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Common Issues in Wills and Estates

Wills and estates law is essential for ensuring that a person’s wishes regarding the distribution of their assets are respected after they pass away. However, various issues can arise that complicate the administration of estates or challenge the validity of a will.

Professional Negligence: Types, Risks and Legal Options

Understanding the risks associated with professional negligence and the legal rights available to those affected is crucial for protecting one’s interests.

Legal Requirements for Fair Government Decisions

In Queensland and across Australia, government decisions must be fair, reasonable and comply with the law. Understanding how to review these decisions is essential for ensuring your rights are protected.

Rule 116 UCPR (QLD): Substituted Service

What happens when one party attempts to avoid service in order to frustrate proceedings?

Receipt of a Creditor’s Statutory Demand: what it is, what it means, how to deal with it

A Creditor’s Statutory Demand is commonly referred to as a ‘Statutory Demand’.

Have I entered into a binding contract or not? Master v Cameron

Individuals, organisations and companies enter into contracts as an absolute matter of routine every day.

I’ve just received an application to appoint provisional liquidators

An application to appoint provisional liquidators is a document that means the person or company.

Appeal a QCAT decision

Not all QCAT decisions can be appealed. Whether or not a decision can be appealed, where it can be appealed to, and the process of the appeal, differs depending on the type of decision made and the circumstances supporting the reasoning (grounds) for the appeal.

Breach of confidence

A breach of confidence, or breach of confidential information, can arise at common law, either through contract law (e.g. interference with contractual relations) or through tort (e.g. tort of conversion).

What is a subcontractor’s charge and when is it used?

In this article we will explain what a subcontractor’s charge is, when you should pursue this option and the process for making a subcontractor’s charge.

Undue influence

Undue influence is an equitable cause of action which is enlivened in situations where a dominant party takes advantage of their influence over another disadvantaged person for the dominant party’s own benefit.

Most Common Shareholder Disputes and How to Avoid Them

Shareholders in large private corporations (or even partners in small to medium-sized companies) may not agree all the time. There may be times when their differences come in the way of their business relationships.

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