Western Australia

WA redrafting redress bill for nationwide alignment

Western Australia’s main legal body has welcomed a government decision to incorporate opposition party amendments to...

03 December 2018

By Emma Musgrave

Perth practitioner jailed for stealing $2m from clients

A West Australian-based lawyer has been sentenced to over seven years’ imprisonment for stealing almost $2 million...

29 November 2018

By Jerome Doraisamy

Maurice Blackburn accelerates Uber class action

Maurice Blackburn has picked up its class against Uber to now encompass taxi and car hire services in three states.

29 November 2018

By Emma Musgrave

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 counsel.

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 office.

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