by Ebony | Dec 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
QSLAW Quarterly: Issue 18 has been released. This edition discusses personal insolvency agreements which are a flexible alternative to bankruptcy, understanding the risk of gifts in the contemplation of death, an overview of a step-parent’s rights and the...
by Ebony | Dec 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
In 2012, the Queensland Government ceased operation of the Queensland Drug Court, a specialist jurisdiction that had been operating for over a decade. Earlier this year, the sentencing regime was re-introduced in the form of the Queensland Drug and Alcohol Court...
by Ebony | Dec 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
You and your partner have recently decided to go your separate ways. Your partner has a child from a previous relationship and you have developed a strong relationship with this child that you want to maintain. Maybe you are the biological parent of a child and want...
by Ebony | Dec 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
(Information sourced from Worrells Guide to Personal Insolvency. Used with permission. https://worrells.net.au/) Introduction Part X of the Bankruptcy Act allows a debtor to enter into an arrangement with their creditors to satisfy their debts without being made...
by Ebony | Dec 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
A verbal gift made by a person in anticipation of death is known as a donatio mortis causa (“gift in contemplation of death”). The reasons for making such gifts vary, but may include that the person making the gift (“the donor”) has not made a will, the...
by Ebony | Dec 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Most of us will be aware of the horrific Grenfell Tower fire in the UK in 2017 following which the building’s cladding came under the microscope. The Queensland Government has now introduced legislation to tackle the risk of combustible cladding which the legislation...
