by ebony | Apr 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
So, you have obtained formal parenting orders but you want to make a change to them. Easy right? Not so fast. Orders are essentially a structured arrangement outlining the manner in which children shall live and spend time with their parents. Orders can be made by...
by ebony | Apr 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
In recent years, Queensland parliament has introduced numerous new mandatory sentencing regimes which effectively limit the discretion of the judiciary to impose a sentence that is fair and just in the circumstances. In particular, the following mandatory sentencing...
by ebony | Apr 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
One of our staff members saw the following posted in an online forum: “Wills. How do they work?? Is it magnets? Apparently the post office Will Kits are no good.And I hear “Get a proper one with a lawyer.” Since this is not America, and we don’t have “a lawyer,” I’d...
by ebony | Feb 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
Contracts may be written, oral, or contain a combination of written AND oral terms. There is often considerable difficulty proving terms which are agreed orally, especially if a dispute ends up in a court or tribunal hearing where the existence of oral terms can often...
by ebony | Nov 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
You may not have heard of Redkite yet, but after viewing their newly released awareness campaign – you won’t just want to know who they are, you will want to know how you can help them. Redkite, formerly the Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund for Children in Australia, was...
by ebony | Oct 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
On 26 August 2014, the Safe Night Out Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 (“the Bill“) was passed by the Queensland Parliament which is part of the Queensland Government’s “Safe Night Out” strategy, with the objective to reduce alcohol and drug-related violence in...
