DIY Will Kits have been around for a while now and are readily available for the fraction of the price of having a Will prepared by a lawyer. In fact, you can probably pop down to your local post office right now and pick one up for less than the cost of an average pub meal. I must agree that the promises put forward by these kits makes them seem rather alluring to the average lay … [Read more...]
Flashback Friday: Greg Welden Revisits His Past
Just for fun we thought we share this entertaining tidbit we recently unearthed. The article was featured in the local Port Augusta newspaper, The Transcontinental, in late 2004. Composed by then journalist and now local Adelaide comedian and founder of Grease Monkey Media; Jon Brooks, it offers a rare insight into Greg’s early years as a solicitor in Port Augusta. It was … [Read more...]
Telstra Business Awards 2016 South Australian Finalist
Welden & Coluccio Lawyers is thrilled to announce our involvement 2016 Telstra Business Awards. As one of six finalists in the category "New Business Award", we are humbled to be vying for this honour with other start-up businesses, each demonstrating the very best that Adelaide has to offer in terms of entrepreneurial innovation. We look forward to the announcement of the winners of … [Read more...]
Wills Register: An Exciting Leap Forward
A question I get asked in almost every client meeting is whether there is any central registry for storing or locating Wills? The answer is no…well, sort of. Prior to the recent introduction of the Law Society of South Australia’s Will Register (a little more on that in a minute) there was no central registry to store or record the fact that someone has completed a Will in South … [Read more...]
Celebrity Wills Blog Series : Osama bin Laden
Ok, so if my last blog about Wills (Nostradamus) was a bit of a stretch on celebrity, this one will surely break that string. To be fair, even I feel bad calling this person a celebrity will, but hey, like I say, everyone needs a Will!! A few weeks back my interest was piqued when I read a news headline suggesting that, according to a recently released Will, “Osama bin Laden left millions of … [Read more...]
Celebrity Wills Blog Series (6) – Nostradamus
Perhaps not exactly a celebrity, Michel Nostradamus is perhaps more extensively known throughout the world, than some “so-called” modern day celebrities. His reputation as a seer and author of a collection of prophecies has guaranteed continued interest in his life and work to the present day. Nostradamus was born in 1503 and died on 2 July 1566 at the age of 66 years. Since becoming aware … [Read more...]
Welden & Coluccio Lawyers Quoted in ‘The Australian Financial Review”
I’ve been ‘on about’ the dangers of DIY Wills for a long time, so it is awesome to have our hard work at Welden & Coluccio Lawyers acknowledged by a publication as esteemed as the Australian Financial Review. A week ago Jason and I were interviewed by a journalist from the AFR. In today’s edition of the publication, 3rd June 2015, we were quoted for our opinions relating to DIY Wills in … [Read more...]
