Queensland solicitors have been warned to take special care to avoid financial risks posed by flood induced delays to cr...
REIQ’s “Day after Tomorrow” solution lacks Sky-net defence
The December update of the REIQ residential land contract includes a half-hearted attempt to avert opportunistic termina...
Blooded buyer bounces: Tennyson Reach hero rises from mud to vanquish mighty Mirvac
In what may be the final chapter of the “Tales of Tennyson Reach”, disappointed luxury apartment buyer and erstwhile vil...
Luxury apartment uninhabitable: beaten buyer retorts with flood damage rescission
As predicted, a disputed flood damage contract termination where a buyer alleges the property is uninhabitable, is alrea...
A bucket list for flood & storm litigation
Debate about whether Wivenhoe Dam operators owe civil liability to Brisbane flood survivors needs to address liability p...
Lease update – floods, repairs, mortgagee consent, disclosure notices
Landlords must look to their leases to determine their rights when faced with tenants’ demands to repair flood damaged p...
Flooded homes under contract – seller’s race to fix may fail to halt fleeing buyers
The legal position in respect of homes under contract that can’t be repaired by the agreed settlement date is clear: a b...
Flood insurance – the excellent and the woeful – how does your policy rank?
Insurance is only good if you never have to claim. Right? Regrettably, this statement will soon prove true for many Quee...
Floods & storms: Can buyers terminate? Should buyer or seller pay repair costs?
As floodwaters swirl through many of the state’s regional centres and towns and threaten Brisbane, our thoughts an...