A Tradition Continues
May 18, 2012
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Another of our trainee solicitors, Paul Formosa, has recently been admitted as a solicitor. Pictured here is Paul with Justice McMeekin (Supreme Court Judge Rockhampton) who presided over Paul’s admission ceremony. Justice McMeekin has had a long association with Macrossan & Am
Continue Reading →Profile : Kayven McGrath
March 21, 2012
I started at Macrossan & Amiet as a Trainee Solicitor in January. I grew up in Moranbah where I completed my primary and secondary schooling. Whilst growing up I was involved in dancing working my way through the ballet and tap exams. When I graduated from High School, I was offe
Continue Reading →Danielle Fitzgerald Admitted as Solicitor
March 20, 2012
The Partners would like to congratulate Danielle Fitzgerald on her Admission as a Solicitor. Danielle recently completed her traineeship as a Solicitor and was admitted as a Legal Practitioner in the Supreme Court in Townsville on 30 January 2012. Danielle was born and raised in Macka
Continue Reading →Making a Simple Insurance Claim – Property Damage
March 20, 2012
By Danielle Fitzgerald Over the last two years, residents of the Whitsunday and Mackay region have felt the impact of the various storms, cyclones and floods that have emerged during the wet season. After the events of the 2008 floods and the 2010 and 2011 cyclones it is not only esse
Continue Reading →Personal Property Securities Act – PPS Register Update
March 20, 2012
By Paul Formosa The 30th January 2012 saw the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) “go live” across Australia providing a consolidated and national register for the searching, registering and releasing of securities relating to personal property. Given that the PPSR is a c
Continue Reading →Buying or Selling a Website – Relaxation of Domain Name Transfer Regulations
March 16, 2012
By Kayven McGrath It is a common practice for most businesses to use websites for advertising and operational purposes. The benefit of purchasing a website is the recognisability it will already have on search engines. When starting an online business or creating a website, the first
Continue Reading →Franchise Agreements – The Franchise Code of Conduct and Franchisees Protection
February 18, 2012
By Paul Formosa There are many different types of businesses which are now operated through some type of simple or complex franchise arrangement. In July last year, the rules and regulations in relation to Franchise Agreements changed. The Franchise Code of Conduct (the Code) is the i
Continue Reading →Credit Control Debt Collection
February 16, 2012
By John Formosa If a business has proper credit control then this can limit the number of bad debts the business will have. Our advice to clients when we take on their debt collection work is that the most important thing they can do when agreeing to do work for a new customer is to i
Continue Reading →Riding an Unregistered Motorcycle Costs $1M Plus
February 15, 2012
By Jodie Sanders-Bond In an unusual case decided in November this year by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland, an owner of an unregistered motorcycle was ordered to pay over $1M to the Nominal Defendant (the State of Queensland). The Nominal Defendant stands in the pl
Continue Reading →Statutory Guarantees – Know Your Rights
February 02, 2012
By Tanya Whalley How often do we hear the saying – “they don’t make them like they use to”? Have you recently purchased a product only to be disappointed by its quality or durability. In this article, we take a look at the Australian Consumer Law and the protection it offers t
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