Western Australia

WA Law Society elects new president

An adjunct law professor and barrister from John Toohey Chambers, who took silk in 2002, has ascended to the role of...

28 November 2018

By Jerome Doraisamy

WA appoints 8 new senior counsel

The Chief Justice of Western Australia’s Supreme Court has announced the appointment of eight new senior...

16 November 2018

By Jerome Doraisamy

Ashurst partner heads to Jones Day

Jones Day has recruited an energy transactions partner, who joins from Ashurst, to its Perth...

14 November 2018

By Emma Musgrave

WA lawyer guilty of professional misconduct, unsatisfactory professional conduct

A West Australian sole practitioner has been found guilty by the State Administrative Tribunal on numerous grounds of...

08 November 2018

By Jerome Doraisamy

Imprisonment, million-dollar fines for WHS breaches introduced in WA

New and harsher penalties have been introduced in Western Australia for breaches of workplace health and safety laws,...

05 November 2018

By Jerome Doraisamy

Multinational firm pulls KWM heavyweight

A multinational has announced the appointment of a new corporate and resources partner to join its growing Perth...

05 November 2018

By Grace Ormsby

Gina Rinehart acquires further local mining interests

Ashurst has advised Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd on its successful off-market takeover offer for all ordinary shares in...

01 November 2018

By Grace Ormsby

Perth’s Optima Centre sold to separate Charter Hall Group funds

Allens has advised a fund managed by BlackRock on the sale of Perth’s Optima Centre building to two Charter Hall...

01 November 2018

By Grace Ormsby

Former WA chief justice joins international chambers

The Honourable Wayne Martin AC QC has joined 39 Essex Chambers as a door

31 October 2018

By Jerome Doraisamy

Japanese company sells off interest in WA refinery

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Japanese trading company ITOCHU Corporation on the sale of its five per cent...

25 October 2018

By Grace Ormsby