AREAS OF PRACTICE – BARRISTER & COMMERCIAL MEDIATOR
- Banking & Securities
- Bankruptcy & Insolvency
- Commercial
- Competition & Consumer Law (Trade Practices)
- Contract
- Equity & Trusts
- Fertility Law
- Intellectual Property & Franchising
- Mediation
- Property
- Superannuation
- Trusts & Managed Investment Schemes
Specific Experience
Australian Consumer Law • Banking & Finance • Bankruptcy & Insolvency • Clubs & Associations Commercial leases • Confidential information and customer databases • Construction & Engineering • Consumer/Fair Trading & Product Liability • Contracts • Director’s duties • Distribution and wholesale agreements • Executive compensation • Family law • Fertility law/names on birth certificates • Financial advisers and accountants • Former employees • Franchising • Insurance • Intellectual Property • Internet and software distribution • Licence agreements • Liquidations and receiverships • Media • Medical Negligence • Medical practices and specialists • Mergers and acquisitions • Partnership disputes • Privacy law • Professional Negligence • Property, real estate and conveyancing • Put and call options • Resources, Energy & Mining • Restraint of trade and non-competition clauses • Retail shop leases • Retirement Villages • Same sex-relationships • Securities and investment advisor issues • Shareholder disputes • Share option plans • Small business • Sports law • Superannuation • Third line forcing and anti-competitive conduct • Trademarks, patents • Trade Practices • Trusts and Trustee’s duties • Wills, Estates & Succession
Legislation
Janelle has a working knowledge of Queensland and Commonwealth legislation, including:
- Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
- Property Law Act 1974 (Qld)
- Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth)
- Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Qld)
- Partnership Act 1891 (Qld)
- Retirement Villages Act 1999 (Qld)
- Retail Shop Leases Act 1994 (Qld)
- Queensland Building & Construction Commission Act 1991 (Qld)
- Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (Qld)
- Trusts Act 1973 (Qld)
- Mineral Resources Act 1989 (Qld)
- Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (Australian Consumer Law)
- Trade Practices (Industry Codes – Franchising) Regulations 1998 (Franchising Code of Conduct)
- Superannuation (Resolution of Complaints) Act 1993 (Cth) (Complaints Act)
- Surrogacy Act 2010 (Qld)
- Status of Children Act 1978
- Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2003
- Acts Interpretation Act 1954 (Qld)
- Succession Act 1891 (Qld)
- Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 (Qld)
- Powers of Attorney Act 1998 (Qld)