Arbitration Awards and Stamp Duty – Exemption or no Exemption?
As the delays within the family law judicial system grow, many litigants are moving toward the use of arbitration ...
Property Law & Real Estate Law
Commercial and Retail Lease Incentives Fitout Contributions and Consequences for Poor Implementation on Lease Commencement
Lease incentives provide a mutual benefit to both parties to a Lease. From a Landlord’s perspective, advertising ...
Local Law No. 17 – Grounds to Terminate?
Until recently, a buyer of residential waterfront property on the Gold Coast was entitled to terminate the ...
Sweeping Changes to the Foreign Investment Withholding Tax Regime
The Australian Government has announced changes to the capital gains withholding rate and threshold for foreign ...
Marino Law Promotes Promising Talent
Gold Coast based law firm Marino Law has announced it has promoted property and commercial expert Andrew Taylor to ...
ATO Clearance Certificates for Property Disposals
Overview
The Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2015 Measures No.6) Act 2016 (Cth) came into effect on 1 July ...
Is your swimming pool compliant with current Queensland Laws?
On 1 December 2010, the Queensland Government undertook a complete overhaul of the laws for swimming pool safety ...
Caveats in practice
A caveat is a formal notice that has the effect of prohibiting (amongst other things) the following without the ...
The Hidden Dangers of Finance Clauses in Contract for the Sale of Property
In Queensland, it is common for any person who enters into a contract to purchase a property, whether residential ...
False or misleading representations in respect to property transactions
False and misleading representations in property transactions are governed by the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) ...
