Western Australia

New laws support separating de facto couples in WA

De facto couples in Western Australia who separate have now been granted the same right as couples throughout...

30 September 2022

By Jess Feyder

Supreme Court Judge appointed chair of Prisoners Review Board

A Supreme Court Judge has been appointed as chairperson of the Prisoners Review Board of Western Australia.

28 September 2022

By Emma Musgrave

Former BigLaw equity partner named WA’s 1st Aboriginal Supreme Court judge

West Australian Attorney-General John Quigley has appointed Michael Lundberg — a son of a member of the stolen...

21 September 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Ground-breaking’ renewable hydrogen project receives green light

Global law firms DLA Piper and Allens have advised on the first phase of what’s being dubbed a ground-breaking...

21 September 2022

By Emma Musgrave

Former Supreme Court judge appointed to WA Court of Appeal

After 13 years on the bench of the Supreme Court, Justice Stephen Hall has been appointed as a judge of the Court of...

12 September 2022

By Keonia Cole

WA High Court decision ‘unfairly discriminates against Aboriginal people’

Human rights lawyers have said that discrimination against First Nations people will continue in the Western Australia...

08 September 2022

By Lauren Croft

3 senior lawyers to join DLA Piper in Perth

DLA Piper has appointed Owen Alcorn, Matthew Watkins and Neil Macdonald, amid what Australia managing partner Amber...

07 September 2022

By Keonia Cole

New class action scheme enacted in WA

A new legislative class action scheme has been introduced in Western Australia, in what the state’s Attorney-General...

06 September 2022

By Lauren Croft

New laws to prioritise welfare of child sex abuse victims in making bail decisions

A bill has passed through Western Australia’s (WA) Parliament that will seek to ensure child victims of alleged...

12 September 2022

By Jess Feyder

WA’s anti-discrimination laws to be reformed

The Law Reform Commission of Western Australia’s (LRCWA) final report made 163 recommendations to reform the...

18 August 2022

By Jess Feyder