Is a transmission of land to a personal representative dutiable? A recent article1 dealt with the duty liability which arises on death by virtue of the...
The Centre for Professional Legal Education (CPLE) at Bond University has been retained by Queensland Law Society to conduct research into assessing the job readiness of...
Civil penalties – whether penalty manifestly inadequate – whether 50% penalty reduction for the totality principle erroneous In Australian Education Union v Yooralla Society of Victoria...
In Chetcuti v Commonwealth of Australia [2021] HCA 25 (12 August 2021), the High Court was required to determine whether the appellant (Chetcuti) was a further...
In Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Shi [2021] HCA 22 (4 August 2021), the High Court was required to determine whether a judge of the Federal...
In Maggio & Turner [2021] FamCA 466 (1 July 2021), Hartnett J dismissed a husband’s application for the winding up of a trust and sale of a...
1 October marks the International Day of Older Persons, providing an opportunity to raise awareness of the abuse of older persons in our society. Australia’s demographics...
In Mayson & Wellard [2021] FamCAFC 115 (14 July 2021), the Full Court (Strickland, Ryan & Kent JJ) allowed a de facto wife’s appeal against a declaration...
Since last October Queensland Law Society’s Trust Account Investigations team has undertaken 258 investigations. These have revealed various errors or concerns, ranging from minor infractions to...
In Secretary, Commonwealth Attorney General’s Department & Bashir [2021] FamCAFC 137 (30 July 2021), the Full Court (Strickland, Aldridge & Tree JJ) allowed an appeal from Judge...