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A recent decision of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Huenerberg v Murray [2023] QCAT 175) has highlighted that a person can be found to have made a racially based insult when referring to a country rather than a race. In the particular matter, the Respondent had referred to the Applicant in a way that […]

It is not uncommon for private companies to make loans to their directors, and for those loans to to be made without any formal agreement.  It is also not uncommon for those loans to remain unpaid for a period in excess of six years.  A question then arises as to whether recovery of the loans […]

Recently there have been numerous construction companies shutting down building sites and going into external control, such as administration or liquidation. If you are a subcontractor or contractor that is owed money by a construction company, it is imperative to act quickly to secure progress payments owing. One option is for subcontractors to serve a […]

With mobile phone detection cameras deployed, a number of drivers complain that they have been penalised even when the phone is not in use. The penalty itself is contained in section 300 of the Transport Operations (Road Use Management – Road Rules) Regulation 2009 https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2009-0194 – otherwise known as the “Queensland Road Rules”. Section 300 […]