The proportion of Australia's population at or nearing retirement age is increasing. Legal issues affecting older people and their families such as wills, probate, age discrimination and entry into aged care are all covered in this newsletter.

• Elder Law Briefing (26 Jul 2010) -

  In this Briefing we discuss effective ways of ensuring that medical wishes are honoured and also look at an example of a provision claim brought against an estate by a de facto partner.

• Elder Law Briefing (24 Feb 2010) -

  Over recent months, there have been a number of references in the print media to aspects of elder law.  The frequency of articles on elder law topics confirms the growing awareness of elder law as an area of social significance.