Webinar On Demand - Where Death Benefit Nominations Go Wrong

1 CPD Unit – Substantive Law

When discussing Estate Planning, most people’s attention immediately focusses on the Will, but with so much wealth tied up in Superannuation, the Superannuation Death Benefits can often exceed the rest of the value of the Estate. This places a great deal of importance on how Superannuation Death Benefits are directed and is also unfortunately an area of extensive litigation.

Rachael Hocking from KHQ Lawyers has extensive experience in advising and litigating on Superannuation Death Benefits and will guide us through these topics and provide valuable insights on where Death Benefit nominations can fail.

In this webinar, Rachael will cover:

• The legal framework and regulatory requirements surrounding superannuation death benefits.
• Key considerations for advising clients on binding and non-binding death benefit nominations.
• The legal requirements and conditions for making a valid Binding Death Benefit Nomination (BDBN).
• The differences between Binding, Non-Binding, and Reversionary Nominations.
• Common pitfalls and mistakes to avoid when setting up a BDBN.
• Practical tips and best practices for ensuring your BDBN is effective and up to date.
• Where Death Benefit Nominations Go Wrong.
• Real-world examples and case law to illustrate best practices and common pitfalls.

This Webinar is suitable for professional advisers, accountants and lawyers. The Webinar is pitched at an intermediate level. We encourage you to ask questions to make the most of this learning opportunity.

Continuing Professional Development

Legal CPD:

WA legal practitioners (QA Provider ID 29250)

1 CPD Unit, CPD Obligation Field 4 – Substantive Law. To ensure you receive your CPD Units for this event, please provide us with your Legal Practice Board Practitioner ID during registration. Note: CPD Units are only uploaded to the Legal Practice Board after the Webinar On Demand is viewed. This is not an interactive activity.

Legal practitioners outside of WA

If you consider that this webinar satisfies your individual requirement, or is relevant to your immediate or long-term professional development needs, you may claim 0.5 CPD Units for every 30 minutes of attendance and participation.

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Presenter: Rachael Hocking
Principal Solicitor; KHQ Lawyers

Rachael is a highly experienced Wills & Estates lawyer. She is an Accredited Specialist in Wills & Estates with the Law Institute of Victoria, and is also a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

As well as practising law, Rachael enjoys mentoring, and is a lecturer with the College of Law Victoria in its Masters LLM (Applied Law) program in the wills and estates major. Rachael acts in all areas of Wills and Estates, including estate planning, administration and litigation and is also actively involved in trust, superannuation and family disputes.