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Employee Successfully Sues Employer for Sexual Assault by On-call Caretaker
In the recent decision of Oaks Hotels & Resorts Ltd v Knauer & Ors¹, the Queensland Court of Appeal found an employer vicariously liable for its employee sexually assaulting another [...]
To Sue or Not to Sue?
Have a debtor that won’t respond to your emails/calls? Here are five factors to consider before jumping into litigation to recover that debt. Do I have a good case? Determining whether you [...]
5 Fails When You Buy
When buying a property, many people believe the hard work is done once you’ve signed the contract to purchase. Unfortunately, there are still many hurdles to negotiate before you are [...]
BTLawyers / ASIEQ Event – 7 February, 2019
You are invited to the first ASIEQ event of 2019 BTLawyers is thrilled to have secured well known orthopaedic surgeon and lower limb expert, Dr David Hayes as guest presenter [...]
BTLawyers features in 2018 Doyles Guide
Congratulations to Bruce Thomas, Kerrie Jackson and Georgina Wong who were individually recognised in the Doyle's Guide list of Leading Workers Compensation & WorkCover Lawyers (Defendant) - Queensland 2018. Bruce [...]
7 Reasons to Update your Will
A recent survey found that approximately 52% of Australians do not have a current Will. Just to be clear, that is 9.9 million people that do not have this vital [...]
BTLawyers Supporting Abortion Law Reform with Donation to Children by Choice
BTLawyers is making a stance in supporting fundamental women’s rights, with a substantial donation to Children by Choice. Over the last few months BTLawyers have been fundraising to support Children [...]
Alan Jones, 2GB and 4GB ordered to pay $3.7m damages in defamation case
The Supreme Court of Queensland has ordered the well-known radio host Alan Jones to pay damages to the Wagner Family for a number of defamatory remarks he broadcasted in relation [...]
Supreme Court orders lawyers to pay costs
Justice Davis has ordered that an unsuccessful applicants’ lawyers pay the legal costs of the other parties instead of their clients. In the recent Supreme Court judgement of PJM & [...]