Have you recently received a bill for goods or services you do not recall ordering? It may not be a memory lapse on your part and instead relate to unsolicited…

Earlier in the year DBL Solicitors published two articles – COVID-19 Positive Cash Flow and Extended Safe Harbour for Directors. Directors who have relied on this extended protection from March…

Defamation on social media has become a regular occurrence. The defining characteristic of the present Information Age is the worldwide dissemination of information across global technological platforms. The opinions and…

The Queensland Court System has 5 levels of court jurisdiction and tribunals established by state legislation. Each jurisdiction has specific powers and the type of offence or dispute determines which…

The Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus was recently introduced  providing extended safe harbour for directors during COVID-19. A director is a person employed as an officer of a company and…

  Australia’s financial landscape is changing on a daily basis with the implementation of stricter levels of social distancing measures in an effort to curb the pandemic. Each measure has…

For many years now, the Australian Tax Office (ATO) has had the power to make directors personally liable for certain unpaid debts of the company by issuing Directors Penalty Notices.…

Why do I have to register a business name? Only recognised ‘Legal Entities’ are able to own property, enter into contracts, borrow money, sue or be sued. The most common…