Legal practices should review any organisational obligations under the blue card scheme and confirm that relevant staff hold current blue cards where required.
The Administrative Review Tribunal decision addressed a recurring question: when does supervision become a justice responsibility rather than a disability support?
"Protection should support agency, not automatically replace it" was the central message of a conference session examining the evolving role of lawyers in aged care, guardianship and supported decision-making.
Succession lawyers are increasingly dealing with informal wills, from handwritten notes to smartphone records. At the QLS Specialist Practice Conference, Hannah Kulaga explored the legal and practical challenges of proving testamentary intention in an evolving area of succession law.
QCAT Senior Member Joanne Browne says Queensland's ageing population and rising guardianship matters are creating new challenges for lawyers, highlighting the issue during a keynote address at the QLS Specialist Practice Conference.
A general retaining lien covers not only costs incurred on client instructions, but also by the solicitor as a litigant in quantifying or enforcing that entitlement to costs.
The parties also agreed to property orders to the effect that they each keep the property in their respective possession, but they could not agree to orders regarding a 16-year-old dog, “C”.
A primary barrier to “nervous shock” claims being pursued is proving that the psychological harm has extended beyond mere grief and has given rise to a recognised psychiatric disorder.
Who can give informed consent for the use of a restrictive practice for a person in aged care who lacks the capacity to give their consent can be difficult to navigate.
