You & Your Business Name – A New National Register
March 20, 2012
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By Georgina Paterson A new National Business Name Register is expected to commence in May/June 2012. Currently, for businesses operating in Queensland, the Office of Fair Trading keeps the state’s register with each other state or territory having a similar system. Transition to the
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
Continue Reading →Applications to Extend Limitation Period
December 18, 2011
By Gene Paterson In Queensland the various Acts that govern the rights of individuals to sue for damages for personal injuries suffered in motor vehicle accidents, work related incidents or public liability incidents provide that if a claim is not lodged pursuant to the relevant Legis
Continue Reading →An “Issue” to Have a Legal Fight About
December 18, 2011
By Darren Sekac Our clients who receive our newsletter will by now gather the importance we place on proper estate planning with a carefully drafted Will and Enduring Power of Attorney. There is more and more litigation by dissatisfied children and dependants not receiving a share, or
Continue Reading →Contesting a Will – Family Provision Applications
August 02, 2010
When a person makes a Will they often believe it will go unchallenged and that their assets will be left to whomever they choose. This is partly but not completely true. A person drafting a Will must keep in mind that in some circumstances – where, for example, the testator excl
Continue Reading →Estates
August 02, 2010
What Do I Own? We quite often experience a situation when taking instructions from clients in the preparation of their Wills that they do not clearly understand their business structures. As a result of this it is sometimes difficult to take proper instructions from clients in the pre
Continue Reading →My Uncle Marc
August 02, 2010
My great uncle Marc O’Donnell was the quintessential country farming gentleman. Marcus O’Donnell and his wife Kathleen lived on a farm near Bloomsbury and had seven children. Uncle Marc never swore, had a strong Catholic faith, loved his wife and children and all of his family. Ma
Continue Reading →Executors
August 02, 2010
If you attend a Solicitor to make a Will, one of the first questions you will be asked is “Who will you appoint as your Executor or Executors?” An executor is the person appointed by a Will to administer your estate. The executor has a serious obligation to carry out your wishes a
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