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Dispute (5)

Factsheet

Family dispute resolution in parenting matters

What is family dispute resolution? Family dispute resolution is a confidential process that occurs outside of court and is a means to attempt resolving parenting disputes without court intervention.  Who can undertake family dispute resolution? A

  • Dispute
  • Resolution
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Parenting matters
  • Divorce
  • Family and relationship law

Factsheet

Third parties in family law proceedings

Who is a party to family law proceedings? Usually, only two persons are parties to a dispute in the Family Court or the Federal Circuit Court. They are the spouses or de facto spouses in a property dispute, and the parents of a child or children in

  • Dispute
  • Court
  • Family and relationship law
  • Court proceedings
  • Spouse

Court Decision

Do the by-laws permit a commercial lot owner to make improvements to exclusive use areas?

In Ocean Plaza Apartments [2017] QBCCMCmr 188, HopgoodGanim successfully acted for a commercial lot owner in a dispute with the Body Corporate to confirm that the commercial lot owner’s proposed installation of boom gates in their exclusive use c

  • Body corporate
  • Dispute

Article

National medical centre operator's claim for damages against defaulting doctor upheld

HopgoodGanim Lawyers successfully acted for a national medical centre operator in defending an appeal by a defaulting doctor of an award of damages. This is the first time that the calculation of damages in this specific scenario (and where the cont

  • Dispute
  • Employment termination
  • Workplace dispute

Article

Does agreeing to sign a contract make you bound?

Over a period of three months, two law firms negotiated the terms of a deed to be entered into by their clients.  Late on Christmas Eve, one solicitor emailed the other to say that his client “will sign” the deed and then followed that up with a

  • Contractual obligations
  • Deed
  • Terms of offer
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Express permission
  • Dispute