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TSP adds new personal injury special counsel
Queensland compensation law firm Travis Schultz & Partners (TSP) has added a new special counsel, who joins from...
07 May 2025
By Lauren Croft
Travis Schultz & Partners brings headcount to 10 in Sunshine Coast
Queensland compensation law firm Travis Schultz & Partners (TSP) has appointed a new lawyer in its Sunshine Coast...
10 April 2025
By Lauren Croft
Challenging convention: The role of unconscious or confirmation bias in decision making
Years of convention and unconscious or confirmation biases can influence our decision-making process as lawyers, writes...
02 April 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
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 adds new associate in Cairns
Queensland compensation law firm Travis Schultz & Partners (TSP) has expanded its team in Cairns with the addition...
18 March 2025
By Lauren Croft
The rise of knife crime and the reasonable foreseeability of employers
Recent horrific attacks have raised questions about whether an employer can be liable for random acts of violence,...
23 January 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
How could autonomous vehicles impact insurance?
The potential insurance consequences of a car accident with a fully autonomous vehicle being operated in full...
05 December 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Trust requires competence’ from legal leaders
Being vulnerable, open, and honest while remaining competent and self-aware is the best way for leaders in legal...
12 September 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Trust is the currency of culture, and leaders hold the keys to the vault
Forget strategy, systems, processes, procedures, training, and development; if professional services firms want to...
01 August 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Firms that simply increase charge-out rates are selfish, fat, and lazy
Increasing prices is certainly one lever that can be used to help balance firm budgets, but I’d argue that law firms...
16 July 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Are damages possible for passengers on Singapore Airlines Flight SQ21?
An exploration of strict liability for airline incidents is pertinent following the extraordinary circumstances of a...
28 May 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Travis Schultz & Partners adds Brisbane-based senior associate
Queensland-based compensation law firm Travis Schultz & Partners has appointed a senior associate for its Brisbane...
18 April 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Stay competitive’ in 2024 with your firm’s tech implementation
Within the evolving SME and boutique landscape, legal technology will likely play an increasingly present role in 2024,...
25 January 2024
By Lauren Croft
Travis Schultz & Partners appoints 3 to partnership
Queensland compensation law firm Travis Schultz & Partners, which has offices in Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Cairns,...
25 January 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Can you be liable for a failed attempt to rescue someone from drowning?
Year in and year out, hundreds drown. Each is tragic. Each is avoidable. Bystanders, particularly surfers, play a...
28 December 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
The law firm difference in financial management
Many of my colleagues are lawyers who have spent years studying and preparing to practise law. So, it is not surprising...
14 December 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Why lawyers should walk for mental health
Mental Health Day is a day dedicated to raising awareness of mental health issues around the world, writes Emmi...
12 October 2023
By Lauren Croft
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Doing justice to their story: The value of ‘deeply listening’ to clients
As a newly admitted lawyer to the profession, a great deal of my time is spent being mentored by the team and shadowing...
29 September 2023
By Lauren Croft
13 mistakes to avoid when upscaling your law firm
The legal profession in Australia has witnessed a surge in micro firms and sole practitioners. But as the green shoots...
21 September 2023
By Lauren Croft
The new legal principle in Ford v Nominal Defendant
Following a recent decision made in the Queensland Court of Appeal in the Trent Ford v Nominal Defendant matter, the...
14 September 2023
By Lauren Croft
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