The Queensland State Government are expected to introduced to the Queensland Parliament this month legislation to remove the statute of limitations for victims of childhood sexual abuse, which is expected to be passed into Law later this month.
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Catastrophic Injury Compensation Laws for Queensland
Prior to 1 July 2016, if a person suffered a serious personal injury in a motor vehicle accident and they were the at fault driver, they faced the prospect of receiving no compensation at all. With the introduction of the National Injury Insurance Scheme, at fault drivers who suffer a serious personal injury will at least have the ability to rely on the Scheme.
The Winchester Foundation
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The Winchester Foundation support many country families and children with their secondary and tertiary education expenses and our firm and I are happy to provide continued support. The Winchester Foundation also supports children from country primary schools to attend the Whitsunday Voices Youth Literature Festival and is a major sponsor of the Isolated Children’s and Parent’s Association State Conference.
Proudly Supporting the Local Community
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We have always believed in the importance of being involved in the community we live and work in. All of our professional staff at the present time, Directors and Solicitors, are involved in a wide variety of community organisations. Over the coming months we intend to feature some updates profiling our Solicitors and their involvement in the community.
THAT’S COMING OUT OF YOUR WAGES!
To give some common examples, where this might occur is where you might damage property in the workplace or even an employer taking amounts out of your wage to top up a cash register that hasn’t balanced after your shift. However, if your employer has ever actually taken deductions from your wage for those reasons, or any reasons similar, they may be breaching national employment legislation.
Cruise & Tour Operators – Forfeiture of Fares
If a cruise or tour operator cancels the trip at short notice? Do I lose my money?
Sleeping it off on the back seat?
Driving your car on a public road is not the only way you can end up with a loss of license and facing the Magistrate in Court for drink or drug driving related charges.
Charity Golf Day – Pink Ribbon Charity Fair
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Perfect weather conditions helped make the 18 hole event a fantastic day in bringing over 30 local businesses together in support of the Pink Ribbon Charity Fair.
Federal Court Scam Warning
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The Federal Court has warned of a potential virus or malware threat in emails purportedly sent by the Court. An information statement released by the court says: “The Federal Court has been contacted by a large number of people who…
Changes to Retail Leasing
On 10 May 2016, the Retail Shop Leases Amendment Bill 2015 (Qld) was passed and the amendments will commence on a date to be fixed by proclamation. The changes to the Act will change the manner in which Landlords and Tenants deal with certain issues under Retail Shop Leases.
