Barry & Nilsson is a Brisbane-based law firm recognised throughout Australia as a leader in each of its 3 areas of specialisation - Insurance, Commercial & Property and Family Law. Our deliberate focus on 3 areas of law means our clients benefit from lawyers with industry-based expertise coupled with service standards that exceed expectations. This focus also provides the basis for our "employer of choice" status.
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Medico Legal Congress - February 2009
Charles Hartley from our insurance team will be conducting a workshop at the 18th Annual Medico Legal Congress in February 2009. Charles will be discussing the importance and practicality of facilitating collaborative and continuous training for medical practitioners. For more information about the Congress, access its website here. Practical health law training Our health law team are presenting a round of internal seminars for hospitals, health practitioners and other medical specialists. The seminars will discuss root cause analysis, claim prevention and recent case law. For more information or to organise a seminar, please contact Robert Samut. Taking the law out of the playground Robert Samut, an Insurance team partner, recently presented a paper highlighting litigation developments for schools, childcare centres and kindergartens. Punitive damages - developments in the US We look at the Exxon Valdez decision. This case has potentially significant implications for punitive damages in the US, and arguably beyond. If anything in the law is capable of globalisation, it is punitive damages, which are not compensatory in nature but rather designed to punish the wrongdoer. Read the full article Punitive damages - developments in the US. |
Supreme Court confirms that "ratchet" rent reviews in retail leases are void
In a recent Queensland Supreme Court case a tenant argued that the ratchent rent review clause was void because it stopped the rent from decreasing. Read more about the decision that gives authority for the proposition that ratchet rent review clauses in retail leases are void. When one disclosure statement is probably not enough A recent decision by the Retail Shop Leases Tribunal deals with the issue of whether a landlord is obliged to provide further or amended disclosure statements when there are any significant changes in circumstances prior to the signing of a lease. Read the full article When one disclosure statement is probably not enough. Queensland Government cuts transfer duty for first homebuyers From 1 September 2008, first homebuyers will not pay transfer duty on homes valued up to $500,000 (previously $350,000). Read more about transfer duty cuts for first home buyers. Hamilton v Armitage & Anor [2006] The Queensland Supreme Court interprets section 38(2) of the Retail Shop Leases Act 1994, in particular a tenant's obligation to pay proportion of Outgoings. |
Website Launch
With more and more Australians living and working overseas it is inevitable that the services of a family lawyer in Australia may become necessary. We have identified and responded to this need by creating the Australian Family Law website. We are able to represent clients overseas regardless of which Australian State or Territory they have lived in and offer secure online access to electronic files. Visit www.australianfamilylaw.com.au to learn more. Geoff Sinclair elected Chair Barry & Nilsson family law partner, Geoff Sinclair, has been elected Chair of the Family Law Section (FLS) of the Law Council of Australia. The FLS is the pre-eminent representative body of the Australian family law profession. It is to the FLS that the government and courts speak. Geoff is the first Queenslander to be elected to this position. Congratulations Geoff!! Constructive trusts and property disputes Equity is a powerful tool in the hands of a party to a family property dispute. Read Adam Cooper's paper examining the issue of constructive trusts and property disputes.
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