Western Australia

Legal understanding important to curb violence in schools

The Western Australian government has launched the second phase of the No Voice to Violence campaign, which will focus...

24 September 2020

By Tony Zhang

Nexus Law Group adds Perth office

NewLaw firm Nexus Law Group has continued its expansion across Australia, this time heading west and adding two...

02 September 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

WA lawyers slam McGowan’s anti-Clive Palmer law

The WA Law Society has criticised the legislation rushed through Parliament last week aimed at blocking out a legal...

21 August 2020

By Tony Zhang

Women’s legal service to address COVID-19 violence with new partnership

A Western Australian women’s legal service body has partnered with BHP to respond to the significant rise in domestic...

20 August 2020

By Naomi Neilson

WA Magistrates Court failing family violence victims

The Magistrates Court of Western Australia is failing to manage an increasing level of family and domestic...

17 August 2020

By Tony Zhang

6 appointments made to WA Magistrates Court

Western Australian Attorney-General John Quigley has named six appointees to the Magistrates Court of the Wildflower...

06 August 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

McCabe Curwood expands out west

Mid-tier firm McCabe Curwood has teamed up with a Perth-based SME, thereby expanding its national operations into...

30 June 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

Digital literacy key to client service delivery

The new partner-in-charge of KWM’s Perth office is on a mission to deliver efficiencies and improved client outcomes...

30 June 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

WA passes laws to stop vulnerable people from going to jail for unpaid fines

Police in Western Australia will no longer be able to lock up people for unpaid fines after the McGowan government bill...

29 June 2020

By Tony Zhang

Legal funding boost to help Western Australia’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged

Those needing access to free legal advice in Western Australia now have a greater chance of success, with the state...

26 June 2020

By Tony Zhang