Publication

In the last year, we have seen a noticeable increase in trade amongst pubs and clubs.

Recently, we have seen many Clubs in Queensland undertake large scale renovations of existing premises or building new facilities.

As Bowls Clubs prepare for a variety of functions and festivities during the Christmas and New Year period, we thought it was timely for a quick reminder on the trading restrictions.

While your Bowls Club is approved for certain trading hours every day, your liquor licence specifically states that this excludes Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve.

It is not uncommon for businesses to be bought and sold, but what happens when the new owner of a business learns about a claim for damages for personal injuries suffered before the purchase?

The ATO has significantly ramped up its debt recovery activity, reportedly issuing 120 Director Penalty Notices (DPNs) a day.

Last month the High Court confirmed that publishing hyperlinks to defamatory material which is written by others will generally not amount to publication (or republication) of the defamatory material.

When it comes to estate planning, everyone’s circumstances are unique – which, incidentally, is why it is so important to get an experienced lawyer to draft your Will.

This interesting question was investigated in the matter of Covill v WorkCover Queensland [2022] QSC 171. Justice Applegarth of the Queensland Supreme Court delivered judgment on 17 August 2022, examining whether a chef who injured herself working at Daly Waters in the Northern Territory was entitled to claim damages against her employer in Queensland.

We recently helped a client with a matter where a $2 search would have returned a better-than 1000 to 1 cost saving, whilst saving them a lot of angst.

In February this year, the Full Court of the Supreme Court of Tasmania heard the appeal in Port Sorell Bowls club Inc v Dann to consider whether Mr Dann’s award of over $1 million for his burnt hand should be reduced further for his own negligence.