Jeff Law and the Bendigo Bank
My earliest recollection of Jeff Law was when I went with my father to Jeff’s Auto Electric business in Proserpine as a child. I remember Jeff being very tall and that he spoke quickly, loudly and a lot. A few…
Solicitors
Performance Management of Employees and the Risk of Adverse Action Claims
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The adverse action provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act) have potentially wide reaching implications for employers when it comes to the performance management and discipline of employees. The Act prohibits an employer from taking an adverse action against…
Registration of a Company – Benefits and Burdens
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By Paul Stasuik The Global Financial Crisis has changed the way a number of employees now think about, and define, job security. A few have decided to take control of their employment and strike out into the world of business:…
You & Your Business Name – A New National Register
A new National Business Name Register is expected to commence in May/June 2012. Currently, for businesses operating in Queensland, the Office of Fair Trading keeps the state’s register with each other state or territory having a similar system. Transition to…
Credit Control Debt Collection
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If a business has proper credit control then this can limit the number of bad debts the business will have. Our advice to clients when we take on their debt collection work is that the most important thing they can…
Riding an Unregistered Motorcycle Costs $1M Plus
In an unusual case decided in November this year by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland, an owner of an unregistered motorcycle was ordered to pay over $1M to the Nominal Defendant (the State of Queensland). The…
Statutory Guarantees – Know Your Rights
turned_in_notTanya Whalley, Your Rights
How often do we hear the saying – “they don’t make them like they use to”? Have you recently purchased a product only to be disappointed by its quality or durability. In this article, we take a look at the…
Applications to Extend Limitation Period
In Queensland the various Acts that govern the rights of individuals to sue for damages for personal injuries suffered in motor vehicle accidents, work related incidents or public liability incidents provide that if a claim is not lodged pursuant to…
An “Issue” to Have a Legal Fight About
Our clients who receive our newsletter will by now gather the importance we place on proper estate planning with a carefully drafted Will and Enduring Power of Attorney. There is more and more litigation by dissatisfied children and dependants not…
Estates
What Do I Own? We quite often experience a situation when taking instructions from clients in the preparation of their Wills that they do not clearly understand their business structures. As a result of this it is sometimes difficult to…
News
Preparing for Compliance with the Child Safe Standards under the Child Safe Organisations Act 2024
Claiming an executor’s commission
Do’s and Don’ts for Separated Parents
Superannuation Death Benefits and Estate Planning: What You Need to Know
50 years in Law
Five Decades, One Workplace: Mackay Woman Honoured for 50 Years in Law
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