Western Australia

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

WA juvenile detention centre under scrutiny with complaint to Human Rights Commission

Lawyers from Sydney law firm Levitt Robinson are acting for current and former Banksia Hill juvenile detainees,...

18 August 2022

By Jess Feyder

Thiess advised on $350m takeover bid for Western Australia mining business

Squire Patton Boggs has advised underground mining company Thiess on its $350 million off-market takeover bid to...

04 August 2022

By Jess Feyder

New judge appointed to WA District Court

A barrister has been appointed as a judge of the Western Australia District Court, in a newly created position through...

22 July 2022

By Lauren Croft

Abortion law reform in SA casts the focus on WA

The Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) has commended South Australia for passing legislation to decriminalise abortion,...

11 July 2022

By Jess Feyder

‘This is only the start’ for Piper Alderman in Perth

One year on from its expansion into the west, national law firm Piper Alderman speaks with Lawyers Weekly about its...

27 June 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

WA Law Society, Law Access sign new MOU

Law Access – which depends upon the generosity of donors – has received a pledge for long-term financial support...

20 June 2022

By Simon Levett

G+T bolsters corporate advisory practice

Gilbert + Tobin has added a new partner to its Perth-based corporate advisory

09 June 2022

By Emma Musgrave