New laws increasing the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal's (QCAT) jurisdictional limit from $25,000 to $100,000 for matters relating to motor vehicles will come into [...]
Further to our ongoing e-alerts concerning the three-stage compliance obligations for combustible cladding in Queensland, in a Ministerial Construction Council meeting earlier this month it [...]
Australia’s new whistleblower laws commenced on 1 July 2019, together with significant civil and criminal penalties. This article provides a brief summary of the background [...]
This article is the first in a series of four articles addressing the practical considerations of terminating a residential building contract. These articles are aimed [...]
Employment & WHS – Changes to Important Employment Related Financial Thresholds 2019 A number of employment related monetary thresholds are indexed annually on 1 July. [...]
Benjamin Franklin is quoted as saying there is nothing in this world that can be said to be certain except death and taxes. Herman Wouk, [...]
The recent decision of the Supreme Court of Victoria in the case of Perpetual Limited v Myer Pty Ltd [2019] VSCA 98 has demonstrated the [...]
An Improved Sublease Dispute Framework Further to our E-Alert in March 2019, the Natural Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 has received parliamentary assent, [...]
Are you sure you can clear your ‘Category X’ vegetation without any approvals? On 10 May 2019, the Queensland Court of Appeal handed down its [...]