E-Alert: ‘Lemon Laws’ putting the squeeze on dodgy dealers

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 [...]

E-Alert: Incoming Ban on Combustible Cladding

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 [...]

E-Alert: Recent Crime and Corruption amendments mean that the Whistleblower might not be a Referee!

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 [...]

E-Alert: Home and hosed? Tips for terminating residential building contracts

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 [...]