clutch legal team
  • Unfair murder trial? The case of Maree Crabtree

    What happens when a murder trial raises serious questions about evidence and fairness? Explore the Maree Crabtree case and the importance of the presumption of innocence.

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  • Relaxation of records at community clubs

    Queensland community clubs have more flexibility under relaxed liquor and gaming requirements until 31 March 2027. Find out what has changed.

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  • Use it or lose it

    Do Queensland liquor licensees really need to use every part of their licensed area? Find out what the Ganbros decision means for licensees.

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  • The price is wrong?

    Through the construction industry's profitless boom, builders leaned heavily on special conditions in building contracts to combat the impact of rising costs. A decision of the Queensland District Court has given them good reason to question whether those price increase clauses do the job.

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  • Alligator Blood… and (natural) justice for all.

    If you are making a decision that will strip someone of money, property or a right, the question is not "who is the licensee?" It is "whose interests are affected?"

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  • Get it in writing.

    They say that the faintest ink is more powerful than the strongest memory.

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  • Canberra knows how to party

    As of today, it is legal to possess 50 grams or less of cannabis in the ACT.

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  • Leave the phone alone

    Queensland now has the most severe penalties in the country for motorists using phones whilst driving.

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  • Protect Ya Neck

    Let’s take a look at the world of defamation, from a recently published decision of NSW District Court, in Massoud v Radio 2GB Sydney Pty Ltd [2021] NSWDC 336.

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