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Jul 13, 20222 min read

Family Law : CONSIDERING A SEACHANGE? THINK CAREFULLY SAYS DOWNS & SEABRIDGE

In Downs & Seabridge [2016] FCCA 2102, the Federal Circuit Court considered a mother’s relocation with her two children to over 500km...

Jul 13, 20221 min read

Property Law : Land and Other Legislation Amendment bill summary of amendments

The Queensland Government has introduced the Land and Other Legislation Amendment Bill (the Bill) to Parliament with the objective to...

Jul 13, 20222 min read

Litigation Law : Court of Appeal Ends Decade Long Legal Saga for Gaming Heir

Queensland’s Court of Appeal has ended a legal litigation dispute involving an heir to the Aristocrat gaming machine empire which lasted...

Jul 13, 20221 min read

Commercial Law : Unfair Contracts: New Law Impacts on Small Businesses

The ACCC has announced that a new law is being introduced to protect small businesses from unfair contracts. Contracts that are new,...

Jul 13, 20222 min read

Criminal law : Rule 1. Talk to your Lawyer before you talk to the Police.

Why you should never talk or give a statement to the police before talking to a lawyer first. You have just been arrested by the police...

Jul 13, 20224 min read

Agricultural Law : The Interim report from the ACCC – Cattle & Beef study

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released its Interim Report in respect of the cattle and beef market study...

Jul 13, 20222 min read

Agricultural Law : The PPSA : Register it Quickly and Properly or Risk Losing it.

Are you aware of the registration time limitations imposed by the PPSA and CA (Corporations Act 2001)? If a party goes into...