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Is just about anything a Will these days?
The recent decision of Re Nichol; Nichol v Nichol and Anor [2017] QSC 220 has received a significant amount of media attention over the past few weeks. The recent Supreme [...]
Powers of Attorney
WHAT ARE THEY? HOW DO THEY WORK? AND DO I REALLY NEED ONE? A Power of Attorney is a document that enables someone to make decisions for you whilst you [...]
National Safe Work Month
October is National Safe Work Month. Safe Work Australia has released the Key Work Health and Safety statistics for 2017 which provides data on work-related injury fatalities and work-related injury [...]
Case Summary: Trumino v Coles Group Ltd
Trumino v Coles Group Ltd [2017] QSC 211 involved the applicant who was a worker for the respondent and was injured as a result of a slip and fall on [...]
Turnbull Government raises the bar for employment records.
By John Salter The Federal Government has passed new legislation which will make the completion and retention of accurate records by Employers of all matters associated with employment more important [...]
Queensland seeks to tighten its workplace health and safety framework following tragedies.
By Carlen Lowe. Following the workplace tragedy at Eagle Farm Racecourse and the heartbreaking incident at Dreamworld last year, the Palaszczuk Government conducted a review into the current Work Health [...]
Saving the environment one page at a time.
Our Brilliant Thinking team at BTLawyers have been working hard on becoming more eco-friendly through the implementation of our Paperless Project. In mid-2016, BTLawyers set a goal to reduce our [...]
When should I update or review my Will?
With personal circumstances forever changing and the majority of us being time poor, for most people it has been quite some time since they last looked at their Will or [...]
WorkCover agrees that an injury is not work-related but the claimant seeks review to the Workers’ Compensation Regulator – what now?
By BTLawyers Employers often seek our advice about reviews to the Workers’ Compensation Regulator. Often WorkCover will agree with the employer that an injury is not work-related, however the claimant [...]