queensland

Gold Coast solicitor struck off for taking $1m from client

A Queensland-based practitioner has been removed from the roll for multiple findings of professional misconduct,...

03 July 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

JWS recruits NRF disputes partner

Johnson Winter & Slattery will expand its disputes team with the appointment of a former Norton Rose Fulbright...

03 July 2019

By Naomi Neilson

Qld firm appoints 2

A Maroochydore-based law firm has appointed two new associates to service its clients across the Sunshine Coast.

02 July 2019

By Emma Musgrave

Former partner convicted of drug offenses prohibited from practice until 2020

A Queensland-based lawyer, who was convicted of multiple drug offences, will not be granted a practising certificate...

27 June 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Unfair, sexist’ attacks on High Court judges slammed by LCA

Law Council of Australia president Arthur Moses SC has attacked a News Corp tabloid for its “unfair and sexist”...

26 June 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

NRF promotes 4 to partnership

Norton Rose Fulbright has promoted four of its lawyers to its Australian partnership.

26 June 2019

By Emma Musgrave

Queensland to combat claim farming with legislation

The Queensland government has tabled legislation to stamp out so-called “claim farming” in the state.

20 June 2019

By Grace Ormsby

Financial complaints reforms ‘flawed’, says Creevey Russell

Queensland-based firm Creevey Russell Lawyers says reforms made to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority are in...

19 June 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Former GC sentenced after giving false or misleading information to ASIC

A former general counsel who admitted to giving false or misleading information to the corporate watchdog has been...

17 June 2019

By Emma Musgrave

National firm settles $250m class action against it

A national law firm has settled a shareholder class action against it “without any admission of liability”.

07 June 2019

By Emma Musgrave