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Smarter Drafter Precedent Update January 2026

Check out all the new content that's been added to Smarter Drafter in the last month.

Welcome to the precedent update for January (and partly December). This update features updates to our Essentials documents and court forms, including changes to our Lexon suite, as well as updates to our FLENA suite. 

Let’s dive in!

Essentials

Form updates

The following documents have been updated:

Content update: Commercial

  • OneNDA
    • New version issued, old version retired

Content update: Corporate

  • Business Sale Agreement
    • Update to GST clause (adjustment to make it explicit that if the purchaser is not registered and does not become registered at the time of supply, that the purchase is not the sale of a going concern and the purchaser is then required to pay GST on the transaction on receipt of a tax invoice from the vendor)
    • Remove mandatory setting on employee table - allows this to be optional

Content update: Lexon – EPOA

  • L2 - Initial letter to client - update per Lexon
  • L4 - Wills information checklist - update per Lexon
  • L7 - Letter to client enclosing estate planning documents - update per Lexon
  • Wills & EPOA - Overview - update per Lexon

Court Forms

Content update: FCFCoA

Form updates

The following forms have been updated:

  • Acknowledgement of service - update per FCFCoA announcement
  • Application for review - update per FCFCoA announcement
  • Balance sheet - update per FCFCoA announcement
  • Financial statement - update per FCFCoA announcement
  • Financial statement - Express - update per FCFCoA announcement
  • Notice of ceasing to act - update per FCFCoA announcement
  • PPP cases financial summary - Comprehensive - new - version with financials fully automated (vs express version)

Updates from our content partners

Family Law Education Network of Australia (FLENA)

Form updates

The following documents have been updated:

  • P1 - Initial letter to client on retention - update per FLENA
  • P3 - Initial formal letter to other party (self-repped) RE children and or property - update per FLENA
  • P4 - Letter to client requesting financial disclosure - update per FLENA
  • P5 - Initial formal letter to other party's lawyer RE children and or property - update per FLENA
  • Disclosure checklist - update per FLENA

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Download the full Document and Precedent list

Those are the highlights from the past month, but If you want to see the full list, click the button below. 

Don’t forget to check out our blog to read more about exciting feature releases.
If you have any questions or feedback about this month’s release, please send us an email on team@smarterdrafter.com.au.