View all new updates to matter types, automated forms and precedents for your area of law and state.
New Matter Types
- Advance Health Directive (QLD) is now available under the Estate Planning matter category.
Form and Precedent Updates
Administrative Tribunals
VIC
| Document Name | Location | Type of release |
| Application for Variation | VIC Forms / VOCAT Forms | Updated |
Conveyancing
Federal
| Document Name | Location | Type of release |
| Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding Purchaser Payment Notification | Federal Forms/ATO Forms | Added PDF version |
SA
| Document Name | Location | Type of release |
| L1 Lease Guide | SA Forms / LTO Forms | Updated |
| Grant of Easement | ||
| Application for the Deposit of a Plan of Division | ||
| Application for the Deposit of a Plan of Community Division | ||
| Application for Extinguishment or Variation of Easement | ||
| Application for Amalgamation of Allotments |
Criminal
NSW
| Document Name | Location | Type of release |
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Authorising a Representative Application for Support for Primary Victims Application for Support for Family Victims |
NSW Department of Communities and Justice > Victims Services | Updated |
QLD
| Document Name | Location | Type of release |
| Duty Lawyer Agent Request Form | Duty Lawyer Agent Request Form | Updated |
VIC
| Document Name | Location | Type of release |
| Waiver of Child's Attendance Request Form | VIC Supreme Court of VIC > Criminal Division Forms | Updated |
Estate Disputes (General)
NSW
| Document Name | Location | Type of release |
| File Cover Sheet - Estate Disputes General | File Setup | Updated to cater for Family Provision Claim |
| Folder Spine Label - Estate Disputes General | Updated to include Deceased’s full name | |
| Letter to Client enclosing Costs Disclosure |
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QLD
| Document Name | Location | Type of release |
| Practice Direction No. 8 of 2001 | QLD Forms / Supreme Court of QLD / Practice Directions | Added |
| File Cover Sheet - Estate Disputes General | File Setup | Updated to cater for Family Provision Claim |
| Folder Spine Label - Estate Disputes General | Updated to include Deceased’s full name | |
| Letter to Client enclosing Costs Disclosure | Replaced content with what’s provided in FPC / Applicant / File Setup/ Initial letter to Client with Costs Disclosure |
SA
| Document Name | Location | Type of release |
| File Cover Sheet - Estate Disputes General | File Setup | Updated to cater for Family Provision Claim |
| Folder Spine Label - Estate Disputes General | Updated to include Deceased’s full name | |
| Letter to Client enclosing Costs Disclosure |
Updated to cater for Family Provision Claim Removed paragraph 3 as it sounded repetitive Removed Contact Person and Other Contact Person Asks as they do not appear to be used in the precedent |
VIC
| Document Name | Location | Type of release |
| File Cover Sheet - Estate Disputes General | File Setup | Updated to cater for Family Provision Claim |
| Folder Spine Label - Estate Disputes General | Updated to include Deceased’s full name | |
| Instruction Sheet - Estate Disputes General |
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| Letter to Client enclosing Costs Disclosure |
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Estate Disputes (Family Provision Claim)
NSW
| Document Name | Location | Type of release |
| File Cover Sheet - Family Provision Claim | Plaintiff\File Setup | Deleted original doc, added shortcut from Estate Disputes General |
| Folder Spine Label - Family Provision Claim | Added new shortcut from Estate Disputes General | |
| Letter to Client enclosing Costs Disclosure | Deleted original doc, added shortcut from Estate Disputes General | |
| Brief to Counsel | Plaintiff\Proceedings |
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| Letter to Client finalising matter | Plaintiff\Finalisation | Deleted original doc, added shortcut from Estate Disputes General |
| File Cover Sheet - Family Provision Claim | Defendant\File Setup | Deleted original shortcut (from FPC/Plaintiff), added shortcut from Estate Disputes General |
| Folder Spine Label - Family Provision Claim | Added new shortcut from Estate Disputes General | |
| Letter to Client enclosing Costs Disclosure | Deleted original doc, added shortcut from Estate Disputes General | |
| Brief to Counsel | Defendant\Proceedings | Replaced with shortcut copy that is originally in Plaintiff's folder |
| Letter to Client finalising matter | Defendant\Finalisation | Deleted original shortcut (from FPC/Plaintiff), added shortcut from Estate Disputes General |
QLD
| Document Name | Location | Type of release |
| File Cover Sheet - Family Provision Claim | Applicant\File Setup | Deleted original doc, added shortcut from Estate Disputes General |
| Folder Spine Label - Family Provision Claim | ||
| Initial letter to Client with Costs Disclosure | ||
| Letter to Client enclosing Costs Disclosure | Added new shortcut from Estate Disputes General to replace original Initial letter to Client with Costs Disclosure | |
| Initial Letter to Executor or Administrator | Applicant\Pre Action | Added Firm Details automation |
| Initial Letter to Potential Applicant | Deleted as it was originally a shortcut and the master document has been deleted | |
| Letter to Client enclosing Affidavit for signing | Moved to Proceedings folder | |
| Applicant's Supporting Affidavit | Applicant\Proceedings |
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| Draft Directions Order |
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| Letter to Client after filing Claim | Added Firm Details automation | |
| Letter to Client enclosing Affidavit for signing | Deleted the shortcut as the master copy is moved into this folder from Pre Action folder | |
| Practice Direction No. 8 of 2001 |
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| Letter to Client finalising matter | Applicant\Finalisation | Deleted original doc, added shortcut from Estate Disputes General |
| File Cover Sheet - Family Provision Claim | Respondent\File Setup | |
| Folder Spine Label - Family Provision Claim | ||
| Letter to Client with Costs Disclosure | ||
| Respondent's Affidavit | Respondent\Proceedings |
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| Practice Direction No. 8 of 2001 |
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| Letter to Client finalising matter | Respondent\Finalisation | Deleted original doc, added shortcut from Estate Disputes General |
SA
| Document Name | Location | Type of release |
| File Cover Sheet - Family Provision Claim | Applicant\File Setup | Deleted original doc, added shortcut from Estate Disputes General |
| Folder Spine Label - Family Provision Claim | ||
| Initial letter to Client with Costs Disclosure | ||
| Letter to Client after filing Claim | Applicant\Proceedings | Removed Draft Directions Order and Paragraph 3 as no reference was made to it in Division 3 - Inheritance Family Provision Proceedings of the Uniform Civil Rules 2020 |
| Letter to Respondent serving Claim | ||
| Letter to Client finalising matter | Applicant\Finalisation | Deleted original doc, added shortcut from Estate Disputes General |
| File Cover Sheet - Family Provision Claim | Respondent\File Setup | |
| Folder Spine Label - Family Provision Claim | ||
| Initial letter to Client with Costs Disclosure | ||
| Brief to Counsel | Respondent\File Setup | Added shortcut from FPC/Applicant |
| Letter to Applicant's Solicitor enclosing signed draft Directions | Respondent\Proceedings | Deleted |
| Letter to Eligible Persons and Interested Parties | ||
| Letter to Client finalising matter | Respondent\Finalisation | Deleted original shortcut, added shortcut from Estate Disputes General |
| Letter to Client finalising matter | Deleted duplicate shortcut |
VIC
| Document Name | Location | Type of release |
| File Cover Sheet - Family Provision Claim | Plaintiff\File Setup | Deleted original doc, added shortcut from Estate Disputes General |
| Folder Spine Label - Family Provision Claim | Added new shortcut from Estate Disputes General | |
| Letter to Client enclosing Costs Disclosure | Deleted original doc, added shortcut from Estate Disputes General | |
| Initial Letter to Executor requesting copy of Will | Plaintiff\Pre Action | Updated defendant as addressee |
| Minute of Consent Orders | Plaintiff\Proceedings | Deleted original doc, added shortcut from VIC Forms > Supreme Court of VIC > TFM Forms |
| Terms of Settlement | Deleted original doc, added shortcut from VIC Forms > Supreme Court of VIC > TFM Forms | |
| Letter to Client finalising matter | Plaintiff\Finalisation | Deleted original doc, added shortcut from Estate Disputes General |
| File Cover Sheet - Family Provision Claim | Defendant\File Setup | Deleted original shortcut (from FPC/Plaintiff), added shortcut from Estate Disputes General |
| Folder Spine Label - Family Provision Claim | Added new shortcut from Estate Disputes General | |
| Letter to Client enclosing Costs Disclosure | Deleted original doc, added shortcut from Estate Disputes General | |
| Minute of Consent Orders | Defendant\Proceedings | Deleted original shortcut, added shortcut from VIC Forms > Supreme Court of VIC > TFM Forms |
| Terms of Settlement | Deleted original shortcut, added shortcut from VIC Forms > Supreme Court of VIC > TFM Forms | |
| Letter to Client finalising matter | Defendant\Finalisation | Deleted original shortcut (from FPC/Plaintiff), added shortcut from Estate Disputes General |
Family
Federal
| Document Name | Location | Type of release |
| Application for Consent Orders - Non Automated | Federal Forms/Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia/Family Forms | Added |
| Request for service abroad of judicial documents (Form 1A) | Added | |
| Summary of the document to be served (Form 1B) | Added |
VIC
| Document Name | Location | Type of release |
| Chapter 2 - Court Overview | VIC Forms / Children’s Court of VIC/ Research Materials | Updated |
| Chapter 3 - Court Operation | ||
| Chapter 4 - Family Division - General | ||
| Chapter 5.1 - Family Division - Child Protection - after 1 March 2016 | ||
| Chapter 8 - Criminal Division - Investigation | ||
| Chapter 9 - Criminal Division - Custody and Bail | ||
| Chapter 10 - Criminal Division - Procedure | ||
| Chapter 11 - Criminal Division - Sentencing |
General
Federal
| Document Name | Location | Type of release |
| Commonwealth Statutory Declaration | FED Forms / Legal Profession Forms | Updated |
Immigration
Federal
| Document Name | Location | Type of release |
| Application for Australian Citizenship for Children Adopted under Full Hague Convention or Bilateral Arrangements | Federal Forms/Department of Home Affairs | Updated |
| Application to Resume Australian Citizenship | ||
| Application for Australian Citizenship General Eligibility | ||
| Application for Renunciation of Australian Citizenship | ||
| Application for Australian Citizenship Other Situations |
Litigation
ACT
| Document Name | Location | Type of release |
| Notice for Non-Party Production | ACT Forms / Court Procedures Act Forms | Updated |
| Application in Proceeding | ||
| File Coversheet | Litigation/Litigation General/File Setup |
Created Shortcut to File Setup folder Debt Recovery labelled File Coversheet - Debt Recovery |
| Folder Spine Label - Litigation General |
Created Shortcut to File Setup folders for Debt Recovery labelled Folder Spine Label - Debt Recovery |
NSW
| Document Name | Location | Type of release |
| File Coversheet | Litigation/Litigation General |
Created Shortcut to File Setup folders Agency Litigation and Debt Recovery labelled
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| Folder Spine Label - Litigation General |
Created Shortcut to File Setup folders for Agency Litigation and Debt Recovery labelled
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| Initial letter to Client with Cost Disclosure | Created Shortcut to File Setup folder for Debt Recovery | |
| Letter to Other Side serving documents | Created Shortcut to Debt Recovery > Proceedings folder | |
| Letter to Process Server (serving Other Side) |
Created Shortcut to Debt Recovery > Proceedings folder Created Shortcut to Debt Recovery > Enforcement folder |
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| Letter to Process Server (General) | Created Shortcut to Debt Recovery > Enforcement folder | |
| Letter to Client finalising matter | Created Shortcut to Debt Recovery > Finalisation folder |
QLD
| Document Name | Location | Type of release |
| File Coversheet | Litigation/Litigation General |
Created Shortcut to File Setup folders Agency Litigation and Debt Recovery labelled File Coversheet - Agency Litigation File Coversheet - Debt Recovery |
| Folder Spine Label - Litigation General |
Created Shortcut to File Setup folders for Agency Litigation and Debt Recovery labelled Folder Spine Label - Agency Litigation Folder Spine Label - Debt Recovery |
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| Initial letter to Client with Cost Disclosure | Created Shortcut to File Setup folder for Debt Recovery | |
| Letter to Other Side serving documents | Created Shortcut to Debt Recovery > Proceedings folder | |
| Letter to Process Server (General) | Created Shortcut to Debt Recovery > Enforcement folder | |
| Letter to Client finalising matter | Created Shortcut to Debt Recovery > Finalisation folder |
VIC
| Document Name | Location | Type of release |
| File Coversheet | Litigation/Litigation General |
Created Shortcut to File Setup folders Agency Litigation and Debt Recovery labelled File Coversheet - Agency Litigation File Coversheet - Debt Recovery |
| Folder Spine Label - Litigation General |
Created Shortcut to File Setup folders for Agency Litigation and Debt Recovery labelled
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| Letter of Demand | Created Shortcut to Pre Action folder for Debt Recovery | |
| Letter to Process Server (serving Other Side) |
Created Shortcut to Debt Recovery > Proceedings folder Created Shortcut to Debt Recovery > Enforcement folder |
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| Letter to Process Server (General) | Created Shortcut to Debt Recovery > Enforcement folder | |
| Letter to Client finalising matter | Created Shortcut to Debt Recovery > Finalisation |
Marketplace Precedents Updates
Precedents Online
Estate Planning
| Document Name | Location | Type of release |
| Binding Nomination - Superannuation | Estate Planning / Wills | Deleted |
| Clauses - Appointment of Guardians | Formatting amendment | |
| Clauses - Appointment of Solicitors as Executors | ||
| Clauses - Attestation | ||
| Clauses - Bequest to Charity | ||
| Clauses - Deemed Disclaimer of an Interest under Will | ||
| Clauses - Fees for Solicitor Executor | ||
| Clauses - Monthly Payment to Spouse | ||
| Clauses - Option to Purchase | ||
| Contract to Make Mutual Wills | Updated automation in Clause 1 (b) | |
| Deed Not To Change Will |
Added signature line in execution clause Corrected testator typo |
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| Deed Not To Change Will In Favour of Mortgagee | Added signature line in execution clause | |
| Letter to Client - Will Signing Instructions | Updated will to Will | |
| Letter to Client Enclosing Will and Signing Instructions | ||
| Letter to Client Initial General Advice on Wills | ||
| Will - Basic | ||
| Will for Blended Family - Husband with Wife as Trustee | Added testator automation | |
| Will - Couples | ||
| Will - Single | ||
| Appointment of Enduring Guardian Wife with Husband as Guardian | Estate Planning / Guardianship | Deleted |
| Appointment of Enduring Guardians Husband with Wife as First of Multiple Guardians | ||
| Appointment of Enduring Guardians Wife with Husband as First of Multiple Guardians |
Moved to Enduring Guardianship folder
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| Enduring Guardianship | Deleted | |
| Enduring Guardianship - Multiple Guardians | Estate Planning / Enduring Guardianship | Updated Enduring Guardian in heading to plural form |
Lexon Precedent Updates
The following precedents have been updated for January 2024:
Leasing (QLD)
- Letter to Client - Assignee
- Letter to Client - Landlord
- Letter to Client - Tenant
- Lease Renewal Risk Procedure Pack:
- Letter to Client - Landlord
- Letter to Client - Tenant