For our Body Corporate committee clients, we thought a refresher in relation to voting outside a formally convened committee meeting might be handy. Background As you know, the committee can … [Read more...]

In an interesting development (pun intended!) the High Court has found that the conditions of a development approval run with a reconfigured lot pursuant to section 245 of the Sustainable Planning Act … [Read more...]

         Job Title Commercial Lawyer Location Cairns Employment Type Permanent Full Time Salary Commensurate with Experience Do you have 3+ years PAE looking to take … [Read more...]

  Devenish Law will be closed from 5.00 pm Friday 22 December 2017 and re-open 8.30 am Tuesday 2 January 2018. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year.  Thank you for … [Read more...]

Transfer Duty Concessions There are currently three concessions available to purchasers of residential properties, being: First Home; Home; and First Home (Vacant Land on which your … [Read more...]

The recent District Court decision of Body Corporate for Mount Saint John Industrial Park CTS v Superior Stairs and Joinery Pty Ltd [2017] QDC 245 has provided authority for the proposition that a … [Read more...]

What are management rights? A traditional management rights business consists of three (3) main elements: 1. the ownership of a lot in a community titles scheme, often referred to as the … [Read more...]

Background Due to the rapid rise in popularity of Airbnb and the "sharing economy", the current legislative and regulatory framework has not yet been updated to deal with the issues caused by short … [Read more...]