Qld lawyer reprimanded for revealing party in domestic violence matter

A Queensland lawyer has been penalised for identifying a man and his children as a party in domestic violence...

11 August 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Qld state government files breached in HWL Ebsworth attack

The Queensland government last week confirmed that files from its systems have been compromised as part of the HWL...

26 July 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

New judges named in NSW, Queensland and Victoria

In the past week, the attorneys-general of NSW, Queensland and Victoria have made judicial appointments for their...

05 June 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Qld Supreme Court throws out police evidence after power misuse

A Queensland firm has weighed in on a Supreme Court’s decision to throw out police evidence in a major drug...

31 May 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Qld Court of Appeal decision highlights importance of nominal defendant

A recent decision made in the Queensland Court of Appeal has highlighted the need for the public to be aware of the...

03 May 2023

By Jess Feyder

District Court judge named as new Qld Supreme Court justice

Judge Catherine Muir is set to become a Supreme Court justice in Queensland and will join the court’s trial...

06 April 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Qld man barred from practice following search warrant and document seizure

A Central Queensland man has been banned from practising law in the state after he was found to have provided legal...

30 March 2023

By Lauren Croft

Former Qld Bar president appointed to Supreme Court

Tom Sullivan KC, who was most recently the president of the Bar Association of Queensland, has been elevated to the...

27 February 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Justice Boddice moves to Qld Court of Appeal

Justice David Boddice will be promoted to the Court of Appeal to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the...

27 February 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

New Qld e-conveyancing mandate welcomed

The Sunshine State has become the last major jurisdiction in the country to mandate a digital transition for property...

23 February 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Former Qld S-G appointed, Terms of Reference released, for Lehrmann trial inquiry

The ACT has appointed the former president of the Queensland Court of Appeal, who also served as the state’s...

02 February 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Justice Philip McMurdo to step down from Qld Supreme Court

His Honour Philip McMurdo is set to retire in 2023 from the Supreme Court of Queensland, with the state’s A-G lauding...

12 December 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Ex-lawyer’s application to sue Qld government for $74bn dismissed

The Federal Court has dismissed an application from a former lawyer, convicted of domestic violence and stalking, who...

07 December 2022

By Lauren Croft

14 new King’s counsel named in Qld

The Governor of Queensland has approved the appointment of 14 new King’s counsel in the Sunshine State, following...

30 November 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Qld has 4% more lawyers this year than last

The 2021–22 annual report for the Queensland Legal Services Commission was tabled in the state’s Parliament last...

11 November 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Qld lawyer charged over alleged laundering of $4.5m

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has charged two Queensland men, including a lawyer, over alleged involvement in a...

25 October 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Qld introduces coercive control legislation

The first set of legislative amendments aimed at strengthening Queensland’s ability to resist coercive control has...

17 October 2022

By Keonia Swift

‘One of the state’s eminent legal minds’: Qld judge retires

After a remarkable career in the legal profession, the Honourable Justice David Jackson has retired as chair of the...

13 October 2022

By Keonia Swift

Metis Energy acquires Qld solar farm

SGX-listed Metis Energy Limited has been advised on the acquisition of a 111-megawatt utility-scale solar farm...

04 October 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Qld appoints new Deputy Chief Magistrate

A magistrate with three decades of legal experience and dedicated service to the community has been appointed to the...

29 September 2022

By Jess Feyder