Law Society of Western Australia

Major bodies question huge spending by Legal Practice Board

Demands have been made of the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia to explain why it has such huge financial...

08 December 2025

By Naomi Neilson

WA’s legal watchdog faces historic inquiry amid mounting criticism

The Legal Practice Board of Western Australia’s governance and processes will come under rare parliamentary scrutiny,...

20 August 2025

By Grace Robbie

Concerns raised over WA closing detention facility housing its ‘most complex juvenile detainees’

With the West Australian government set to close Unit 18, which houses the state’s “most high-risk youth...

23 October 2024

By Grace Robbie

Children’s lawyer named WA Law Society president for 2025

Gary Mack, who is the mayor of West Australian town Cambridge, as well as an independent children’s lawyer and family...

11 October 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

WA Law Society CEO to step down

The chief executive of the Law Society of Western Australia has called time on his 18-year tenure running the peak...

23 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

WA Law Society names 2024 president

The Law Society of Western Australia has elected its new president, who will commence in the role in the new year.

12 October 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Retirement age of judges should be raised, argues WA Law Society

The age of required retirement for judges across the country should be raised to be more than 70 years old, according...

02 March 2022

By Lauren Croft

‘No other state disadvantages its community to this extent’

Over 30 years ago, legislative change was promised to Western Australians – but the Western Australian Law Society...

07 December 2021

By Lauren Croft