Western Australia

Hall & Wilcox bolsters Perth practice with new partner

Hall & Wilcox has expanded its national commercial disputes expertise with the new addition of a construction and...

09 August 2021

By Lauren Croft

GC appointed to Lotterywest board of commissioners

The Western Australian state government has appointed the general counsel of Australian Capital Equity to the board of...

20 July 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

#auslaw becoming bigger and increasingly more female

New national research reveals that the size of Australia’s legal profession, and the percentage of women who make it...

14 July 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Mid-tier firm completes merger with boutique

A mid-tier law firm has taken its partner count to 42 by finalising its merger with a Brisbane-based boutique and via...

02 July 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Piper Alderman goes west

National law firm Piper Alderman is opening a new office in Perth, its fifth across the country.

01 July 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

WA solicitor launched proceedings that were ‘doomed to fail’

A principal of a Western Australian commercial law practice accused of commencing action in the Supreme Court and...

18 June 2021

By Naomi Neilson

WA Supreme Court to determine career future of lawyer imprisoned for possessing and distributing child exploitation material

A Western Australian lawyer’s “heinous” conduct of possessing and distributing over 17,550 images and 1,390...

09 June 2021

By Naomi Neilson

Milestone moment for WA workplace health and safety laws

A Western Australian man has become the first person to receive an imprisonment sentence under expanded workplace laws...

09 June 2021

By Emma Musgrave

Listed firm to open 2nd WA office

AF Legal Group (ASX: AFL) is set to open doors on a new office in Western Australia.

26 May 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

WA criminal court shortages causing ‘great strain’ to community

The Western Australian Law Society has called on the government to urgently provide more criminal courts across the...

26 April 2021

By Naomi Neilson