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- Harbour Shores Sod-Turning Ceremony
- New Tenancy Laws commence in Queensland 7 June 2024 AND new REIQ Contracts!!!
- Legalwise Webinar
- QLS Symposium 2024 Photos
- Farewell for the Talking Law Radio Show
- Queensland Law Society Symposium 2024
- Despina's new role as a Specialist Practioner Author for LexisNexis's Practical Guidance Modules
- Despina Priala on The Boutique Lawyer Show Podcast
- The Biggest Overhaul to Property Law in Qld in 50 years!!!
- GOLD COAST WOMEN IN BUSINESS AWARDS FOR 2023
- Despina and the Women in Law Awards,Throughout the Years
- Queensland Law Society Property Law Conference
- Queensland Law Society Property Law Conference - Back to Basics: Off-The-Plan Contracts
- Annual Gold Coast Legal Conference - 2 June 2023
- Webinar on The Education Network (TEN)
- Off The Plan
- Ticker News Interview - what it's like being a lawyer!
- We are hiring!!! Exceptional staff to join our family team here!
- Finalist in Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards 2020 - Sole Practitioner of the Year Award
- Radio 97 Lawyer - Talking Law with Despina
- Buried Cash Case!!!
- Priala Legal featured in Northshore Living Magazine by Ray White
- Securexchange - Securing your information with us!
- Women in Law Awards 2016
- Bravehearts 20th Anniversary Gala Dinner
- Talking Law
- Episode 276 | How do Sunset Dates work in Off the Plan Contracts!!!
- Episode 275 | Can a buyer in an off the plan contract onsell prior to completion???
- Episode 274 | The 7 most common mistakes buyers make in off the plan contracts
- Episode 273 | New Tenancy Laws commence in Queensland 7 June 2024 AND new REIQ Contracts - WOW!!!
- Farewell to the Talking Law Radio Show
- Episode 272 | Gold Coast Buyer Sues Developer......Marine Quarter Saga!!!
- Episode 271 | Natural Disasters and Insurance in Qld!!!
- Episode 270 | Sexual harrassment at Christmas parties! Are you creating a safe space as an employer?
- Episode 269 | Can the ATO "write off" a debt???
- Episode 268 | DIY Will Kits - Danger look out!!!!
- Episode 267 | The Boozy Lunch - A case about enforceable oral agreements!!!
- Episode 266 | The Ugly Truth of Off the Plan Contracts!!!
- Episode 265 | Is this an election issue for Qld???
- Episode 264 | Biggest change to property sunset date laws in Qld in 40 years!!!
- Episode 263 | New Dog Penalties in Qld - Dog Owners Listen Up!
- Episode 262 | Selling a Business in Qld? What can stop settlement?
- Episode 261 | Is cash still legal tender in Australia?
- Episode 260 | Animal Dander! Gold Coast body corporate nightmares!
- Episode 259 | Could State payroll tax be unconstitutional? What say the High Court?
- Episode 258 | The biggest overhaul to Qld Property Laws in 50 Years!!!
- Episode 257 | Australia's Unfair Contract Terms Regime - Are you ready for the Change!!!
- Episode 256 | Horror story for a Gold Coast Buyer!!!!
- Episode 255 | Vulnerable beneficiaries, how a TDT can help!
- Episode 254 | Buying a Duplex! Watch out!
- Episode 253 | Ashmore Plaza Gold Coast horror story for tenants
- Episode 253 | Is possession of illicit drugs allowed in Australia?
- Episode 252 | What is a Show Cause Notice? Do you have to disclose?
- Episode 250 | Changes to smoking and pet ownership coming to Qld
- Episode 249 | Land Tax - do you know how it works in Qld?
- Episode 248 | Changes to Sunset Laws coming to Qld!!!
- Episode 247 | Can a Solicitor act for both parties???
- Episode 246 | Voice Referendum: What you need to know!
- Episode 245 | Flood damage: How does it affect your contract?
- Episode 244 | Knife Ban in Schools!
- Episode 243 | Unleashed: Exploring the New Gold Coast Dog Laws.
- Episode 242 | What does unconditional mean?
- Episode 241 | Homebuilder grant extended! A win for Qld buyers.
- Episode 240 | If there ever was a time to get legal advice.....now is the time! Disputes with builders.
- Episode 239 | Thumbs-up emoji confirms contract acceptance!
- Episode 238 | Are you ready to settle with your Developer? Buyer Beware!!!
- Episode 237 | Can a body corporate force a lot owner to pay an insurance excess?
- Episode 236 | "All you can eat" Conveyancing - Really???
- Episode 235 | Buyers inspection rights after signing a contract!!!
- Episode 234 | You win some, you lose more!!!
- Episode 233 | Who manages your estate if you die without a Will???
- Episode 232 | Creditors Statutory Demand - Why do we care?
- Episode 231 | No stamp duty for couples transferring interests in property!!!
- Episode 230 | SPER has extensive powers in Qld. Watch out!
- Episode 229 | "I want my disappointment money"
- Episode 228 | Does your build contract contain terms that are void?
- Episode 227 | Retirement Villages - do you know all the facts?
- Episode 226 | How to make your sale contract watertight!
- Episode 225 | Suing Council for windscreen damage - it is possible.
- Episode 224 | Qld's New Tenancy Laws 1 July 2023 - They are Retrospective!!!
- Episode 223 | The Brindabella Case! Private School Parents Listen Up
- Episode 222 | What does Under Contract mean?
- Episode 221 | Rental Crisis in Manufactured Homes in Qld
- Episode 220 | Welcome Aboard New Zealanders! Changes are coming 1 July 2023.
- Episode 219 | Neighbour disputes go Ballistic!!!
- Episode 218 | Rugby League Class Action Suit - What next!
- Episode 217 | Extended possession under a contract - how to do it right?
- Episode 216 | COPOSIT! What is it and is it a good option for buyers?
- Episode 215 | Nobby Beach Cafe Owner in Trouble - Lesson? Do your due diligence
- Episode 214 | A Tale of Fraud on the Gold Coast! The Issa v Owens case
- Episode 213 | Releasing Deposits early - money gone!
- Episode 212 | A Game Changer - Sunset Date Reforms in Qld
- Episode 211 | The Porter Davis collapse - yet another builder in liquidation!
- Episode 210 | Unfair terms in your insurance policy? ASIC commences action!
- Episode 209 | Qld Road Rules and Fines - What you don't know!
- Episode 208 | Pressuring sales tactics by agents on the Gold Coast - really???
- Episode 207 | Are your by laws invalid?
- Episode 206 | How to successfully terminate your build contract!
- Episode 205 | Risk when buying property, tenants and Airbnb disasters
- Episode 204 | Caught out with architectural codes in a body corporate?
- Episode 203 | Rental Property Nightmares - Insurance Claims against landlords
- Episode 202 | The Law of Trespass is alive and well in NSW
- Episode 201 | The Voice Movement (AKA Black Sovereignty Movement)
- Episode 200 | Richard Prior's "Moving" - 1988 Movie - Buyers this could happen to you!!!
- Episode 199 | Qld Body Corporate Law Reforms announced by the Honourable Shannon Fentiman
- Episode 198 | Granny Flat Arrangements - accommodation for life!
- Episode 197 | Storage of garbage bins in bodies corporate, Why checking by laws is vital!
- Episode 196 | Checking electrical items while buying property
- Episode 195 | How safe is my deposit in an off the plan contract?
- Episode 194 | Home invasions, your rights in Qld! Mike's question answered !!!
- Episode 193 | Refusal of Service in QLD - What you need to know!!!
- Episode 192 | We're back for 2023! Contracts, Defamation, Emoji's and whole lot more.....
- Episode 191 | That's a Wrap 2022 - Part 2
- Episode 190 | That's a Wrap 2022 - Part 1
- Episode 189 | Saucy Gold Coast Body Corporate Tales
- Episode 188 | Off the Plan Power Checklist
- Episode 187 | Is eating a hamburger whilst driving illegal in Qld?
- Episode 186 | Is Pepper Spray Illegal in Australia?
- Episode 185 | Use of IPod whilst driving found legal in Qld! Gold Coast decision!
- Episode 184 | Director ID deadline looming - what you don't know. PLUS NSW First Home Buyer Choice Scheme
- Episode 183 | Are lotto winnings assessable income? Punters, listen up!!!
- Episode 182 | Social Media Influencer slammed with damages award by court!
- Episode 181 | Higgins/Lerhmann Trial. What a mess!!!
- Episode 180 | Dogs with Muzzles? An adjudicator says no.
- Episode 179 | Qld's New Pet Tenancy Laws - What you need to know!
- Episode 178 | What is A.T.E. Insurance??? You might be surprised!
- Episode 177 | Qld Econveyancing Mandate! Finally Qld has made it.
- Episode 176 | Downsizing! The difference between an over 50's resort and a retirement village?
- Episode 175 | Qld Land Tax Laws Scapped!!!!
- Episode 174 | Digital Assets - What are they and why you should have a Digital Estate Plan!
- Episode 173 | The PPSR - What you need to know!
- Episode 172 | Bank cheques are not as good as cash in the bank!!!
- Episode 171 | Qld is about to get disrupted by new land tax laws - what does this mean for the market??
- Episode 170 | Buyers beware of defaulting under off the plan contracts!
- Episode 169 | Google Win in the High Court!
- Episode 168 | Gold Coast City Council Rates Investigation
- Episode 167 | How to avoid losing your deposit! A tale of fraud on the Gold Coast!
- Episode 166 | The Oracle Homes Disaster!
- Episode 165 | Mutual Wills. Are they Wills at all?
- Episode 164 | Qld have your say! Sunset clauses and early release of deposits under off the plan.
- Episode 163 | Gold Coast Pet Owners listen up! Changes to manage your pet are proposed.
- Episode 162 | The New Qld REIQ Commercial Contract in play - What you need to know!
- Episode 161 | Mobile Phone "Use" under NSW Road Regulations
- Episode 160 | Director Penalty Notices. What is all the fuss?
- Episode 159 | Payment Redirection Scams
- Episode 158 | Director ID - Nov 2022 Deadline Looming!!!
- Episode 157 | New Land Tax Rules in Qld - will you be caught?
- Episode 156 | Foreign Investors and increase in fees 29 July - How Gold Coast Resorts are Exempt!
- Episode 155 | The Qld Resilient Homes Funds - are you eligible to receive funding from Qld Govt?
- Episode 154 | When does a de facto relationship end? Another High Court case has emerged!
- Episode 153 | Roe v Wade Decision Overturned!
- Episode 152 | The Defence of Provocation: A Sovereign Islands Tale!!!
- Episode 151 | New tougher road rules in Qld as from 1 July 2022 - what you need to know
- Episode 150 | What is a Grant of Probate and why do you need one?
- Episode 149 | The High Court Case of Hill V Zuda. What you need to know about Super Death Benefits.
- Episode 148 | The Trials and Tribulations of Contracts in QLD
- Episode 147 | Employer found vicariously liable for sexual assault in the workplace
- Episode 146 | Stamp Duty Reforms in NSW for First Home Buyers
- Episode 145 | Beware of emergency lanes! A tale of contributory negligence
- Episode 144 | The power of illustration in advertising
- Episode 143 | 100 Years in QLD since the abolition of the death penalty
- Episode 142 | The pivotal homes disaster. Where to from here?
- Episode 141 | How a will can be revoked!
- Episode 140 | Paid domestic violence leave
- Episode 139 | Can you marry your cousin?
- Episode 138 | Should developers sell off the plan without an approval?
- Episode 137 | What happens when you die without a will?
- Episode 136 | The danger of posting fake or bad reviews anonymously
- Episode 135 | Balance deposits under contracts, what can go wrong?
- Episode 134 | Sunset clauses in off the plan contracts - what the future may hold
- Episode 133 | Dog Attacks in QLD - Part 2
- Episode 132 | Dog Attacks in QLD - Part 1
- Episode 131 | Superannuation death benefits - how do they really work for your estate plan
- Episode 130 | No Fault Divorce Laws
- Episode 129 | Illegal mobile phone use
- Episode 128 | Buying a Business, What you need to know - Part 2
- Episode 127 | Buying a Business, What you need to know - Part 1
- Episode 126 | The two year rule on CGT for deceased estates
- Episode 125 | Can someone benefit from their own wrong doing?
- Episode 124 | What is a din and why do you need to know!
- Episode 123 | Getting your deposit back under a pest and building condition!
- Episode 122 | Stamp Duty Secrets revealed!
- Episode 121 | Special guest Lisa Dowie of Pexa, chats with Despina (audio version)
- Episode 121 | Special Guest: Lisa Dowie, Chief Customer Officer of PEXA
- Episode 120 | Apartments and insurance - what a body corporate does not insure for
- Episode 119 | Floods and insurance - what can go wrong???
- Episode 118 | 7 simple steps to making a will
- Episode 117 | Can a body corporate stop you from changing your lock on your apartment?
- Episode 116 | Sellers must now disclose Council "Communications" - what does this mean?
- Episode 115 | Cancel Culture again! The Girl Guides saga!
- Episode 114 | A cafe in liquidation - what can happen when you don't update your address.
- Episode 113 | The Controversial Religious Discrimination Bill
- Episode 112 | Smoke alarms and pools - what sellers need to know
- Episode 111 | Fixtures v Chattels
- Episode 110 | Can a lot owner in a body corporate be banned from smoking altogether!
- Episode 109 | New REIQ changes raising an eyebrow in Qld
- Episode 108 | On talking law - newsflash! The new REIQ contracts for QLD as of 20th January 2022
- Episode 107 | First segment for 2022 on talking law - the djokovic case - what was all the fuss about?
- Episode 106 | What can we expect in 2022?
- Episode 105 | Highlights and Buzz Words of 2021
- Episode 104 | Friday 17th December - D Day for QLD, Vaccinated be Unvaccinated
- Episode 103 | QLD Border Opens Monday 13th December, What can we expect?
- Episode 102 | Video Wills and social media accounts
- Episode 101 | Can a text message be considered a will?
- Episode 100 | Wow we have reached 100 episodes - this is one to watch!
- Episode 99 | What is the 5% Rule??? Developers and buyers listen up. This is for you.
- Episode 98 | Can you lose your deposit?
- Episode 97 | To Vax or Not to Vax? - What happens when parents separate?
- Episode 96 | How to prevent claims against your estate
- Episode 95 | Boom and Bust!
- Episode 94 | Retail shop leases - is a tenant liable under a lease after they sell their business?
- Episode 93 | Retail shop leases - representations made by the lanldord, how to protect yourself
- Episode 92 | You pay peanuts you get monkeys - Take 2
- Episode 91 | What is an IM017 Form and why do you care?
- Episode 90 | Insurance companies look out. A new onus on assessing risk of customers has commenced.
- Episode 89 | The new era of Director ID's are almost upon us.
- Episode 88 | New public health order in NSW - Restrictions on Unvaccinated Persons - Part 2
- Episode 87 | New public health order in NSW - Restrictions on Unvaccinated Persons - Part 1
- Episode 86 | Show cause - is your property non-compliant?
- Episode 85 | NSW becomes a mandatory eConveyancing state - what does this mean?
- Episode 84 | No more paper title deeds in NSW
- Episode 83 | No jab no entry
- Episode 82 | New Sex Discrimination Laws (Respect at Work) Bill - What are the changes?
- Episode 81 | More Covid Challenges... Am I a Sovereign Citzen?
- Episode 80 | What next is in store for NSW?
- Episode 79 | Be careful what you post on Facebook - Landmark decision that may affect us all
- Episode 78 | Fur Babies in property settlements
- Episode 76 | Property Boom or Crash - Be Warned
- Episode 75 | Your COVID stories told!
- Episode 74 | No-fault compensation scheme for the COVID 19 vaccine.
- Episode 73 | Should you mandate a covid 19 vaccine in the workplace?
- Episode 72 | Chaos at the NSW/QLD border - what next!
- Episode 71 | The top 10 vital things you don’t know about buying/selling property - Part 2
- Episode 70 | The top 10 vital things you don’t know about buying/selling property - Part 1
- Episode 69 | Are you in a de facto relationship?
- Episode 68 | Working and Parenting from home - navigating the waters
- Episode 67 | Do I need to prove my medical exemption NSW?
- Episode 66 | Changes to wearing face masks in NSW
- Episode 65 | Q & A Session Part 2
- Episode 64 | Q & A Session Part 1
- Episode 63 | Busting the Myths… COVID human rights
- Episode 62 | Busting the Myths on QR code’s and Face Masks in QLD
- Episode 61 | Food for Thought: employment arrangements post covid
- Episode 60 | New Defamation Laws
- Episode 59 | Voluntary assisted dying bill - new laws to pass in QLD
- Episode 58 | Magistrate who had relationship with young court clerk wins her super benefits
- Episode 57 | Joint tenants v tenants in common, structures of asset ownership and protection
- Episode 56 | Finding love late in life - and how to guard yourself with a proper estate plan
- Episode 55 | The most important day, Settlement!
- Episode 54 | Buying or selling a business - what you need to know!
- Episode 53 | You pay peanuts, you get monkeys!
- Episode 52 | Deliveroo driver an employee not independent contractor
- Episode 51 | Palm Beach Salon discriminates
- Episode 50 | The Rise of Woke Corporations
- Episode 49 | Director ID's - A New Era of Director Identification Awaits
- Episode 48 | Land slides and homes sinking, why experts are important for your purchase
- Episode 47 | Contracts, What to do
- Episode 46 | Sunset Clauses– Helping vendors achieve their goals
- Episode 45 | Body Corporate Records Search – Why it's so important
- Episode 44 | Cancel Culture - a message to all
- Episode 43 | Where contracts can go wrong
- Episode 42 | A win for privacy, ACCC wins legal battle against google, for your privacy
- Episode 41 | How Developers will benefit from changes to the home builder grant.
- Episode 40 | New laws for casual employees
- Episode 39 | The Home Builder Grant and what you don't know
- Episode 38 | Special guest PEXA Chief Customer Officer Lisa Dowie - talking all things PEXA.
- Episode 37 | Claims handlers to become licensed, finally
- Episode 36 | Caravan park owner to pay 2.3M in compensation
- Episode 35 | Wokeness trumped by common sense at Minter Ellison
- Episode 33 | Trial by social media leads to mob rule
- Episode 34 | Human prejudice at its worst
- Episode 32 | The Right to Remain Silent in criminal cases - Trial by social media!!!
- Episode 31 | The Evolution of Property and PEXA!
- Episode 30 | The Family Court gets a makeover!
- Episode 29 | Australia's first Emoji Case!
- Episode 28 | CIC Corruption Investigation
- Episode 27 | The Spot
- Episode 26 | Licensees' responsibility v patrons' responsibility
- Episode 25 | The Bunnings Debacle
- Episode 24 | Bankruptcy and the potential loss of inheritance
- Episode 23 | Australia the Nanny State
- Episode 22 | COVID-19 in the Workplace - Part 2
- Episode 22 | COVID-19 in the Workplace - Part 1
- Episode 21 | New Online Safety Laws to Commence
- Episode 20 | Big win for small business and the Jobkeeper
- Episode 19 | My Christmas List of Do's and Don'ts
- Episode 18 | My Christmas list of Don'ts
- Episode 17 | Most common mistakes when signing a contract
- Episode 16 | Step away from Social Media - How using social media can impact on your compensation claims
- Episode 15 | All about the recent changes to the Home Builder Grant - understand the fine print
- Episode 14 | A test case against an insurance company - fighting the good fight
- Episode 13 | A claim made against a victims deceased estate
- Episode 12 | NSW changes to stamp duty
- Episode 11 | First Home Buyers Beware!
- Episode 10 | Should a Company have a power of attorney?
- Episode 9 | Enduring Powers of Attorney
- Episode 8 | Changes to Consumer Laws
- Episode 7 | Police have no right to your phone pin
- Episode 6 | Personal Asset Protection
- Episode 5 | $40M Sydney Waterfront Windfall Estate Litigation
- Episode 4 | Off the Plan Contracts
- Episode 3 | Buying off the plan contracts
- Episode 2 | Retaining Walls
- Episode 1 | Neighbourhood Disputes
- Estate Planning
- Unprecedented Changes for Signing of Wills!
- What happens when a seller dies before closing
- What happens when a seller dies during a transaction?
- Property Laws and Regulations
- Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court - settled law
- Electronic Lodgement of Plans
- Drafting of Contracts and Special Conditions
- Get it Right - Build Contracts!
- Electronic Approvals for Survey Plans - Fantastic news!
- Registration of Plans during COVID-19
- New Property Laws in Queensland
- The Property Occupations Bill was recently passed by Parliament
- The End to the Stamp Duty Concession
- Stamp duty and the Building Boost Grant
- Queensland stamp duty changes favour investors
- Child Care : A Legal Services Guide
- Property Disputes
- How to handle a dispute with neighbours caused by a defective stormwater drain
- Flooding Neighbours Property
- Purchasing Property
- Why warnings are needed for Off the Plan Contracts
- Off the Plan Contracts - what you need to know!
- Priala Legal is PEXA Certified!!!
- Buying Off the Plan during COVID-19 - Property market still alive and well!
- What do you need to know before you sign a building contract?
- Agents Liability for Misrepresentation
- Buying off the Plan
- Common Traps Real Estate Agents Employ Through Clauses and Conditions About Inspections
- Buyer's Rights When a Seller Changes Their Mind
- Buying Real Estate for Foreign Buyers
- Property Finance
- Home Builder Grant Extended to 31 March 2021
- CBA Business Alliance Partner
- Beware First Home Buyers!!!
- Homebuilder and Off the Plan
- Banks do not hold all the power!
- Business Partner with Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Additional Foreign Acquirer Duty
- Residential Vacancy Fee for Foreign Buyers
- Landlords and Tenants
- Emergency Relief for Commercial Leases extended to 31 December
- Rent relief during Covid-19 - Thew New Regulations
- Can Landlords Increase Rent?
- Can landlords be taken to court if forgetful?
- Tenancy Agreements - Who is Responsible for Damage
