Hemmant’s List members Gareth Beacham KC and Katrina Kluss (instructed by Bartley Cohen Law) appeared for the successful respondent in the recent matter of Staley v Hill Family Holdings [2025] QCA.
Bond JA, Gotterson AJA and Bradley J confirmed the decision of Muir J at first instance, finding that the power contained in a family discretionary trust deed to vary the terms included a power for the trustee to amend the terms for the purpose of changing the identity of the appointor.
QCA decision:Staley v Hill Family Holdings Pty Ltd [2025] QCA 95