E-Alert: Electronic Conveyancing – Is it really you?

In 2008, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to the development of a system which would allow practitioners and conveyancers to efficiently and conveniently [...]

E-Alert: Queensland Land Tax Foreign Surcharge – Effects and Possible Relief

From 2019/2020 onwards, in the absence of any potential exemptions or relief, 'foreign companies' and 'foreign trusts' will pay a 2% 'absentee owner' land tax [...]

E-Alert: Queensland Property Law 2019 in Review

2019 saw a variety of changes in the property law sector and it is certain 2020 will bring further change. Here is a brief snapshot [...]

E-Alert: Claiming on a small estate? It could cost you

For many years now, the Courts have cautioned that parties engaging in protracted disputes over deceased estates of relatively small value should not assume success [...]