Tag: Gold Coast
  • Brendan Nyst, Employment Law

I’m trying to run a profitable small business, but staff entitlements are killing me. Should I just put them all on contracts?

Getting contractor arrangements right can save your business money – but misclassifying workers could cost you dearly.
  • Alex Somers, Criminal Law

THE CASTLE AND THE FORTRESS

To what extent can a homeowner lawfully use force to defend their home under Queensland law?
  • Brendan Nyst, Litigation

Can my lawyer in one case act later against me in another case?

It’s possible — but only under very strict circumstances. Here’s what you need to know about your lawyer’s duty of confidentiality and potential conflicts of interest.
  • Criminal Law, Heidi Le Masurier

Boast and Be Busted

Ah, Queensland! Land of sun, surf, and social media constraints. Wait, what?!! That’s right. While young people everywhere are blissfully posting #BeachVibes and sunset selfies on every platform from Facebook to X, the Queensland Government has put its foot firmly down. From now on, if Queenslanders are thinking of posting anything about bad behaviour, they’d […]

  • Defamation, General, Natasha Pallant

Crossing the Line

The law of Defamation has always posed a precarious tightrope for news reporters to walk. The press plays a critical role in informing the public and serving the interests of the free and unfettered reporting of current events.  However, in doing so, journalists and media outlets must ensure they never tiptoe over the line between […]

  • Criminal Law, Heidi Le Masurier

Barely Legal

For a variety of technological, societal and other reasons, many couples have embraced the use of assisted reproductive treatment (‘ART’) as an integral element in the child-birth process.  During the past five years alone, ART procedures conducted in Australia have increased by 10% on average.
  • Heidi Le Masurier

ART for life’s sake

For a variety of technological, societal and other reasons, many couples have embraced the use of assisted reproductive treatment (‘ART’) as an integral element in the child-birth process.  During the past five years alone, ART procedures conducted in Australia have increased by 10% on average.
  • Litigation, Navrinder Sathar

Right of Publicity

At present, there is no statute law in Australia that provides a right of publicity. However, that doesn’t mean one can invariably use the likeness or image of another without permission or compensation.
  • Nicola Ellis, Property

Affordable Housing Help

In a time of rising construction costs, plummeting home building activity and increasing demand, the Housing Availability and Affordability (Planning and Other Legislation Amendment) Act 2024 was passed through Parliament in April 2024, amending the Planning Act 2016 to hopefully streamline and facilitate affordable residential development throughout the state.
  • Criminal Law, Jordan Roles

Locking up kids and other quick ways to get votes in an election year

Holistically, the hope is that many of the root causes of youth crime may be adequately addressed by the proposed programs and funding.
  • Heidi Le Masurier, Technology

Reality Remix

In a world where technology is rapidly evolving, one area remains a hot topic of conversation on the tip of everyone’s tongue. AI Technology is constantly presenting new developments and challenges to every day life. But is it now becoming more problematic than we can comfortably handle? Taylor Swift recently made a sensational splash on […]

  • Brendan Nyst, Technology

Will robots eventually replace lawyers?

Good question. It should come as no surprise to hear that many lawyers – and business people in general – are already accessing some level of AI as a useful tool to help them maximise their efficiency and effectiveness in delivering services to their clientele. But, at the moment, we’re all just taking our first […]