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In what has been described as a ‘landmark’ judgment, the High Court has ruled that a pre-nuptial agreement and similarly worded post-nuptial agreement should both be set aside.

We're not referring to the internal conflict Gillian Flynn may be going through while she rewrites Hamlet as part of the Hogarth Shakespeare project. No, here we're looking at the New South Wales Supreme Court's judgment earlier this year (19th May 2014) on the conflict between upholding the wishes of the deceased and the rights of the family left behind under the Succession Act 2006 (NSW).