In January 2020 while the devastating summer bushfires were still burning, two charitable trusts were established by the Business Council of Australia (BCA) and Equity Trustees in a bid to create a way to securely collect funds in readiness for the recovery and rebuilding effort to come.

We’re a proud Principal Partner of Me and UooUoo: The Royal Children’s Hospital 150th Anniversary Art Trail.

It’s no easy job taking on the role and responsibility of attorney appointed under an Enduring Power of Attorney (EPOA) and in some cases, it’s difficult to know exactly what you can and can’t do as an attorney.

When someone dies, before their estate can be dealt with a grant of probate is often required. 

There are many misconceptions about what factors will make or break a challenge to a Will.

While Equity Trustees had a great working relationship with not-for-profit Good Shepherd, we knew there was more we could do for some of their clients by offering our expertise pro bono.

When Ray Houston established a charitable trust in his Will in memory of his parents he left instructions that the Trust, now valued at more than $1.6m, direct funding to health and medical causes. Little did he know it would become one of the essential funders of the fight against COVID-19.

COVID-19 has dramatically altered the way that estate planning lawyers conduct business.

EQT Holdings Limited (ASX:EQT) (Equity Trustees) advises the following key dates for the second half of 2020.