CASE OUTLINE
Mr and Mrs Wu were married for 55 years until Mrs Wu passed away in 2018. They had two daughters, Karen and Angela, the latter being the ‘favoured’ of the two. The family home, owned jointly by Mr and Mrs Wu, was in O’Malley, a suburb of Canberra. In 2009,the home was gifted to Angela, who was then living abroad. At the time of the disposition, Mr Wu was 85 years old; he had a poor command of English, was extremely deferential to Mrs Wu and dependent on her for financial decisions and the management of his assets, and had no significant assets apart from the O’Malley property; he also received no independent legal or financial advice in relation to the proposed transfer…
Rick Bigwood, Rescuing ‘Fiduciary’ Undue Influence Law in Australia? Wu v Wu [2024] ACTCA 8 and Wu v Wu (No 2) [2024] ACTCA 29, University of Queensland Law Journal volume 45 (2026). Published 15 February 2026.
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