Scott and his team specialise in advising on tax, superannuation, structuring and restructuring, and estate planning and succession. This includes assisting accountants, financial planners, lawyers and other professional advisers with helping their clients deal with these issues.
Scott regularly provides training sessions on superannuation, tax and estate planning and succession issues and is a Fellow Member of the SMSF Association and an accredited SMSF Specialist AdvisorTM.
In addition, Scott is the chair of the SMSF Association and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate practitioners.
Scott is listed in Best Lawyers Australia for Superannuation Law, Trusts and Estates, Wealth Management / Succession Planning Practice. Additionally, Scott was named Best Lawyers’ 2016 Brisbane Wealth Management / Succession Planning Practice ‘Lawyer of the Year’, and Best Lawyers’ 2019, 2022 and 2024 Brisbane Superannuation ‘Lawyer of the Year’.
Cooper Grace Ward is proud to announce that 25 of our lawyers have been recognised across 23 expertise areas in Best Lawyers list of leading lawyers for 2026.
In this edition of It depends, partner Scott Hay-Bartlem discusses whether your superannuation death benefit can be paid to your grandchildren.
Join us for a coffee chat with corporate advisory special counsel Carly Ashwood and private client partner Scott Hay-Bartlem. In this candid conversation, we delve into Carly's background, explore her life outside work, and discuss what gets her excited about her work.
Cooper Grace Ward acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Fast, accurate and flexible entities including companies, self-managed superannuation funds and trusts.