Lisa Sarmas

Equity, the Free Market and Financial Agreements in Family Law: Thorne v Kennedy

Lisa Sarmas, Belinda Fehlberg

Journal article  |  2019  |  Family Law Review

Thorne  v Kennedy (2017) 91 ALJR 1260; [2017] HCA 49 is of interest to equity lawyers, to family lawyers and to couples who have e..

Australian Family Property Law Current Issues and Challenges

Belinda Fehlberg, Lisa Sarmas

Book Chapter  |  2019

There are several reasons why it seems important to focus on Australian family property law now. In May 2017, the Australian Feder..

The perils and pitfalls of formal equality in australian family law reform

B Fehlberg, L Sarmas, J Morgan

Journal article  |  2018  |  Federal Law Review

In this paper, we identify the influence of formal equality—and more specifically, formal gender equality (that is, treating men a..

The Gendered Nature of Trusts Law

L Sarmas

Journal article  |  2018  |  Precedent

Trusts, and the way they are regulated, have an impact on all of us, whether that impact is direct (for example, through our invol..

Australian Family Property Law: 'Just and Equitable' Outcomes?

Belinda Fehlberg, Lisa Sarmas

Journal article  |  2018  |  Australian Journal of Family Law

In this article we focus on the broad discretion under Australia’s Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) to reallocate interests in property o..

Bankruptcy and the Family Home: The Impact of Recent Developments

Lisa Sarmas, Belinda Fehlberg

Journal article  |  2016  |  Melbourne University Law Review

This article explores the effect of recent legal developments on the division of the family home in the context of bankruptcy of a..

The Resulting Trust and the Family Home in Australia: The End of the Road?

L SARMAS

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Equity

Trustee of the Property of Cummins v Cummins - Judgment

L SARMAS

Book Chapter  |  2014

This book brings together feminist academics and lawyers to present an impressive collection of alternative judgments in a series ..

TRUSTS, THIRD PARTIES AND THE FAMILY HOME: SIX YEARS SINCE CUMMINS AND CONFUSION STILL REIGNS

Lisa Sarmas

Journal article  |  2012  |  MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW

In Trustees of the Property of Cummins v Cummins, the High Court of Australia developed an arguably new trusts principle in relati..

A new historiography for an old tale: Re-reading the clash of jurisdictions

L Sarmas

Journal article  |  2011  |  Flinders Law Journal