Member Articles

By: Mark Brookes and Tom Pepper In the recent case of Baguley v Lifestyle Homes Mackay Pty Ltd [2015] QCA 75 the Queensland Court of Appeal refused to depart from the longstanding principle that damages for breach of c ...

By: Rebecca Stevens and Allison Bailey A claimant has been found guilty of two charges of fraud in a personal injuries claim,1 with Carter Newell Lawyers referring the matter to the Attorney General for offenses under ...

By: Stephen Hughes and Lara Radik Requirement to supply date of birth, gender and evidence of right to work in Australia held to be discriminatory The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) has found that ...

By: Greg Stirling and Katherine Hayes Most people are aware of the headline grabbing, catastrophic cyber-breaches that are taking place on the global stage, the massive breaches suffered by sophisticated international ...

By: Tony Stumm On 19 December 2014, the Australian Government requested the Productivity Commission (PC) to enquire into and report on the barriers to setting up, transferring and closing a business and to identify opt ...

By: Bronwyn Clarkson and Johanna Kennerley With the change of State Government in Queensland following the election on 31st January 2015, the property and planning industries had been waiting to see what the Labor Gove ...