Western Australia

DPP appointed to Supreme Court in WA

Director of Public Prosecutions, Amanda Forrester SC, has been appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Western...

07 June 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

WA to join Legal Profession Uniform Law scheme from July

West Australian Attorney-General John Quigley has confirmed that the state will officially join the Legal Profession...

03 June 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Iluka Resources explores rare earths

Mineral sands producer Iluka Resources has entered into a risk-sharing arrangement as part of the government’s...

20 May 2022

By Lauren Croft

WA joins Legal Profession Uniform Law

Following the passage of enabling legislation through its State Parliament, Western Australia is set to join NSW and...

05 April 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Piper Alderman a ‘natural fit’ for clients out west

Almost a year on from its launch in Western Australia, national law firm Piper Alderman spoke with Lawyers Weekly about...

05 April 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

KWM adds 4 partners from Ashurst

As part of its “vision for connecting Western Australia to Asia”, global law firm King & Wood Mallesons has...

25 March 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Hamilton Locke opens in WA with partners from HWL Ebsworth

Rapidly expanding national law firm Hamilton Locke has launched an office in Perth with four foundation partners, three...

01 February 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

AFLS calls for dedicated commissioner for Aboriginal children

The community legal sector has called for a dedicated commissioner for Aboriginal children in Western Australia in a...

31 January 2022

By Lauren Croft

Kott Gunning closes its doors, partners jump to BigLaw firms

After over 100 years of practising law in Western Australia, Perth-based firm Kott Gunning has shut its doors as its...

08 December 2021

By Lauren Croft

‘No other state disadvantages its community to this extent’

Over 30 years ago, legislative change was promised to Western Australians – but the Western Australian Law Society...

07 December 2021

By Lauren Croft