Under Queensland’s relatively new Property Law Act 2023, a lease of land is deemed to include the standard terms set out in Schedule 1 to the Act, subject to any provision in the agreement to the contrary or to any other act. The standard terms are essentially a condensed and abbreviated version of a number […]
In the recent decision of Quach v GLC Partners Pty Ltd [2025] QCAT 265, a claim made by QCAT as a minor civil dispute against a Real Estate agency was dismissed because the jurisdiction to have claims between a consumer and a trader does not extend to claims against professionals. Background QCT provides a convenient […]
It has been said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. The same could be said for the road to the courts, when families come into dispute over property arrangements. Recently, the Queensland Supreme Court considered an appropriate outcome for the failure of a “granny flat” arrangement – where Bonnie C came […]
Back in 2014, QBM Lawyers successfully applied to dismiss proceedings claiming the clawback (repayment) of over $1M in leasing incentives which were claimed to be repayable because of the termination of the lease. This was in the matter of GWC Property Group Pty Ltd v Higginson [2014] QSC 264 (“the GWC Decision”). Common kinds of […]
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