With the recent flood events in South East Queensland, many tenants have found their rental properties inundated with water, causing damage to not only the building or premises, but also personal property. Community legal centres play a key role in providing advice and information to […]
The Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld) empowers the Legal Services Commission to initiate and prosecute disciplinary proceedings against lawyers and law practice employees. Each year, the Commission prosecutes serious breaches of professional obligations through Queensland courts and tribunals. This webinar examines the 2021 decisions and discuss the […]
Lessons from the 2021 legal discipline cases (Ethics CPD point) Read More »
Disputes between neighbours are a common occurrence, particularly where there is damage to property, including damage to fences, homes and land. These disputes give rise to legal issues arising at common law, under the Neighbourhood Disputes (Dividing Fences and Trees) Act 2011 and under the […]
The recent weather events in South East Queensland has seen thousands of people have their homes and cars damaged by storms, rain and flooding. This has led to many additional people contacting community legal centres for legal help. Bill Mitchell, Principal Solicitor at Townsville Community […]
The recent weather events in South East Queensland has seen thousands of people have their homes and cars damaged by storms, rain and flooding. This has led to many consumers needing to lodge insurance claims. It is likely that in the near future, CLCs will be […]
CLCQ Flood Webinar Series 2022: Assisting flood affected consumers with insurance claims Read More »
Many community legal centres in Queensland will have experienced an recent increase in inquiries relating to appeals of decisions of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). The decisions being appealed primarily fall into two categories: A refusal to grant access to the NDIS A refusal […]
Supporting clients to appeal a decision by the NDIA Read More »
The Hayne Royal Commission exposed terrible impacts that systemic greed and conflicts of interest have on ordinary consumers, including those claiming insurance for injury and illness. Three years on from the final report, what has meaningfully changed? Has the government delivered on its promises to […]
Super and insurance changes post Hayne Royal Commission – what’s changed for consumers? Read More »
Two years in and the COVID-19 global pandemic continues to raise a number of challenges, particularly in the family law context. For example: Who has rights and what if parents disagree on having their child vaccinated? What happens when there are parenting orders in place […]
