Just in Case Law
Hear about some of the most interesting Australian legal cases, including deceased estates, forged Wills, financial abuse, divorce and family law disputes, professional and medical negligence, and any other case that has enough drama to be worth discussing. I'm a solicitor specialising in Wills, Estates & Elder Law, so I kinda know what I'm talking about and will try to make it all make sense. This podcast is absolutely not legal advice or a dull legal lecture, but is more a legal soap opera! If you love true crime, but need a break from all the murder, this is the podcast for you!
Episodes
CASE: Milewski v Holben [2014] NSWSC 388
Colin Robert Holben died when he was 50 years old. His last Will created an overly complex structure of testamentary trusts to hold his $11 million estate for his family.
His family consisted of his wife Lisa and their two teenage sons.
But Colin had been married before, to Adele Judith Milewski. They had divorced 16 years before Colin's death.
And Colin died, Adele made an application fo...
CASE: Vosnakis v Arfaras [2015] NSWSC 625
Helen Vosnakis was buried in Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park – formerly known as Botany Cemetery - on 25 July 2012. She left behind her husband, Joseph Vosnakis, and her mother, Aristea Arfaras.
Not long after Helen’s burial, Joseph and Aristea would be entrenched in a sad legal dispute.
There was a burial licence for Helen’s grave that permitted two people to be buried in the grave. The legal...
CASE: Galic v Engelina Maria Sellin as executrix of the estate of Milan Glavota [2025] WASCA1
Wills are important documents to be taken seriously, both in the drafting and the signing. They distribute the deceased person’s wealth and possessions. You definitely don't want there to be any uncertainty as to what a clause in the Will means.
In this case, a difference in interpretation was worth more than $7million.
Lucija Glavota&#...
CASE: R v Struhs & Ors [2025] QSC 10
WARNING: disturbing content.
8-year-old Elizabeth Rose Struhs died on 7 Jan 2022 and her death was entirely preventable. Elizabeth was a diabetic and for two years, her condition had been managed and treated with insulin.
That all ended on 3 January 2022 when the decision was made to not give Elizabeth insulin ever again. That decision was made by her parents, with their support of their sma...
CASE: R v Struhs & Ors [2025] QSC 10
WARNING: disturbing content.
8-year-old Elizabeth Rose Struhs died on 7 Jan 2022 and her death was entirely preventable. Elizabeth was a diabetic and for two years, her condition had been managed and treated with insulin.
That all ended on 3 January 2022 when the decision was made to not give Elizabeth insulin ever again. That decision was made by her parents, with their support of their sma...
CASE: R v Struhs & Ors [2025] QSC 10
WARNING: disturbing content.
8-year-old Elizabeth Rose Struhs died on 7 Jan 2022 and her death was entirely preventable. Elizabeth was a diabetic and for two years, her condition had been managed and treated with insulin.
That all ended on 3 January 2022 when the decision was made to not give Elizabeth insulin ever again. That decision was made by her parents, with their support of their sma...
CASE: R v Struhs & Ors [2025] QSC 10
WARNING: disturbing content.
8-year-old Elizabeth Rose Struhs died on 7 Jan 2022 and her death was entirely preventable. Elizabeth was a diabetic and for two years, her condition had been managed and treated with insulin.
That all ended on 3 January 2022 when the decision was made to not give Elizabeth insulin ever again. That decision was made by her parents, with their support of their sma...
CASE: R v Struhs & Ors [2025] QSC 10
WARNING: disturbing content.
8-year-old Elizabeth Rose Struhs died on 7 Jan 2022 and her death was entirely preventable. Elizabeth was a diabetic and for two years, her condition had been managed and treated with insulin.
That all ended on 3 January 2022 when the decision was made to not give Elizabeth insulin ever again. That decision was made by her parents, with their support of their sma...
CASE: R v Struhs & Ors [2025] QSC 10
WARNING: disturbing content.
8-year-old Elizabeth Rose Struhs died on 7 Jan 2022 and her death was entirely preventable. Elizabeth was a diabetic and for two years, her condition had been managed and treated with insulin.
That all ended on 3 January 2022 when the decision was made to not give Elizabeth insulin ever again. That decision was made by her parents, with their support of their...
CASE: R v Toby McVoy [2024] NSWDC 534
WARNING: Disturbing content
Toby McVoy was sentenced to 3 years and 2 months imprisonment for domestic violence offences against his former partner, referred to only as "XP".
McVoy appealed against his sentence, arguing that it was too severe.
His new partner "M" gave evidence on his behalf, seeking to have McVoy released earlier; she was pregnant with his child which they wan...
CASE: Simpson v Hodges [2007] NSWSC 1230
Pamela Amy Simpson died on 14 July 2004. She was survived by her two children: a son named Howard Collins Newby Simpson, and a daughter named Shelley Emma Elizabeth Hodges. Unfortunately, Pamela’s death kicked-off many used of litigation between her two children.
Eight months before Pamela's death, $200,000 was transferred from her bank account to her daughter Shelley's account. Shell...
CASE: Seymour v Seymour [2024] NSWSC 699
WARNING: disturbing content; DV.
In 1971, Terence Seymour became the father to a little boy named Mark Seymour. 3 years later, Terence left his family and had little contact with his son after that.
Fast forward to 1991 and Terence married Helen Mary Seymour. He was still married to Helen at the date of his death 31 years later in July 2022.
3 weeks before he died, Terence had made his last W...
CASE: QZH [2023] NSWCATGD 21
The pseudonyms:
QZH (the person of interest): "Q" or "the father"
UBH (spouse): "U-B" or "the mother"
KAH (son, applicant): "KAH" or "the good son"
OYH (son, attorney/guardian): "OYAH" or "the other son"
In this case, we have an adult son (referred to as OYH) who has moved back in with his parents. All of his possessions clutt...
CASE: Schnur & Urbina [2024] FedCFamC1F 374; Kleid v Schnur [2024] FedCFamC1A 236
In April 2024, a family law parenting matter was derailed on the 1st day of trial due to the conduct of the mother's barrister.
The barrister, referred to as Mr B, admitted to not having read all the case materials, to scheduling another court appearance on the same day as the 1st day of trial, and was later discovered not to be eligible to appe...
CASE: Fenwick, Re; Application of J.R. Fenwick & Re Charles [2009] NSWSC 530
WARNING: Disturbing content; child abuse
In this 2009 decision, Justice Palmer compared two different applications for a Court made Will (known as a Statutory Will).
Robert Fenwick had made a Will in 1987. Ten years later, he suffered a severe head injury at work which resulted in permanent cognitive impairment.
It was likely that the beneficiaries i...
CASE: Allan v Dobbins & Ors [2024] QDC 169
When David Allan died on 14 June 2020, his Will left most of his estate to 3 of his 7 adult children.
Of the remaining 4 children, 3 were left with a mere $50 each and the last - Noel - was left nothing.
For decades, Noel had worked the family farm and been in partnership with his parents. But the partnership ended in 1998 when Noel threatened to shoot his father.
Noel walked away f...
CASE: R v Jackson [2024] NSWCCA 156
WARNING: Disturbing content - sexual intercourse without consent
Glen William Jackson operated a farming business outside of Goulburn. He employed a young man, JM, who lived in a shed on the farm.
On 24 April 2021, JM's 19 year old sister visited him. That night, 62 year old Glen Jackson sexually assaulted JM's sister.
Glen Jackson was found guilty of four counts of sexual intercourse wi...
CASE: Privet v Vovk [2005] NSWSC 1258
In April 2003, Maria Lendvai suffered a stroke and was hospitalised. As a result of the stroke, she became dependent on others for care and she would also say fantastic, unbelievable things that had friends doubting her cognitive state.
Maria was still in hospital two months later when, on 13 June 2003, a celebrant attended upon her and performed the marriage ceremony between Maria and Felix P...
CASE: Victorian Legal Services Board v Berry [2024] VSC 778
There must be some serious misconduct for a solicitor to have their name removed from the Roll of Legal Practitioners held by the Supreme Court.
In this case, Ms Elise Berry's conduct as a family lawyer was so egregious that in 2022 her licence to practice law was cancelled.
She took no notice of that and continued to practice anyway, resulting in proceedings in 2024 to ...
CASE: Moradi v Comcare [2024] FCA 812
Yasmin Moradi was an employee of the Translation Interpretation Service (TIS) within the Department of Home Affairs as a Farsi (Persian) interpreter for periods of various lengths and in different locations.
Moradi's last deployment was cut short one-month early because of the lack of need for Farsi interpreters.
Moradi sought compensation for psychological injuries sustained as a result of th...
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