CASE: Vosnakis v Arfaras [2015] NSWSC 625

Helen Vosnakis was buried in Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park – formerly known as Botany Cemetery - on 25 July 2012. She left behind her husband, Joseph Vosnakis, and her mother, Aristea Arfaras.

Not long after Helen’s burial, Joseph and Aristea would be entrenched in a sad legal dispute.

There was a burial licence for Helen’s grave that permitted two people to be buried in the grave. The legal dispute related to who owned the licence and who would eventually be buried with Helen.

Joseph wanted, on his death, to be buried with his late wife. Aristea claimed ownership of the burial licence and that she would be buried with Helen.

CASE: Galic v Engelina Maria Sellin as executrix of the estate of Milan Glavota [2025] WASCA1

Wills are important documents to be taken seriously, both in the drafting and the signing. They distribute the deceased person’s wealth and possessions. You definitely don't want there to be any uncertainty as to what a clause in the Will means.

In this case, a difference in interpretation was worth more than $7million.

Lucija Glavota's last Will made the following gift:

"I GIVE all my house & land (including the old house sitting on my property) to my said nephew MILAN GLAVOTA absolutely."

The gift was subject to a condition that Milan pay 90% of the market value of the property to 8 other beneficiaries within 5 years.

Milan didn't pay the beneficiaries within the 5 years because his solicitor advised him that he didn't have to.

Six years after Lucija's death, Milan too died and his executor needed to know:

(a) did the land form part of Milan's estate?

(b) did Milan's solicitor give him incorrect advice?

CASE: R v Struhs & Ors [2025] QSC 10

WARNING: disturbing content.

8-year-old Elizabeth Rose Struhs died on 7 Jan 2022 and her death was entirely preventable. Elizabeth was a diabetic and for two years, her condition had been managed and treated with insulin.

That all ended on 3 January 2022 when the decision was made to not give Elizabeth insulin ever again. That decision was made by her parents, with their support of their small home-based religious congregation.

In this final part, we find out the sentences handed down and hear the sentencing remarks of the Judge.

NOTE: Voices of the parties have been produced by AI voice generation and are not the real voices of the parties.