2025 Academy Roster
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Richard John Neal
Teece Hodgson & Ward
1 Chifley Square
Sydney, New South Wales 2000
AUSTRALIA
Phone: 612 9232 3733
Fax: 612 9231 6093
Email: rneal@teece.com.au
Spouse: Elizabeth Mary Benjamin | Academic record: | Graduated University of Sydney LLB (Second Class Honours) 1973 Graduated University of Sydney LLB (First Class Honours) 1981 | | Professional details: | Admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales on 9 February 1973 Partner, Teece Hodgson & Ward, from 1 July 1976 to date Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law Member of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Member, STEP NSW Committee from July 2012 Affiliate Member of The Taxation Institute Member, Elder Law, Capacity & Succession Committee, Law Society of New South Wales | | Specialist accreditation: | Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates Law (NSW) Former chair of the Advisory Committee for Specialist Accreditation in Wills and Estates Law in NSW (formulating assessments for applicants for accreditation and assessing them) - 1999 to 2007; foundation Committee member from 1994 to 2007 | | Work areas: | Probate and equity Equity litigation, including contested estate, will construction, family provision litigation; partnership and shareholder disputes Estate planning advice Trusts and trustee advice Advice on contested estates, administration and estate planning, including questions of assets in foreign jurisdictions or applications by foreign executors in respect of assets in Australia Court appointed administrator of estates Advice in respect of mental health, financial management, guardianship issues Expert witness in relation to estates and trusts | | Continuing Professional Development: | Since 1986 has conducted workshops and seminars in the equity and succession areas of work for solicitors’ continuing legal education | | Publications and other contributions: | Co-author, Mason and Handler's Succession Law and Practice, New South Wales (LexisNexis) Co-author, Hutley's Australian Wills Precedents, 11th Edition Adviser, Practical Guidance – Succession Law (LexisNexis) Seminar papers, case reviews and commentaries on wills, family provision and contested estate and trust litigation, powers of attorney and guardianship |
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