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Recruiting and Medical Information – Employers Beware!

February 28, 2015

Discrimination, Industrial and Employment Law

As a general rule of thumb, it is unlawful for a prospective employer to ask for information upon which they may discriminate against a person who is applying for work. It is also unlawful to base recruitment decisions on a…

Serious Invasions of Privacy

February 28, 2015

Claire Storace

Privacy and Confidential Information

Beware of posting photos of others without permission on Facebook as it could be expensive! The Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) Final Report, Serious Invasions of Privacy in the Digital Era (Report 123, 2014) was tabled in Parliament on the…

Caveats and Family Law

February 28, 2015

Charlotte Paterson

Family and Property Law

A recent decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales has found that a Family Court Order giving a party a right to proceeds of sale of a property is not a caveatable interest, and parties who lodge caveats…

Continuing Modernisation of the Criminal Justice System

February 28, 2015

John Wilson

Criminal Law, Justice System

Last year the Queensland Government drafted and approved numerous amendments to criminal legislation for our State. The higher profile changes were well publicised in the media. However, there were a significant amount of amendments that were not so well broadcast. One such amendment was the introduction of a system whereby defendants are…

Client Legal Privilege – What is it!

February 28, 2015

Kendell Bocos

Legal Professional Privilege

The concept of client legal privilege, also known as legal professional privilege, is a principle often not completely understood by a client when they engage a lawyer. Although the extent of its importance is not necessarily considered in most matters due to the nature of the work, its application…

What happens to your social network accounts when you pass away?

February 28, 2015

Caitlin Roberts

Facebook, Legacy,

We should all be aware of the importance of a well written and up to date Will to deal with our physical assets when we pass away, but what happens to our digital possessions such as social networking accounts? Facebook have answered this question by creating…

Sinéad Butler – Profile

February 28, 2015

Macrossan & Amiet

SinA�ad Butler

Sinéad Butler Sinéad was born and raised in Brisbane in a busy family of four children. During her senior year of schooling, she pursued an initial interest in the law by engaging in work-experience with a Barrister. It was during…

Buying and Selling Residential Land – Legislative Changes

December 28, 2014

Caitlin Roberts

Conveyancing, Residential Property

As of 1 December 2014, the Property Agents and Motor Dealers Act 2000 (‘PAMDA’) is repealed and the Property Occupations Act 2014 (‘POA’) applies to the purchase or sale of residential land in Queensland. This new legislation makes a number…

Recent Legislation Amendments for Proposed Lots in Body Corporates

December 27, 2014

Paul Formosa

Off the plan sales in Body Corporates, Strata Title

Following on from last month’s article relating to amendments to the Land Sales Act 1984 (Qld) for land not within a Body Corporate, we would like to draw to our readers’ attention the recent amendments also made to the Body…

Drink Driving Charges and Your Driving Licence

December 27, 2014

John Wilson

Criminal Law, Drink Driving

With the festive season upon us, most people drink more alcohol than what we normally would as we attend Christmas functions and socialise with friends and colleagues after working hard all year. Be warned though, the laws in Queensland commonly…

Recruiting and Medical Information – Employers Beware!

Serious Invasions of Privacy

Caveats and Family Law

Continuing Modernisation of the Criminal Justice System

Client Legal Privilege – What is it!

Sinéad Butler – Profile

Buying and Selling Residential Land – Legislative Changes

Recent Legislation Amendments for Proposed Lots in Body Corporates

Drink Driving Charges and Your Driving Licence

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