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Client legal articles and premium legal publications

 

Rostron Carlyle prepares legal articles and papers for it's clients on various areas of law. The latest publications are listed below:

 

Property law articles

 

Article Title	Author
Ratchet Clauses in Retail Shop Leases	Gavin McInnes
Retail Shop Leases- Changes to Disclosure Requirements	Gavin McInnes
$10,000 Queensland Building Boost Grant - 1 August 2011	Elicia Lin
Forced relocation - know your rights	Gavin McInnes
Are you buying, selling or leasing a residential property with a swimming pool in Queensland?	Rostron Carlyle Solicitors
Changes to the Property Agents and Motor Dealers Act 2000 - a more sensible approach	Rostron Carlyle Solicitors
Changes to the Liquor Act - will there be boutique bars?	Rostron Carlyle Solicitors
Land Tax Changes - Queensland - Implications for Commercial Leases	Rostron Carlyle Solicitors
Changes to off-the-plan unit contracts - 24 June 2009	Elicia Lin
Buying or selling a residential property	Rostron Carlyle
What should you consider before buying a residential property in Queensland?	Hamish Carlyle
New residential tenancy laws in Queensland - 19 May 2009	Elicia Lin
Leasing a commercial premises	Rostron Carlyle Solicitors

 

Corporate and Commercial Law articles

 

Article Title	Author
Franchising your business in Australia	Gavin McInnes
Is your trust up to date?	Gavin McInnes
Raising capital with disclosure	Gavin McInnes
Raising capital without disclosure	Gavin McInnes
$10,000 Queensland Building Boost Grant - 1 August 2011	Elicia Lin
Amendments to the Franchising Code of Practice	Rostron Carlyle Solicitors
Retention of Title Clauses lose effectiveness	Rostron Carlyle Solicitors
Sons of Gwalia to be reversed through legislative intervention
The R&D Tax Credit Exposure Draft	MJ Associates
Fair Work Information Statements - requirements start 1 January 2010	Elicia Lin
Shareholder oppression explained	Elicia Lin
Changes to component pricing laws and the Trade Practices Act	Elicia Lin
Cooperative Structure Fact Sheet Queensland
Are you providing Financial Assistance - what is a financial assistance whitewash?
Is your company's ACN on all your public documents?
The end of the golden handshake - proposed changes to executive termination benefits
Is a quote a binding offer? - lessons from Megalift v Terminals [2009] NSWSC 324
Attacking trust assets	Greg Rostron
Sciacca v Tzvetkoff and BT Projects	Rostron Carlyle Solicitors
What is a discretionary trust and what are the advantages?	Greg Rostron
What restrictions apply to foreign investment in Australia?
Buying or establishing a small business	Rostron Carlyle
Do organisational policies form part of the contract of employment?
Strict compliance with the Corporations Act required for minutes to be evidentiary

 

IT & Software development articles

 

Article Title	Author
Datalex denies allegations denied by Flight Centre
Flight Centre v Datalex - alleged contract breach - software developers
Call for submissions on second level domain names (2LDs) by auDA.
Is there a safe harbour for user generated content and operators of Web 2.0 sites in Australia?
Are the terms and conditions on your website binding on users?
Working in the Cloud - should I be worried legally?
Issues for consideration in drafting software development agreements
Negotiating liability issues in software development agreements
.com.au domain name eligibility criteria
The Unisys case - misleading and deceptive conduct - lessons for software developers in the iterative development age

 

 

Employment and Industrial Relations Law

 

Article Title	Author
What to consider when hiring a contractor	Gavin McInnes
Employment Contracts- Awards	Gavin McInnes

 

Social media legal articles

 

Article Title	Author
What agreements should include social networking clauses?
Can you be served a legal document via your social media profile?	Elicia Lin
Can your social media page be used in evidence?	Elicia Lin
LinkedIn - is your confidential information really confidential?
Adverse actions claims - managers warned to consider who they befriend online	Elicia Lin

 

Intellectual property law articles

 

Article Title	Author
Issues in Enforcement of Copyright	Chris Wilson
Road Map to Trade Marking	Gavin McInnes

 

 

Construction law articles

 

Article Title	Author
Time limits under Building & Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 (QLD)	Paul Rojas
Problems with a builder in Queensland	Greg Rostron

 

Commercial Litigation

 

Article Title	Author
QCAT - a milestone for the Queensland Civil Justice System	Paul Rojas
Queensland Government withdraws glassing notice	Rostron Carlyle Solicitors
Attacking Trust assets	Greg Rostron

 

Debt Collection articles

 

Article Title	Author
10 Golden Rules of Credit Control	Greg Rostron
Enforcement of judgements in Queensland	Greg Rostron
Common questions and answers for using caveats over real property in debt collection	Greg Rostron

 

 

Family law articles

 

Article Title	Author
Family Law - Children
Relocating interstate or overseas- what steps should I take if I need to move with the children?	Helena Redmond
Recovery Orders- my partner has taken the children how do I get them back?	Helena Redmond
Stopping your ex-partner from taking your child overseas – Airport Watch Lists	Helena Redmond
Children and arranged marriages- Madley v Madley	Helena Redmond
Changing a child's name – deciding who decides	Tuskeen Jacobs
How does a court decide who gets the children? - Best interests and other considerations	Tuskeen Jacobs
How common is shared care time for children under 18 years of age
Family Law - Property Issues
Parent's Loans to their Children – what happens after a divorce?	Helena Redmond
Is your "on again - off again" relationship more than you think it is?	Tuskeen Jacobs
My partner and I are separating - do they have a claim to my personal injury settlement?	Tuskeen Jacobs
Binding Financial Agreements – what are they and do I need one?	Rostron Caryle
De facto Relationship Amendments to Family Law Rules 2004	Nicola Walker
Family Law - Divorce
Is there a time limit for settling a property dispute in family law proceedings?	Helena Redmond
Still living together – can we apply for a divorce?	Helena Redmond
Family Law - General family law matters
Meeting with your family law solicitor for the first time	Tuskeen Jacobs
Family provision application - Fact Sheet	Glenn Aitkinson
Making your will	Rostron Carlyle

 

General legal articles

 

Article Title	Author
How common is shared care time for children under 18 years of age
Changes to Fees Payable in Supreme and District Courts for Civil Proceedings	Paul Rojas
Do it yourself legals - not worth the risk
Applying to the Court for a restricted work license in Queensland.	Rostron Caryle
Your right to negotiate a Costs Agreement with your lawyer in Queensland
Rights and interests under contracts of insurance	Shan Auliff
Do you want to decide what happens to your assets after you die?	Rostron Carlyle
Problems with a builder in Queensland?	Greg Rostron

 

"The information contained in the above articles and papers is general in nature and cannot be regarded as anything more than general comment. Readers of these articles should not act on the basis of this comment without consulting one of Rostron Carlyle's legal practitioners who will consider their particular circumstances".