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Do you have rights to share your home? Airbnb has become a central player in the sharing economy in the last decade. While its usage has presented opportunities to ease the financial burden of a mortgage, there are legal implications that hosts of strata-titled properties should be aware of.In … [Read more...] about Airbnb – what are your rights?

That’s not a cyclone…this is a cyclone Although the effects of Cyclones Debbie, Yasi, Marcia and Larry are generally well known, these are dwarfed by Cyclone Mahina.Cyclone Mahina is the deadliest cyclone in recorded Australian history, striking Bathurst Bay in Cape York on the 4th March 1899, … [Read more...] about Cyclone season is upon us

The new ID scanning laws came into effect in Queensland from 1 July 2017. The purpose of these laws is to identify individuals who are the subject of banning orders to the various licenced pubs, nightclubs and bars around town.In short, all licensed venues that ordinarily trade past midnight in … [Read more...] about New ID Scanning Laws – what you need to know

The Insurance market is reviewing cover in respect to mental illness. At the time of writing, some policies specifically exclude mental illness whilst others are reviewing their cover. Most travel policies do not automatically cover you for claims arising from, or exacerbated by, any existing … [Read more...] about Travel Insurance Review

The Fair Work Commission has increasingly been required to review issues raised by the use of social media in the workplace.The proliferation of, and use of, social media sites, with nearly 70 per cent of Australians on Facebook and around 20 per cent on Instagram and Snapchat, has resulted in … [Read more...] about Social Media…grounds for termination?

An Employment Contract is an Agreement between an Employer and an Employee that sets out Terms and Conditions of Employment.A Contract can be in writing or verbal. It’s certainly preferable to be “in writing” because should a dispute occur this will be the information that is relied upon to gain … [Read more...] about Employment Contracts

The Grenfell Tower fire in London in June 2017 has put building cladding under the spotlight with audits happening around Australia as a result.Manufacturers offer two different versions of the cladding - one with a plastic core and one with a mineral core. The plastic filled version if ignited … [Read more...] about Combustible Cladding

If car owners think the improved security now fitted to most new vehicles has forced car thieves to move on to easier targets, think again! Empirical evidence suggest that they are now just targeting older model vehicles, but car thefts are not reducing.According to the latest Australian Bureau of … [Read more...] about Car thefts on the rise