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What happens if your Enduring Power of Attorney loses capacity? An Enduring Power of Attorney (EPOA) is a legal document that allows someone (the principal) to appoint another person (the attorney) to make decisions on their behalf, particularly in financial and legal matters, even if the principal loses mental capacity. However, if the appointed attorney […]

Artificial Intelligence is being increasingly used by clients attempting to reduce their reliance on lawyers, and in some cases by lawyers themselves in legal research.  In a US decision of Mata v Avianca Inc (2023), submissions were prepared using Chat GPT, citing a number of court decisions, and these submissions were provided to the court.  […]

An application for the termination of a residential tenancy has failed because – even though the Notice to Leave was properly given and gave more time than was required for the tenant to leave – QCAT found that the last day to leave (stated in the Notice to fall on a Saturday) was extended until […]

Expansions to the Unfair Contracts provisions of the Australian Consumer Law come into effect on 9 November 2023. These provisions substantially widen the application of the legislation to “standard form” contracts, whether with consumers or businesses where one party to the contract is a business that employs less than 100 people (subject to adjustment for […]