Q&A: Wills & Estates

Q. What’s the difference between a good will and a bad will? A. A good will obviously needs to give effect to a person’s intentions. It requires a detailed consideration of the testator’s family relationships, property and associated entities such as trusts, companies...

Protecting Rights: You Have Them For A Reason

The world was graced with pictures and film footage of one of Australia’s richest men and a multimillionaire media mogul trading blows in a two-sided brawl. It was in public, in the middle of the day and can be classified as ‘affray’, a crime against public order,...

VLAD Bikie Laws & Now the Government Turns On Lawyers

The VLAD laws have received considerable attention by the media and have been widely discussed in the community. Following the introduction of these laws, the Premier of Queensland, Campbell Newman, last week made the extraordinary claims that any lawyer who...

How Does A Domestic Violence Order Work?

In Queensland the Domestic Violence and Family Protection Act 1989 (Qld) (“the Act“) was created to provide protection for victims of abusive or violent relationships. The Act is designed to protect both victims who reside with the other person and victims who seek an...