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A REMINDER OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PROFESSIONALLY PREPARED COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS
A recent decision in the Supreme Court of Queensland’s Court of Appeal, RMI Pty Limited v Spray Coupe Pty ...
MARINO LAW TAKE PART IN QUEENSLAND LEGAL WALK
Each year, the Queensland Legal Walk, facilitated by LawRight, takes place to increase vulnerable Queenslander’s ...
JIM’S MOWING FRANCHISEE SUES VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT OVER LOCKDOWN MEASURES
In an Australian first, a Jim’s Mowing franchisee, Steve Thompson, has sued the Victorian State government over ...
SMALL BUSINESS INSOLVENCY REFORMS
On 10 December 2020, the Corporations Amendment (Corporate Insolvency Reforms) Bill 2020 (Cth) (the “Bill”) was ...
DEVELOPMENTS IN CASUAL EMPLOYMENT LAW AND THE INTRODUCTION OF THE FAIR WORK AMENDMENT BILL 2020
Regular readers of our newsletter will be familiar with our ongoing examination of various cases of the right of ...
ORDERS FOR SUPERVISED TIME WITH CHILDREN
Pursuant to the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), all children maintain the right to have contact with both their parents ...
Australian Test Case: COVID-19 Business Interruption Insurance
The New South Wales Court of Appeal recently handed down its decision in HDI Global Speciality SE Wonkana No. 3 ...
Prohibitions on Retail and Commercial Lease Evictions Receive Another Extension
On 2 December 2020, Queensland Parliament passed amending legislation to give further effect and operation to the ...
Marino Law makes Third Tier in prestigious Doyles Guide
Marino Law has achieved Third Tier of Family and Divorce Lawyers for 2018 on the prestigious Doyles Guide for the ...
Marino Law named in Prestigious Doyles Guide
Marino Law has been named in the Recommended category of Family and Divorce Lawyers for 2017 in the ...
Marino Law named on prestigious Doyle’s guide for third year in a row, Family Law partner named for fifth year
Marino Law has appeared as a recommended firm in Doyles’ Leading Family & Divorce Law Firms – Gold Coast 2020 ...
Gold Coast Bulletin – Marino Law named in prestigious Doyles Guide
Congratulations to our Family Law Partner Abbi Golightly for being named in the Recommended category of Family and ...
MARINO LAW NAMED ON PRESTIGIOUS DOYLE’S GUIDE FOR FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW
Marino Law has appeared as a Recommended firm in Doyles’ Leading Family & Divorce Law Firms – Gold Coast 2021 ...
MARINO LAW’S 12 TIPS FOR KEEPING FAMILY LAW PEACE THIS CHRISTMAS
Owing to a combination of factors, December 11 statistically presents the most likely day couples ...
Special Leave Granted: High Court to Hear Appeal on Casual Employment
Last week the High Court of Australia granted WorkPac special leave to appeal the decision in WorkPac v Robert ...
UPDATES TO THE POWER OF ATTORNEY, ADVANCE HEALTH DIRECTIVE AND GUARDIANSHIP LEGISLATION AND FORMS
Power of Attorney and Advance Health Directive Forms
On 30 November 2020, new forms for granting a Power of ...
Family Law Watch List
Separating couples can find themselves in a position where they cannot reach agreement regarding either parent ...
Major Amendments Introduced to Queensland’s Security of Payment Legislation
On 23 July 2020, the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 ...
How McDonalds lost its Big Mac Trade Mark in Europe
McDonald’s flagship hamburger, the Big Mac, was first introduced in 1967 in the United States and quickly became a ...
Third Party Preference Payments Law Clarified by Victorian Court of Appeal
In Cant v Mad Brothers Earthmoving Pty Ltd [2020] VSCA 198 (“Mad Brothers”), the Victorian Court of Appeal has ...
QUEENSLAND EXTENDS PROHIBITIONS ON RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL LEASE EVICTIONS AND LANDLORD’S TAKING OTHER PRESCRIBED ACTIONS
On 16 September 2020, the Queensland State Government announced amendments to the definition of “response period” ...
Extension of Insolvency Relief
The Federal Government has announced that the temporary insolvency relief implemented in March of this year ...
Australia’s travel restrictions- too restrictive?
Australia is nearing its fifth month of travel restrictions and while the majority of Australia is faring well ...
Amid rising tensions with China, Australia’s recent announcement of a “safe haven” offer to Hong Kong National’s becomes increasingly valuable
In a joint statement issued earlier this month by Alan Tudge, MP and Prime Minister Scott Morrison, an expansion ...
