QSLAW Quarterly: Issue 18

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...

Re-Introduction Of The Drug Court In Queensland

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...

Attention: Step-parents!

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...

Gifts In Contemplation Of Death: Understanding The Risk

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...

Conveyancing Update: New Non-Conforming Cladding Laws

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...