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Sinéad Butler – Profile

February 28, 2015

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As of 1 December 2014, the Property Agents and Motor Dealers Act 2000 (‘PAMDA’) is repealed and the Property Occupations Act 2014 (‘POA’) applies to the purchase or sale of residential land in Queensland.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

E-Conveyancing – New Year and a New Way

December 27, 2014

Paul Formosa

Conveyancing, Electronic transfer of title

2015 is set to be an exciting year for practitioners across Queensland who carry out conveyancing. In February 2015, it is expected that registration with the Property Exchange Australia (PEXA) will open for PEXA subscribers, being property lawyers and conveyancers.…

Lay-by Law

December 27, 2014

Claire Storace

Consumer Law

Lay-by Agreements are regulated by the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) as contained in the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Schedule 2,Division 3 ss 96-99. What is a Lay-by? A lay-by is an interest free way to pay off goods…

Looking Forward

December 23, 2014

Gene Paterson

Ask any lawyer how things are going as the end of 2014 draws near and they will say “Things are tough.” The most significant changes in 2014 in our area relate to the completion of a number of construction projects…

Right to Sell Unpaid or Uncollected Goods

November 21, 2014

Jade Barker

Disposal of Uncollected Goods, Sale of Goods

Goods which remain unpaid or uncollected can often accumulate dust and storage costs awaiting action by a customer. It is therefore, in the best interests of a business to dispose of these goods when a customer fails to make payment…

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Land Sales Act – Sales of Land not within a Body Corporate

November 21, 2014

Catherine Webster

Off the plan land sales, Property Law

As part of the recent overhaul of the property sales legislation in Queensland, there have been significant changes to the requirements for selling land which is not in a body corporate ‘off-the-plan’. These reforms not only affect developers, but also…

An Encroaching Issue

November 21, 2014

Kendell Bocos

Encroachments, Property Law, Statutory easements

It is a fact that land owners in Australia can be faced with the issue of encroachments. This is because an encroachment can occur when a land owner has a building that intrudes or overhangs on a neighbouring property and…

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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

E-Conveyancing – New Year and a New Way

Lay-by Law

Looking Forward

Right to Sell Unpaid or Uncollected Goods

Land Sales Act – Sales of Land not within a Body Corporate

An Encroaching Issue

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