We have a wealth of knowledge and experience in litigation from the point of negotiation and mediation through to court action and enforcement.
Our goal is very simple. We want to minimise risk for you. We do this by assessing your position and exploring all your available options. We then make recommendations so that you can achieve a desired outcome in a way that is cost-efficient.
The best option is to resolve a dispute amicably, however, that is not always possible. Sometimes we need to protect your rights and secure your interests. We can do this as we are well resourced and have significant experience in managing disputes at every stage.
We can help you with a range of litigation and dispute matters:
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Commercial or contractual
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Building and contractual
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Corporate, shareholder and director-related
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Australian Consumer Law
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Professional negligence and indemnity
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Debt recovery
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Landlord and tenancy litigation and disputes
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All other litigation and disputes (subject to review)


Disputed Estates
Thinking about challenging a Will?
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RHC Solicitors have extensive experience in wills and estates, including contesting or challenging a Will. Our Queensland lawyers are strongly connected to prominent estate professionals and barristers and understand the complexities and requirements when it comes to the grounds to challenge or contest a Will.
In Queensland, if a person believes a Will to be invalid (for example, there was undue influence or capacity issues), then they can commence proceedings to challenge the Will. This process is about arguing the Will is not valid and should not be approved by a court and consequently a Grant of Probate should not issue.
To challenge a Will, it is important to establish an interest in the deceased’s persons estate. To do this, a interested person needs to show that they are an eligible person, or would be so if the Will was set aside by the court and intestacy provisions would apply. In Queensland, the most common interested parties include:
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Beneficiaries
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An executor of the Will (or a former Will)
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A spouse, civil partner or de facto (and in some cases former ones)
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A dependent
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A child or step-child
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Person who would otherwise receive something from the estate if there Will were set aside
Most commonly, the reasons to challenge a Will include:
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Undue influence
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Lack of capacity
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The formal requirements under the Succession Act 1981 (Qld) have not been met
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The testator did not know or otherwise understand the content of the Will
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There are suspicious circumstances surrounding the making of the Will
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There is fraud or forgery involved
There are many types of estate disputes which can arise for various reasons.
Some of these which we can help you with include:
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family provision applications
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capacity concerns
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undue influence
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unusual circumstances when making a Will
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interpretation issues
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informal Wills
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breach of duty by Executors or administrators
Whatever the situation is, it is very important that you act quickly in case of a time limit passing and preventing you from taking action.
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UNDUE INFLUENCE

LACK OF CAPACITY

FRAUD

THE FORFEITURE RULE

CAVEATS AGAINST GRANT OF REPRESENTATION
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