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Sunshine Coast lawyers raise $45k for vulnerable communities needing legal support
At Travis Schultz & Partners’ fifth annual fundraising dinner, lawyers from the Sunshine Coast successfully...
27 March 2025
By Grace Robbie
Travis Schultz & Partners opens new Gold Coast office
Travis Schultz & Partners is set to expand in Queensland, opening a new office in Southport, on the Gold...
30 September 2024
By Kace O'Neill
Legal recruiter facing fresh fraud charges
A man who ran a legal recruitment agency in Canberra and the Gold Coast is due to face court on fraud
02 August 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Construction firm expands into Gold Coast
A construction law firm has expanded its presence in Queensland with the addition of a Gold Coast
03 May 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Gold Coast lawyer fails to win back $250k in ‘exorbitant’ fees
A principal of a boutique law firm on the Gold Coast, who was found to have “exorbitantly” overcharged an elderly...
18 October 2023
By Naomi Neilson
Dreamworld class action settles for $26m
A shareholder class action against Ardent Leisure over a fatal incident at Dreamworld has settled for $26...
25 August 2023
By Naomi Neilson
SLF Lawyers opens 5th office nationally
National law firm SLF Lawyers has expanded into the Gold Coast, marking its fifth office across the...
10 October 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
The importance of ‘securing’ data to prevent cyber crime
After a Gold Coast couple lost $40,000 in a property transaction scam, lawyers, conveyancers, and real estate agents...
07 September 2022
By Lauren Croft
Australian Family Lawyers to open new office in Gold Coast
Listed national law firm Australian Family Lawyers is set to launch a new presence in the south of Queensland, as the...
24 August 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Gold Coast in need of a Supreme Court, says lawyer
The Gold Coast is in need of a permanent Supreme Court and other key government services, according to local lawyer...
05 July 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Kangaroo fiasco sparks legal warning for Qld businesses
A spate of Kangaroo attacks has put Queensland compensation claims back into the spotlight, according to a local law...
26 May 2022
By Emma Musgrave
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Stage 3 of Gold Coast Light Rail project completed
The Queensland government Department of Transport and Main Roads has been advised on the procurement of stage 3 of the...
19 April 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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‘It’s a fiasco’: Qld government urged to take Gold Coast into consideration when planning 2032 Olympics
The Queensland government needs to appoint a Gold Coast City Council representative to the planning committee for the...
14 April 2022
By Lauren Croft
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Are Gold Coast boutiques blazing a new trail?
According to five business owners, there is a great opportunity for those wanting to establish their own practices to...
08 April 2021
By Jerome Doraisamy
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2 people charged for money laundering, drug supply in Gold Coast firm
An ongoing crime investigation has found two more people could be fronting “serious criminal charges” over money...
19 February 2021
By Naomi Neilson
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Family law firm confirms liquidation
One of the Gold Coast’s largest family law practices is in voluntary liquidation after being unable to pay its...
19 March 2020
By Tony Zhang
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Queensland barrister guilty of professional misconduct, no longer practicing family law
A Gold Coast barrister will no longer practice family law and was ordered to complete 12 months of readership after...
26 September 2019
By Naomi Neilson
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Gold Coast solicitor struck off for taking $1m from client
A Queensland-based practitioner has been removed from the roll for multiple findings of professional misconduct,...
03 July 2019
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Addressing the lack of a Southern Queensland Supreme Court
Although Queensland’s next state elections are scheduled for October 2020, Gold Coast lawyers are already pushing...
18 March 2019
By Emma Musgrave
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Cosmetics retailer makes ASX debut
Baker McKenzie has acted for a cosmetics and health products company on its IPO and
28 February 2019
By Emma Musgrave
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