Queensland
Retaining Wall
Lawyers
Experience
We are a law firm dedicated to providing advice in relation to retaining walls in Queensland.
We accept retainers from agents, builders, homeowners and other law firms seeking advice on retaining wall issues.
In order to provide you with the best service, we abide the following maxims:
We will listen carefully to understand what you want to achieve.
The advice we provide will be as short, simple and useable as it can safely be. We will communicate in plain English; we won’t speak to you in “Legalese”.
For advice and documents, we can almost always provide a fixed or capped cost so you don’t take price risk. We can do this because our long experience in this niche field enables us to accurately predict the time we’re likely to spend on those tasks.
We're not in this for our egos. We're in it for a front row seat to witness your success.
All of the options available to you in any given situation will be fully explained. You will always understand the full consequences of the decisions you are thinking of making.
Where the task you’re asking us to complete involves variables that impact the time we’re likely to spend working with you (such as court proceedings), we'll map out the process and give you a range of costs so you know what to expect and aren’t writing a blank cheque.
Our lawyers work as a team.
We only do what we're good at. You can be confident that we know what we're doing. Unlike other firms, we won't pass on the cost of our learning via inflated ‘research’ charges.
We are committed to your education and will pass on as much knowledge as we can, so you can make your own informed decisions. We want to make you truly independent.
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Who is responsible for a retaining wall in Australia?The law in each state is different.
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Who is responsible for retaining wall on boundary Qld?This question is impossible to answer without at least a basic understanding of the facts of the case.
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What are the requirements for a retaining wall in Qld?This depends upon what is meant by requirements. If by requirements the asker is referring to planning and development, then it depends heavily upon the area in which the retaining wall is to be located as each local Government has their own requirements.
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If a retaining wall is entirely on my land, am I responsible for it?This is not, and has never been, the state of the law in Queensland.
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If a retaining wall solely benefits my property, am I responsible for it?This is not, and has never been, the state of the law in Queensland.
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If I previously paid for a retaining wall, am I automatically responsible for it?This is not, and has never been, the state of the law in Queensland.
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If I damaged a retaining wall, am I automatically responsible for repairing it?This is not, and has never been, the state of the law in Queensland.
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If a retaining wall is on the boundary, are the neighbours equally responsible for it?This is not, and has never been, the state of the law in Queensland.
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If my neighbour has built a retaining wall on my land, are they automatically responsible for it?This is not, and has never been, the state of the law in Queensland.
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Is uphill neighbour responsible for retaining wall Queensland?This is not, nor has it ever been, the state of the law in Queensland.
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Why shouldn’t I rely upon a Google search for my adviceA quick google search indicates there are several firms and community legal services continuing to offer ‘one size fits all’ advice on retaining wall disputes. Not surprisingly, the internet’s advice is frequently wrong. Even trying to find an answer to the basic question ‘Am I responsible for a retaining wall?’ is met with a spectrum of responses, mostly (and alarmingly) from law firms, ranging from ‘certainly yes’ to ‘certainly no’. What we find most curious is that people are willing to publish such definitive answers despite having no knowledge of (firstly) a retaining wall’s position, purpose or history and (secondly) the attitudes, budgets and risk appetites of the parties involved. What we generally find is that the authors of this online content have between zero and extremely limited knowledge or experience when it comes to the law and precedents relating to retaining walls in Queensland. One should treat such insights as suspicious and in no event rely upon it when making decisions of a legal nature. We frequently deal with self-represented litigants who have been led to error as to their rights and obligations under law because they relied upon the internet for advice. This is understandable but dangerous for everyone involved. Imagine if a pilot were relying upon answers from the internet to tell them how to fly a plane. We think the better approach is to contact the experts, receive proper advice and make informed decisions.
