Covid-19 Risk Audit: Could your business trade if you were struck down with the coronavirus?
As we know Covid 19 is causing significant financial disruption to businesses and the economy.
The prohibition on development approvals having inconsistent conditions is often misconstrued
There is no prohibition in the planning legislation on the existence of multiple development approvals over the one parcel of land. ...
SMSF and non-arm's length expenses in the legislative spotlight
Recent legislative changes passed by the Federal Parliament clarify and tighten the operation of rules regulating the treatment of...
Orb Holdings Pty Ltd v WCL (QLD) Albert Street Pty Ltd: The need to understand rights of access und
The recent case of Orb Holdings Pty Ltd v WCL (QLD) Albert Street Pty Ltd (Judgment Delivered on 29 October 2019) is an example of the...
Amenity in Rural and Urban Contexts - A Paper presented to QELA
Introduction While planning legislation and planning schemes are important tools in assessing applications they alone will not achieve...
The need for three-dimensional definitions
Leases Many leases of retail space, office space and parts of a building merely define the Premises as "that part of the building...
P&E Court Practice: The end of the scatter gun/the return of the town planner
It has been a feature of legal practice in the Planning and Environment Court that all too often parties opposing approval have prepared...
What Security?
The recent District Court decision of Versace Timbers Pty Ltd v Stojanovic offers a timely reminder to make sure your standard contracts...
Recent Court decisions highlight the necessity of coordinating your Estate Plan with the ongoing con
Australians have embraced the Self-Managed Superannuation Fund ("SMSF") as a vehicle to create wealth and provide for their own...
Don't bite the hand that feeds you!
It’s a pretty simple rule. Most of us learn it at a young age. Even dogs know it. Now, the High Court has given it legal substance in the...
