queensland

‘Let’s not go overboard’ with Lawyer X: QLS president

The Queensland Law Society president has warned against enacting “righteous vengeance” against those caught up in...

25 February 2019

By Grace Ormsby

JWS gains DLA Piper lawyer

Johnson Winter & Slattery has enhanced its corporate advisory team with the hiring of a new specialist, who joins...

25 February 2019

By Emma Musgrave

Queensland firm grows construction arm

A Queensland-headquartered law firm has appointed a new partner to its construction practice.

20 February 2019

By Emma Musgrave

Can frontline emergency workers sue for trauma for the horrors they see?

Can front line emergency service people claim compensation for the psychological trauma that confronts them at horrific...

19 February 2019

By Trent Johnson

Formerly imprisoned Qld partner struck off

A former equity partner at criminal firm Bosscher Lawyers has been struck from the roll of practitioners in Queensland...

18 February 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Revenge porn’ now outlawed in Queensland

People convicted of sharing revenge porn images could face up to three years’ imprisonment, following the passage of...

15 February 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Overcoming stigma of flexible working for men can reap benefits

While there is still a way to go in challenging the notion that men must be the ones to work the traditional full-time...

14 February 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Maurice Blackburn to take on Uber

Hundreds of taxi and limousine drivers across Queensland have gathered to consider participating in a national class...

12 February 2019

By Grace Ormsby

Legal heads weigh in on Townsville crisis

Courts closed, businesses and homes flooded, access roads underwater: how is Townsville’s legal community coping with...

08 February 2019

By Grace Ormsby

Qld government urged to pass Bill of Rights

Following a recommendation from the Queensland Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee to pass the proposed...

06 February 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy