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Basic Concepts For Community Management Schemes
With the recent surge in apartment building and the increasing the demand for mature-age lifestyle communities, more and more land in Queensland is being held and managed by community management schemes. This article provides a brief overview of the parts that make up...
QSLAW Quarterly: Issue 10
QSLAW Quarterly: Issue 10 has been released. Read more. Contact Us Get the best representation. Contact Quinn & Scattini Lawyers on 1800 999 529, email mail@rmold.newwebsite.live or submit an enquiry below. We are available to meet with you at any of our local...
Ambiguous Gifts In A Will
A clause in a homemade will can appear crystal clear to the person writing the will, yet it can be very ambiguous to another person reading it after the will-maker has died. The proliferation of homemade wills has caused a substantial increase in the number of...
Will the VLAD Act Be Repealed?
In recent times the Queensland parliament has taken a strict stance and vowed to crackdown on organised crime. This approached was essentially triggered after public outrage regarding the infamous Broadbeach bikie brawl that occurred on 27 September 2013. That...
When Family Matters & Estate Planning Collide: Just One Example
One of the things we ask clients at the first meeting is whether they have a current Enduring Power of Attorney (“EPA“). We talk about the change that might need to be made to that document, or that one should be put into place, and then we proceed to deal with the...
Conveyancing Update: Additional Foreign Acquirer Duty
From 1 October 2016 there will be a new tax on foreign investment in residential land in Queensland called additional foreign acquirer duty. This update is a summary of key points. Additional foreign acquirer duty is an additional amount of transfer (stamp) duty which...
Conveyancing Update: Withholding Tax
New obligations are now in place that affect sellers and buyers of properties with a purchase price of $2 million or more. For contracts that were entered into on or after 1 July 2016, buyers of properties with a purchase price of $2 million or more are required to...
Wanting A Lifestyle Change & Thinking Of Buying Into A Retirement Village: The Hidden Costs
Retirement villages are a popular choice for many Australians looking to downsize however buying a retirement village is a major financial decision which needs careful consideration and is more complicated than buying other types of residential properties. There are...
Enforcing Spousal Maintenance Orders
Ryan Murdoch O'Regan Lawyers had the opportunity to assist a client with the enforcement of her spousal maintenance obligations against her non-compliant former husband. It became apparent that many clients are often unaware that the Child Support Agency (“CSA“) is...