by precedence | Nov 9, 2017 | General News
The High Court has allowed an appeal which demonstrates the difficulty faced by parties wishing to enter into a binding pre-nuptial or post-nuptial agreement that deals with their respective property in the event that the parties separate in the future. The parties in...
by precedence | Nov 8, 2017 | General News
The Queensland Government is currently accepting applications for the Small Business Entrepreneur Grants Program. This program is aimed at providing small businesses with access to legal and financial advice along with planning, coaching and training to assist...
by precedence | Nov 2, 2017 | General News
On 27 October 2017, the High Court confirmed that any candidate who at the time of their nomination for election was a citizen of a foreign country is not eligible to be chosen to sit as a senator or a member of the House of Representatives. The court determined that...
by precedence | Nov 1, 2017 | General News
The question who keeps an engagement ring when a couple separate prior to marriage has been an unresolved issue for some time. Until recently, the key authority on this point was the old English decision of Cohen v Seller which held that an engagement ring is a gift...
by precedence | Oct 30, 2017 | General News
Following two major tragedies in 2016 that resulted in the death of four patrons at the Dreamworld theme park and the death of two workers at the Eagle Farm racecourse, the Queensland Government has enacted new industrial manslaughter legislation aimed at reducing...
