The Court of Appeal’s decision in Bell v Brisbane City Council [2018] QCA 084 (Sofronoff P and Philippides and McMurdo JJA), delivered 4 May 2018, is a very significant appeal for planning law in Queensland which emphasises the importance of development complying with the planning scheme. The appeal concerned a large development at Toowong, an inner-city suburb of Brisbane...Read More

Advocacy is almost a secret art. It is one of those skills about which a teacher can say many things. But none of those things that are said about advocacy tells you how to be an advocate. The paper available at this link tells of the importance of advocacy when initiating and conducting an appeal....Read More