by precedence | May 24, 2017 | General News
Miller Harris Lawyers, one of the leading law firms in North Queensland, has won the Queensland Law Society (QLS)’s Equity and Diversity Award for 2017 in the Small Legal Practice Category (legal practices with 20 or fewer legal practitioners). This is the second...
by precedence | May 23, 2017 | Knowledge
From 1 July 2017, it will be compulsory for lenders to offer to mediate with farmers, before taking enforcement action under a farm mortgage, under the Farm Business Debt Mediation Act 2017 (“Act”) passed on 30 March 2017. ‘Enforcement action’ means taking possession...
by precedence | May 16, 2017 | General News
The government has allocated tens of millions of dollars in the 2017 budget to try to address the over-burdened family law system. Budget measures include: a comprehensive review of the family law system by the Australian Law Reform Commission; a desperately needed...
by precedence | May 5, 2017 | General News
Where a tenant or lessee is in breach of their obligations under a lease, section 124 of the Property Law Act 1974 requires the landlord or lessor to issue to the tenant a ‘notice to remedy breach’ before exercising any right to terminate the lease. To be effective...
by precedence | May 3, 2017 | General News
The purchase of property is one of the biggest financial decisions that we make in our lifetime. Many people find the conveyancing process quite daunting or time consuming. If you have purchased property within Cairns or surrounds, we would love to assist you with...
