queensland

EDO wins ‘important’ Great Barrier Reef legal challenge

A challenge against the use of lethal shark drumlines within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has been a successful...

04 April 2019

By Grace Ormsby

Convicted lawyer struck off for professional misconduct

A former firm principal has been removed from the roll of practitioners for professional misconduct, following her...

19 March 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Addressing the lack of a Southern Queensland Supreme Court

Although Queensland’s next state elections are scheduled for October 2020, Gold Coast lawyers are already pushing...

18 March 2019

By Bruce Simmonds

Sole practitioner convicted of aggravated fraud struck off roll

A Queensland solicitor has been removed from the roll of practitioners for disbursing trust monies without authority...

15 March 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Brisbane lawyer struck off for failure to comply with notices

A Brisbane-based solicitor has been removed from the roll of practitioners for professional misconduct, following four...

15 March 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Be wary of fake lawyers ‘endangering the public’

The general public must take care when seeking legal advice, and ensure all dealings are done with qualified and...

15 March 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Townsville needs a full-time Federal Circuit Court judge

Townsville is Queensland’s largest regional centre, and the federal government needs to urgently ensure a permanent...

14 March 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Holding Redlich, Flying Arts Alliance team up for Qld art exhibition

Mid-tier firm Holding Redlich has partnered with Flying Arts Alliance to help showcase artists from across rural and...

13 March 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

UQ start-ups receive lawyers’ backing

A number of lawyers have thrown their support behind entrepreneurs in a University of Queensland accelerator program...

11 March 2019

By Emma Musgrave

HSF names new workplace health and safety partner

Herbert Smith Freehills has welcomed a new partner to its workplace health and safety team, who joins from Norton Rose...

07 March 2019

By Emma Musgrave