queensland

Queensland legislation would put end to ‘greedy’ law firms

A Queensland lawyer has re-iterated the need for the state to move to ban the practice of claims farming, with the...

15 July 2019

By Naomi Neilson

Caxton Legal Centre appoints new CEO

A CLC based in South Brisbane — self-proclaimed as “Queensland’s largest community legal centre” — has...

12 July 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Students take out top honours at Canadian moot

A team of students from Queensland’s Bond University has become the first non-Canadian law school students to take...

11 July 2019

By Grace Ormsby

$190m settlement reached in Queensland Stolen Wages case

A “record” $190 million in-principle settlement has been reached in the long-running Stolen Wages case in...

10 July 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

GC law firm relocates to meet growing client demand

A Gold Coast law firm has moved to a new location as part of a long-term plan to better service an expanding number of...

05 July 2019

By Naomi Neilson

TurksLegal promotes 5, appoints 1 as partner

Australia-based legal firm TurksLegal has promoted four solicitors and one partner across its Sydney, Melbourne and...

04 July 2019

By Naomi Neilson

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