We're super proud to share with you all that our Michele Davis has been selected as a Finalist for the "Proctor - Best Feature Article Award" at the Queensland Law Society Annual Awards for 2020. The Proctor is the legal profession's monthly [...]
Recently, new Verification of Identity standard were introduced for signing Titles Office forms. These Titles Office Forms are necessary to complete many property transactions in Queensland, including conveyances, leases and mortgages. When an individual signs Titles Office Forms (for [...]
There is no one alive who is Youer than YouDr Suess Commonly, we are too busy to live in anything but the moment. Business is disrupted by so many things on a day to day basis. A primary example would [...]
From 1 October 2019, paper Certificates of Title (otherwise known as “Title Deeds”) will no longer have legal effect in Queensland. As it currently stands, 11% of Queensland properties have a paper Certificate of Title in existence. This change is [...]
We are excited to announce our Affiliate membership with Leading Age Services Australia (LASA). For those that are not aware, our Michele Davis, Head of Succession & Elder Law practice group here at Wilson Lawyers, is a bit of a unique breed among [...]
The last thing a landlord wants to hear is that their tenant is experiencing financial trouble. It creates uncertainty and potentially affects the landlord’s revenue stream from that property. What happens if the worst case scenario eventuates and the tenant [...]
The Directors of Wilson Lawyers are pleased to announce the appointment of Lauren Austin as an Associate. Lauren joined Wilson Lawyers as a law student in 2012 and progressed to the position as a lawyer within our Litigation & Dispute [...]
While no person expects, nor wishes, to experience a lack of capacity, the very real fact of life is that they may. Incapacity can be long term or short term and can impact everyone quite differently. The question of someone's capacity to understand the nature and the [...]
In October 2018, the Queensland government introduced a mandatory process to identify buildings which were built with “combustible cladding” (that is, building material particularly susceptible to fire events). Building owners of certain classes of building are required to complete at [...]
Superannuation is a bit of a sleeping giant. It is something most Australian's have in their portfolio of interests for purposes such as receiving retirement benefits and, in some cases, death benefit and other insurance benefits. Superannuation is also a victim of being "out of [...]
