queensland

The ‘year of the pre-nup’ is upon us, says family lawyer

With heightened media attention on pre-nups, a Brisbane-based family lawyer has flagged 2019 as the year where such...

05 March 2019

By Emma Musgrave

Qld lawyers respond to passing of Human Rights Act

Member associations and advocacy groups have welcomed the looming Human Rights Act in Queensland, after the bill for...

01 March 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Mills Oakley recruits Brisbane insolvency partner

Mills Oakley has appointed a new partner to its Brisbane-based insolvency and mortgage recovery practice, who joins...

28 February 2019

By Emma Musgrave

Potential probe into Adani lawyers receives state EDO backing

The Queensland Environment Defenders Office has voiced its support for a potential investigation into Adani’s...

27 February 2019

By Emma Musgrave

New masters to offer enterprise governance education

Bond University has devised a new master’s degree in a bid to better educate today and tomorrow’s corporate leaders...

26 February 2019

By Grace Ormsby

‘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

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