Business Law

The Sleeping Time Bomb in Your Business - 4 Big Legal Risks to Avoid

The Sleeping Time Bomb in Your Business – 4 Big Legal Risks to Avoid

Setting up and running a business is an all-consuming effort in which perfecting the product and the method of selling it is the first and most important priority. Unfortunately, that laser focus on establishing the company in the marketplace can sometimes leave other elements of building a business neglected. One of those elements is theRead More »The Sleeping Time Bomb in Your Business – 4 Big Legal Risks to Avoid
Buying a Small Business

Things to Consider When Buying a Small Business

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There are a lot of compelling reasons to buy an established small business. Existing customers, trained staff, good will and immediate cashflow can all make the purchase of an operating small business a sound investment.

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The Things You Need to Consider When Doing a Will

It might come as a surprise, but there is a growing number of people over the age of 18 who don’t have a will. It goes without saying that the consequences of not having an up-to-date will are serious, but what should you consider when you’re doing one?

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How to Choose the Right Business Structure

The terms ‘separation’ and ‘divorce’ are often used interchangeably by people but in fact, in the unfortunate event of a relationship breakdown, they mean quite different things and carry different legal implications.

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How Does Conveyancing Work?

There is a lot to consider when you are purchasing a home. If you’ve got children, one of your first priorities will be making sure it is near a good school. Then there’s the matter of your daily commute, meaning you want a home that’s close to public transport or within an easy drive toRead More »How Does Conveyancing Work?
Commercial Conveyancing Process

What is the Process of Commercial Conveyancing?

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Conveyancing is the surprisingly complex process of transferring property from one person or entity to another. Though generally similar to residential conveyancing, commercial conveyancing tends to be even more challenging. Many additional factors need to be taken into consideration when dealing with commercial land transfers, including permitted uses, commercial leases, land tax implications, zoning, andRead More »What is the Process of Commercial Conveyancing?
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What is the PPSR?

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The Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) commenced on 30 January 2012 and created a national online register where details of security interests in personal property can be registered and searched. The single register is known as the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR). The single register known as the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR), replacedRead More »What is the PPSR?
Purchasing Land with a Pre Existing Lease - Big Law

Purchasing land with a pre-existing lease: Reversal of Commissioner of State Revenue v Di Sipio & Anor [2015] QCA 198.

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On 20 October 2015 the Queensland Court of Appeal, in the case of Commissioner of State Revenue v Di Sipio & Anor [2015] QCA 198, held that a couple purchasing their first home had not disposed of the land merely because it was purchased subject to a pre-existing lease which had longer than six monthsRead More »Purchasing land with a pre-existing lease: Reversal of Commissioner of State Revenue v Di Sipio & Anor [2015] QCA 198.
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Entering into a retail shop lease: Key Changes Under the Retail Shop Leases Amendment Act 2016

On 25 May 2016, the Retail Shop Leases Amendment Act 2016 was enacted to amend the regulation of retail leasing in Queensland. The 2016 amendments to the Retail Shop Leases Act 1994 (“Act”) commenced on 25 November 2016 and apply prospectively from that date. This means the amendments will apply to any retail shop leaseRead More »Entering into a retail shop lease: Key Changes Under the Retail Shop Leases Amendment Act 2016
Speed UP Smoke Alarms by Queensland Fire and Emergency Service

New editions of the two standard Residential Contracts: Are you up to Speed with Smoke Alarms?

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On 23 August 2011 a fire erupted at a house in Slacks Creek Queensland. Twenty-three calls were made to the emergency services, but by the time the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service arrived the house was fully engulfed. The Fire claimed the lives of eleven people, including eight children under the age of eighteen, makingRead More »New editions of the two standard Residential Contracts: Are you up to Speed with Smoke Alarms?
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Don’t Forget To Look at This in Your New Business Lease

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I have recently heard of tenants entering into leases without first undertaking investigations of what Internet services will be available into the premises they will be leasing. I have never seen in a lease document any assurance from the landlord as to what Internet services will be available to the premises. Tenants most likely willRead More »Don’t Forget To Look at This in Your New Business Lease
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Rates Ruling Update

Since writing and publishing the article Rates Ruling Could Have Major Effect, some important changes have taken effect. Readers may recall that the article dealt with the decision in Paton & Ors v Mackay Regional Council, where it was decided that classifying a property by whether the owner-occupied the premises, or rented the premises out,Read More »Rates Ruling Update