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- 5 Most Common Compensation Claims – What You Need To Know
- Buying a House in QLD Checklist for Home Buyers
- Reasonable Termination of REIQ Contracts Under Building and Pest Conditions in Queensland
- Family Provision Application Process (Estate Claims)
- Employment Disputes: New Laws Offer Cost Reductions and More
- Selling a House with a Mortgage: A Step-by-Step Guide
- Changes to Trustee Leasing under the Land Act gives wider powers to Local Governments
- Head of Damages Explained: Claiming Compensation
- Continuous Disclosure Obligations: Essential Legal Requirements
- Stamp Duty for First Home Buyers in Queensland Explained
- Enduring Power of Attorney: What to Include in Yours
- Harassment at Work: Steps to Take if You Are Affected
- Don't Let Rates Arrears Escalate
- Lawyer in Cairns: Your Guide to Finding the Right Help
- Running An Enforcement Process: Recent Guidance in District Court Highlights Important Issues
- Need To Consider Human Rights Highlighted By Recent Case
- Minimum Wage Increase 2024: What You Need To Know
- Probate Caveats in Queensland
- Property Law Act Updates: Key Changes You Should Know
- Casual Employment Rights: Stay Informed on New Changes
- New Wage Theft Laws: Protecting Employee Entitlements
- What’s New in the Information Privacy Act 2009: Council Impacts
- Claiming Compensation - Does My Injury Have To Be Physical?
- Building & Construction - Christmas Q & A
- Why You Should Always Get A Building and Pest Report
- Estate Planning: CGT K3 Event and How To Avoid One
- Changes to Domestic Violence Legislation Impacting Queenslanders
- Are You Being Reasonable?
- Qantas Loses In High Court Appeal Over Sacking
- Local Government Reforms – OIA and Councillor Conduct Provisions
- Managing The Risk Of Burnout
- Loans Payable On Demand
- The Long and the Short of it: Regulating Short Stay Accommodation
- Procedural Fairness: Best Practices for Local Law Applications
- Workplace Investigations Explained: Protecting Your Business and Staff
- Penalty Unit QLD Increase: What It Means for Residents and Businesses
- Building Contracts Explained: How to Protect Your Investment
- How Are Overseas Assets Handled During A Separation?
- How to Manage Requests to Work on Public Holidays
- Current Scams in Australia: Protect Yourself From Fraud
- Delay In Residential Building Works
- Changes to Sexual Harassment Laws - Employer Obligations
- Contractors and Superannuation: Avoiding Compliance Risks
- Property Law Bill 2023: Modernising Queensland’s Legal Framework
- Changes to REIQ Commercial Contracts
- A Littering of Delegations
- Duty To Manage Psychological Risks In The Workplace
- Major Changes To The Fair Work Act - What You Need To Know
- Upcoming Changes to Family and Domestic Leave
- Respect @ Work Implementation Into The Queensland Industrial System
- Managing Animals - A Community Issue
- Paper No More - Use of ELN's Mandated
- Building Belonging - Queensland Anti-Discrimination Reform
- Special Charges - To Charge or Not to Charge?
- Council Easements - Hidden Liability
- Defending A Claim for Provision From A Deceased Estate
- The Gig Is Up
- Attorney VS Executor - What Is The Difference?
- Knowing Your Powers Of Entry
- Sexual Harassment - Are You Doing Enough To Protect Your Staff?
- Negligence And Nuisance - New Case on Retaining Walls
- Employee or Contractor?
- Will I Get 50% In My Divorce Settlement?
- Council Land & Economic Development: An Opportunity
- What is a Director ID Number?
- Leasing for Local Governments
- Variations of Building Contracts
- New Amendments Proposed to Land Legislation
- Can your Worker’s Compensation Claim be Denied?
- Will the Court consider the issue of Domestic Violence in Property Settlement Matters?
- Recent Changes to Taxation Treatment of Granny Flat Interest
- Recent Developments for Industrial Manslaughter
- Having Difficult Conversations in the Workplace
- Establishing a Duty of Care in Personal Injury Law
- Qld Duties and Taxes (Land Tax – Part 1)
- New Case on Planning Offence Penalties: When are Prosecutions a Good Option?
- Building and Construction - Q & A's
- Redundancy - Genuine or Not?
- What to do if the other party has left the scene of your car accident
- Compensation and Injury claims: Time is critical
- Setting the Record Straight - A Local Government's Power to Set Rates
- Management of Council Operations in a Covid-19 World
- REIQ Residential Contract Amendments - Do they apply to you?
- 'Escaping Violence Payment Program'
- Balancing our "new normal" in the workplace
- New Year New Rules
- Tips for driving on Christmas Day
- Do Workers Compensation payments continue if I leave my job?
- Busted – Our top 5 drink driving Myths to remember this Festive Season!
- Fee no evil
- Can I bring a personal injury claim for my child?
- Christmas Turkey
- Managing ill and injured workers – What you need to know
- Remember your Interests – A Reminder about Registers
- How to Support Your Children through Separation
- What to do when you need an access easement
- What are the consequences of breaching court orders?
- What is the Difference between Fixtures and Chattels?
- When provisions in a Will for an adult child inadequate
- First Impressions of the New Federal Circuit and Family Court
- WARNING – HIGH RISK AHEAD
- Is change as good as a holiday?
- SERVING STATUTORY NOTICES: A REFRESHER
- What is covered under a commercial lease?
- Relief against forfeiture of a commercial lease – a tenant’s second chance
- The Rights of Step-Parents
- COMMITTED TO THE CODE OF CONDUCT
- Community Engagement Levels High – It’s Budget Time
- Reviewing Decisions: A Refresher
- SQUATTERS RIGHTS: CLAIMING AN ISLAND (OR A PIECE OF ONE)
- Deposit Dispute is ‘Awkward’!
- What is Collaborative Law?
- A Legal Overview About Constructive Trust
- (Un)Licensed To Build
- What is a Child Inclusive Conference and a Family Report?
- Can Council Make The COVID-19 Vaccine Mandatory?
- Human Rights Based Objections - New Case Law To Give Guidance To Councils
- Getting Delegations Right
- Family Law Consent Orders - What You Need To Know
- Execution Of Legal Documents By A Company
- Estop, Hammer Time
- Spam Emails No More? Major Retailer Pays The Price
- Local Laws - A Fresh Perspective
- Changes To Rates Are Coming
- The Importance of Reviewing Your Estate Plan
- Don't Delay - Consider End Of Lease Obligations Today
- Compromise: The Key To Resolving Conflict in Family Law
- Reminder: New Provisions For Rates Arrears Sales
- Estate Planning for Your Business
- Compulsory Land Acquisition and Human Rights Act 2019
- Land Court Mining Compensation Decision To Affect Local Government Landowners
- Termination Of A Building Contract
- Changes To Wage Theft Laws
- Restraint of Trade Clauses - Are They Enforceable?
- New Conflict Laws In Effect: But What's Still Unclear?
- Top Tips To Survive Mango Season
- Recent Case Hightlights Need For Reasonableness
- Is COVID-19 Frustrating You And Your Contract?
- Council Trustee Lease and the Land Regulation 2020 (Qld)
- New Wage Theft Laws
- Dangerous Dog Round Up: Recent QCAT Cases Give Councils Pointers
- Termination Under the Guise of Redundancy
- Decisions, Decisions - What Should I Consider?
- Defamation and Facebook
- Update: Queensland State Wage Case
- Meetings Matters - Local Government Meetings Processes to Change
- (Make Sure) The Price is Right
- Granny Flat Agreement
- Blood on Their Hands - When Employers Are Found to be Liable
- Impact of COVID-19 on Carbon Markets
- What To Expect After A Separation
- Cattle Industry Wins Big – Government Backs Down
- Tips and Traps for Council in Land Acquisitions
- Clive Palmer vs Human Rights
- COVID-19 Legislation Round Up
- COVID-19 Mandatory Leasing Code of Conduct
- Picking Categories: Categorisation Case Overturns Earlier Decision
- Climate Change Litigation – Is There A Tidal Wave On The Way?
- Keeping in Front of COVID-19
- Be Prepared - Have Projects Ready to Go
- Does The Way I Own Property Affect My Will?
- New Conduct Rules for Councillors
- Do Leases Need to be Registered?
- Hackers, Scammers and Thieves
- CCTV - Compliance for Council
- A Child's Right to Spend Time With Their Grandparents
- Wage Theft - What You Need to Know
- Franchise Agreements – An Overview for First Time Franchisees
- One In, All In - What Lead to the Sacking of A Whole Council
- Caretaker Period Arrangements - What Councillors Need to Know
- Howdy, Partner
- Risky Roads - What is Council's Liability as Road Authority?
- Shiny and New for 2020
- Human Rights Act 2019 - Know Your Rights
- Combustible Cladding – What are your obligations?
- Terminating a Building Contract
- Trick or Treat? Stage 2 of Belcarra Receives Royal Assent
- Attack of the Drones at Your Sunday Picnic
- Understanding The CCT: New Councillor Conduct Decisions Shed Light on Tribunal Decision Making
- Exposing Your Trunks: New Disclosure Obligations for Infrastructure Charges
- What is the Role of A Family Lawyer?
- Company Compliance Tips for Small Business Owners
- Testamentary Trusts
- Can the Body Corporate Tow My Car?
- Overdue Rates and Charges - Don't Take it Personally!
- Talking Rubbish
- Clearing Vegetation a Complex Matter
- No Place for Romance in Procurement
- Retail Leasing - Things You Need to Know
- Federal Government Boost for Indigenous Business
- Flushing out Uncertainties with the new Plumbing and Drainage Act and Regulation
- Superannuation Death Benefits
- Asbestos Registers - Do Commercial Properties Need Them?
- Legislative Changes are Looming
- Human Rights Act 2019 - What Councils Need to Know
- High Court's Native Title Compensation Ruling
- Is Driving When Tired as Bad as Drink Driving?
- Facebook and Personal Conduct
- Taking the Castle – Latest Case on Compensation to Landowners
- Things to Consider When Preparing A Will
- Making Good Money From Hot Air
- Cautionary Tales About Facebook
- Lessor Alert - Why The Preparation of a Breach Notice Matters
- Preparing For Unplanned Business Interruptions
- New Information Commissioner Decisions Highlight RTI Tips And Traps
- Councillor Conflicts Back In The Frame
- Restraints Of Trade - What You Need To Know
- How to Choose the Best Lawyer for Your Situation
- Time Limits - Do They Apply When Suing for Unpaid Rates?
- Compliance with Retail Shop Legislation a Must for Local Governments
- The Perils of the “Preferred Candidate”
- What is Wrong with DIY Will Kits?
- What is an Enduring Power of Attorney?
- When Do I Need To Hire A Lawyer?
- What is The Difference Between a Retail Lease and a Commercial Lease?
- What Business Structure Should I Choose?
- Are You Affected By An Encroachment?
- Online Safety
- Code of Conduct Is A Reality
- Re-negotiating Contract Terms Under Building And Pest Inspection Condition
- What to expect when meeting your Lawyer for the first time
- GST Withholding Law
- Why You Should Always Be Honest With Your Lawyer
- Choosing the Right Lawyer
- 3 things to keep in mind when leasing your first retail property
- Co-Ownership of Real Property – What to do when things go wrong
- Councils back under the microscope – How does the new legislation affect Local Government?
- What is a Private Access Easement?
- How to Be Prepared for Your Initial Estate Planning Appointment
- What do the recent changes to the Family Law Rules mean for you?
- Witnessing Documents Outside Australia
- Safe Workplace
- When do I need a native title lawyer in Queensland?
- DIY Legal – Should You DIY Or Call In The Experts?
- I Don’t Live In Cairns – Can I Still Use A Cairns Lawyer?
- What is a Grant of Probate?
- What are my rights in a franchise dispute?
- Effective debt recovery
- Why Choosing A Locally Owned Business Is Better Than A Large National Corporation
- What do I do if my tenant doesn’t pay their rent?
- What Does Without Prejudice Mean
- Partnerships and their dissolution
- Succession Planning: The Family Farm – A Source of Family Conflict
- How is native title addressed when a mining lease is granted?
- Does Native Title Affect My Interests?
- Caveats
- Choosing A Lawyer In Cairns: A Generalist Or A Specialist?
- Cairns Supreme Court Orders Multi Million Dollar Judgment In A Contract Dispute Case
- Council Rates and Charges back in the spotlight: New Bill proposes to soften the effect of ‘Linville’
- Important Things To Consider When Choosing A Lawyer
- How To Choose A Lawyer The Right Way
- When You Need a Mining Lawyer in Cairns
- Are you faced with Losing Your License?
- Why It’s Always Best To Hire a Local Lawyer
- Succession Planning
- What Preston Law Can Help You With
- 3 Ways To Reduce Your Legal Fees!
- Preston Law: Our Practise Areas
- How to Reduce Risk of Bankruptcy
- Five Questions To Ask Your Next Lawyer
- What are litigation services?
- How a lawyer can help you and your business
- How to Choose a Lawyer
- There Are Times When You Need A Lawyer In Cairns
- When You Need A Lawyer In Cairns
- Cairns Native Title
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