Multiple outlets report on an inheritance arrangement between two men made informally at a Sydney shopping centre. According to the accounts, the two friends struck a “handshake” deal about their estates, described as an inheritance pact. The arrangement is later reported to become the basis of a legal fight that does not conclude until more than a decade later. While details of the underlying agreement and the parties’ later actions are not provided in the excerpts, all sources agree on the central timeline and outcome: the matter proceeds through the courts and results in a figure of about $8 million being associated with the dispute. The reporting frames the case as an example of how informal estate planning can produce uncertainty and lead to protracted litigation. Across the outlets, the inheritance pact is consistently described as occurring between friends at a Sydney shopping centre, and the dispute as lasting for more than ten years before reaching resolution in court.