Western Australia

Legal Practice Board of WA says no data published following May ransomware attack

The board’s executive director has said data published by hackers “does not relate to the board”.

01 September 2025

By David Hollingworth

HHG Legal Group overhauls structure, names new CEO

West Australian full-service firm HHG Legal Group has restructured its leadership team as part of a major overhaul,...

21 August 2025

By Grace Robbie

‘Legal principles are not slogans’: AI fumble leads to disciplinary referral for WA lawyer

A federal court judge came down hard on a West Australian lawyer for not “fully comprehending” what was required of...

21 August 2025

By Naomi Neilson

WA justice system set for shake-up with independent review

The Cook Labor government has announced an independent jurisdictional review to strengthen the efficiency and...

21 August 2025

By Grace Robbie

WA’s legal watchdog faces historic inquiry amid mounting criticism

The Legal Practice Board of Western Australia’s governance and processes will come under rare parliamentary scrutiny,...

20 August 2025

By Grace Robbie

Perth lawyer reprimanded, fined $20k, ordered to pay $30k in costs

A Perth-based legal practitioner has been publicly reprimanded for conduct that fell “substantially below” a...

22 July 2025

By Kace O'Neill

WA cracks down on ‘crimefluencers’ with new ‘post and boast’ laws

The West Australian government is introducing new legislation targeting the sharing of social media content that...

01 July 2025

By Grace Robbie

Ex-solicitor-general named president of WA Court of Appeal

Former West Australian solicitor-general and barrister Joshua Thomson SC has been appointed president of the Court of...

16 June 2025

By Grace Robbie

Perth firm fights client for fees after allegedly pulling discount

The director of a West Perth law firm allegedly went back on his promise to discount a $200,000 legal bill when he...

08 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

A new era in criminal law: Australia issues first conviction for extremist content

A West Australian teenager has become the first person in Australia to be convicted and sentenced for transmitting...

01 April 2025

By Grace Robbie