If you have received a payment claim for building work and do not believe that it is owed or there is an offsetting claim, you must respond by serving a valid Payment Schedule on the earlier of 15 business days after the payment claim is received, or a shorter period if specified in the contract. […]
After many years of contractors being exhausted financially and delayed by having disputes over payment run through the court system, in 2004 Queensland joined other states in making legislation designed to fast track the determination of claims to payment. That legislation was then revised in 2017 to the current Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) […]
Where clients do not have assets in companies or held in trusts, in many cases their estate planning intentions can be dealt with by a binding death nomination (if they have a superannuation interest) and a will, with other useful documents being an enduring power of attorney and an advance health directive. A rough guide […]
Consumers have a number of rights of termination in relation to unsolicited consumer agreements (arising from telemarketed sales, or door to door sales). An unsolicited consumer agreement is generally (with a number of exceptions) an agreement: For the supply of products or services to a consumer; Where the supplier or salesperson approaches the consumer without […]
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