Love Thy Neighbour

Wherever you live, you will likely have one or more neighbours. Hopefully everyone will get along, but often enough, disputes between neighbours arise. The most common disputes we see in our litigation and disputes team are regarding the following: 1. Dividing...

Sunset Dates

A sunset date in a property contract is the latest date by which a party must fulfil a condition in the contract. Failure to do so will often lead to a right to terminate the contract. A seller and a buyer are free to negotiate sunset dates but there is legislation in...

Grandparents and Grandchildren – The Legal Position

“Young people need something stable to hang on to – a culture connection, a sense of their own past, a hope for their own future. Most of all they need what Grandparents can give them.” – Jay Kessler It is thought of as a “right of passage” for parents to evolve into...

Instalment Contracts: What To Look Out For

Many property purchases in Queensland are relatively straightforward. The standard process is; a deposit is paid by the buyer, outstanding conditions are progressively satisfied, and settlement occurs by way of the buyer paying the balance purchase price to the...