by Greenhalgh Pickard | Dec 23, 2019 | Articles
Home » Articles » Page 8 Written by: Harry McDonald, Solicitor The Queensland Government has implemented a part-day public holiday from 6pm to midnight on Christmas Eve. What does this mean for you & your business? Declaring a public holiday from 6pm will provide...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Dec 13, 2019 | Articles
It’s that time of year again, the holiday season is upon us! It’s very common for clients to buy and sell property in the time coming up to Christmas. What does this mean for contract conditions and settlement dates over the break, as most solicitor’s offices...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Nov 7, 2019 | Articles
Recently Scott Lorback and I presented seminars in the Sunshine Coast libraries to inform the public about issues relating to their wills and estates, powers of attorney documents and also to make the community aware of the prevalence and rise of elder abuse in our...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Nov 7, 2019 | Articles
Although conveyancing in Queensland has been able to slowly filter out the number of paper titles in circulation over the years, up until October 1st there were still plenty of long-lost paper titles burdening the conveyancing process for Sellers and Buyers alike....
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Oct 28, 2019 | Articles
Fiduciary obligations of a trustee have been considered and addressed by the courts (over many centuries) and more recently within legislation also. They confirm how a trustee should act when administrating a trust. An often little considered (and easily overlooked)...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Sep 18, 2019 | Articles
The short answer; yes, but in very limited circumstances. The law attempts to strike a balance between appropriate protections for employees being dismissed when they are temporarily unable to work and for employers to have the ability to dismiss an employee who can...
