E-alert: A gift or a loan? The perils of giving money to family members

The saying “never mix family and money” rang true in the recent Queensland Court of Appeal decision Berghan & Anor v Berghan.[1]  In this case, [...]

E-alert: Labour Hire Licensing Act (Qld) 2017 – Single employer entity groups beware?

On 8 September 2017, the first scheme to license the labour hire industry in Australia passed through Queensland’s parliament. The scope of the LHL Act [...]

E-alert: Common Law Trespass by Overhanging Crane: Is it Sunnier in Queensland?

A recent decision in the Supreme Court of Victoria concerned a successful injunction application by a neighbour, against an adjoining builder who was trespassing over [...]

E-alert: Costs charged by Resident Manager upheld by Court of Appeal – Body Corporate Management Rights Update

The Queensland Court of Appeal recently ended a long-running saga in which a resident manager of a Gold Coast apartment Complex had been prosecuted through [...]