Western Australia

‘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

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