CASE: Re Legal Practitioners Admissions Board and Sousa [2025] QSC 56

In 2023 Chanel Sousa had completed her law degree and was ready to become a lawyer. She applied to the Legal Practitioners Admissions Board to be admitted to the Roll of Legal Practitioners, to be able to practice law in Queensland.

Her application immediately hit a wall - Benjamin Millmann submitted an objection to Chanel’s admission.

The reasons behind his objection were odd to say the least and related to Millmann's past dealings with Chanel's domestic partner Senior Constable Seth Gilson.

Millmann had some unpleasant run-ins with law enforcement in the past and most recently with SC Gilson.

Millman turned the tables and HE investigated SC Gilson, in a manner which SC Gilson alleged was stalking.

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CASE: Rada v Smith [2024] NSWSC 273

“In the legal folklore which surrounded will making in Victorian England, the archetype of the spiteful father was one who disinherited his only child and left everything to the Battersea Dogs Home. That, almost literally, is what the plaintiff says her late father has done to her, albeit in Australia.” (Justice Kunc)

In this case the estranged daughter Rebecca moved with her mother to Canada when she was only 3 years old. Her father Igor stayed in Australia and they had limited contact throughout Rebecca's life.

When Igor died in 2022, he made no provision for his daughter in his Will.

Rebecca applied to the Court seeking provision from her late father's estate.

Many would describe Rebecca as Igor's long-estranged daughter and consider the estrangement as a relevant factor when determining whether Rebecca was entitle to any of her father's estate.

Justice Kunc warned that the use of the word "estranged" was problematic as it often associated with wrong-doing, condemnation, disgrace, or shameful behaviour.

CASE: Jamil v Medical Board of Australia [2024] SASC 90; Medical Board of Australia v Jamil [2023] SACAT 45.

In 2020 Dr Shamyal Hamoon Jamil was working as a registered medical intern at an Adelaide Hospital.

At the same hospital, university medical students would under work placements.

Jamil was charged with inappropriate sexual conduct in relation to two of the medical students, referred to in the judgment as AB and CD.

This case includes reviewing some of the messages exchanged, secret messages and deleted messages, nude photos, and faked messages.

Warning: sexually explicit, racist, and disturbing content.

CASE: Milewski v Holben [2014] NSWSC 388

Colin Robert Holben died when he was 50 years old. His last Will created an overly complex structure of testamentary trusts to hold his $11 million estate for his family.

His family consisted of his wife Lisa and their two teenage sons.

But Colin had been married before, to Adele Judith Milewski. They had divorced 16 years before Colin's death.

And Colin died, Adele made an application for provision from her ex-husband’s estate and, due to some unique circumstances, was successful.

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.

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.

This case will be covered in 5 parts.

In PART 1 you will be introduced to the members of The Saints, a conservative home-based religious group that rejected all medical treatment.

In PART 2 we will look at the events in July 2019 when young Elizabeth Struhs was diagnosed with diabetes. Kerrie, who was a devoted member of The Saints refused to seek medical care for her critically ill daughter.

In PART 3 we look at the first hearing in which Elizabeth's parents are charged with failure to provide their daughter with the necessaries of life, almost resulting in her death.

In PART 4 we will follow the changes in the Struhs family and the campaign of the collective members of The Saints to see that Elizabeth be taken off insulin, a campaign that would lead to Elizabeth's death.

In PART 5, you will hear about the criminal trial of all 14 members of The Saints charged with manslaughter in relation to the unlawful death of Elizabeth Struhs.

In PART 6, 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