Just in Case Law

Tanya Chapman
Just in Case Law

Hear about some of the most interesting Australian legal cases, including deceased estates, forged Wills, financial abuse, divorce and family law disputes, professional and medical negligence, and any other case that has enough drama to be worth discussing. I'm a solicitor specialising in Wills, Estates & Elder Law, so I kinda know what I'm talking about and will try to make it all make sense. This podcast is absolutely not legal advice or a dull legal lecture, but is more a legal soap opera! If you love true crime, but need a break from all the murder, this is the podcast for you!

  1. APR 6

    SUCCESSION: Grave owner

    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.

    36 min

  2. MAR 30

    SUCCESSION: An expensive mistake

    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?

    25 min

  3. MAR 26

    CRIME: Sentencing remarks (PART 6)

    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.

    33 min

  4. MAR 23

    CRIME: The Saints on trial (PART 5)

    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

    1h 9m

  5. MAR 19

    CRIME: Unlawful common purpose (PART 4)

    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 Elizabeths death. In PART 5, our final part, 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. NOTE: Voices of the parties have been produced by AI voice generation and are not the real voices of the parties.

    49 min

  6. MAR 18

    CRIME: Criminally negligent (PART 3)

    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 Elizabeths death. In PART 5, our final part, 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. NOTE: Voices of the parties have been produced by AI voice generation and are not the real voices of the parties.

    12 min

  7. MAR 16

    CRIME: Near death (PART 2)

    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 Elizabeths death. In PART 5, our final part, 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. NOTE: Voices of the parties have been produced by AI voice generation and are not the real voices of the parties.

    29 min

  8. MAR 16

    CRIME: The Struhs and The Saints (PART 1)

    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 Elizabeths death. In PART 5, our final part, 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. NOTE: Voices of the parties have been produced by AI voice generation and are not the real voices of the parties.

    29 min
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    Hear about some of the most interesting Australian legal cases, including deceased estates, forged Wills, financial abuse, divorce and family law disputes, professional and medical negligence, and any other case that has enough drama to be worth discussing. I'm a solicitor specialising in Wills, Estates & Elder Law, so I kinda know what I'm talking about and will try to make it all make sense. This podcast is absolutely not legal advice or a dull legal lecture, but is more a legal soap opera! If you love true crime, but need a break from all the murder, this is the podcast for you!

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    • Creator
      Tanya Chapman
    • Years Active
      2022 - 2025
    • Episodes
      127
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      © Tanya Chapman
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