In this quarterly Alert, Meryl Snow and Craig Willey highlight the key areas of interest for landlords and tenants.

Identifying and planning future transport corridors and infrastructure is one of the essential roles of government.

In this quarterly Alert, Meryl Snow and Craig Willey highlight the key areas of interest for landlords and tenants.

A new initiative should assist junior exploration companies by providing what may be a flow through tax credit scheme.

The Government has released exposure draft legislation that could result in the FBT tax rate increasing to 47 percent.

At the same time that the Independent Contractors Act commenced, in March 2007, the Workplace Relations Act was also amended to prohibit the promotion of ‘sham’ contracting arrangements and related behaviour.

In this December 2008 case in the Victorian County Court, an employer company and its director have both been convicted and fined $100,000.00 each after a worker suffered fatal injuries in an accident in Epping, Victoria in August 2006.

Research in 2011 showed that those going through marital breakdowns run a higher risk of mental illness and suicide.

The weekly minimum rate of pay for employees in the Federal workplace relations system will increase to $543.78 (or $14.31 per hour) from 1 October 2008.

There are only a few days left for businesses and members of the public to submit responses to the Federal Government in relation to the proposed architecture and implementation arrangements for a carbon pricing mechanism.

How much is your brand worth? The fourth annual BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands ranking was published by Millward Brown Optimor on 29 April 2009.

The Queensland Government recently announced that the civil monetary limits of the Small Claims Tribunal, Magistrates Court and District Court are going to increase.

Despite the many submissions made by industry and stakeholders, the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 was passed on 16 September with minimal changes to the Bill in its original form.

On 3 December 2008, the Queensland Parliament urgently passed the Property Law (Mortgagor Protection) Amendment Bill 2008 (Qld) which amends the Queensland Property Law Act 1974.

Discusses amendments to QLD planning and development legislation which focuses on sustainability.

The name of a sperm donor was removed from the birth certificate in favour of both parents' names of a same sex couple.

The political landscape is uncertain with the election result in Queensland still undecided.

Disputes about which school your child will attend can be one of the trickier aspects of the post-separation landscape.

The Supreme Court has confirmed that, in most cases, an unsigned will upon the will-maker's death would be invalid.

The ASX has proposed changes, which will affect both initial public offerings (IPOs) and backdoor listings.