and within a …
Elder Abuse
Some of you will have been reading in the press, articles referring to the incidence of elder abuse where persons ‘of more mature ages’ are being subjected to financial, physical, …
Current Provisions for Residential Care Facilities Fees
Please see below a note prepared by Sue Field who is an Adjunct Fellow, Casual Academic and Casual General at the Dean’s Unit – School of Law, at the University …