There may come a time where you suffer an injury or accident which impacts your ability to make and voice your decisions on medical treatments. If you want to make your preferences known on whether to accept or reject particular medical treatments on your behalf, then you may wish to consider having an Advance Health Directive...

  Looking to enter into a Lease – 5 things you should be considering before you even receive a draft lease?   Looking for premises to conduct your business can be a time consuming and daunting process. Having a lawyer who is able to review draft leases, provide advice and recommendations will greatly assist...

  How to know if there is a tenant in the property you are purchasing? A Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) Contract provides a section for the seller to complete if there is a tenant that will live in the property past the settlement date. This section will include the name of the tenant, how long the tenant will be...

A buyer has purchased a property and on the contract, the tenant schedule has been filled out with the term of lease stated as “periodic”. This can be confusing to understand what does periodic mean, when does the tenancy end and how does it impact a buyer’s intention to use the property. What does it mean? A periodic agreement is defined by the Residential Tenancies and Rooming...

The Retail Shop Leases and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Regulation 2020 is one of the latest pieces of legislation enacted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This legislation was made under the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020 (Qld) and Retail Shop Leases Act 1994 (Qld) with the purpose of mitigating the effect of COVID-19 on small...