A University of the Sunshine Coast graduate has been appointed as President of the Sunshine Coast Law Association (SCLA). Pippa Colman & Associates solicitor Jessica Popple...
In Adamson v Enever [2021] QSC 221, the Supreme Court of Queensland considered its supervisory jurisdiction over legal practitioners who may be considered to charge excessive...
*Content warning: domestic and family violence* Queensland Law Society recently responded to the Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce Discussion Paper 1 on options for legislating against...
Barry Ian Dillon was a prudent man who took the time to ensure that he had arranged for the disposal of his assets when he passed....
Enforcement of arbitration award – discretion of court to down judgment notwithstanding the parties’ settlement In Hub Street Equipment Pty Ltd v Energy City Qatar Holding...
Linda Cho, Asian Australian Lawyers Association committee member, addresses the continued importance of diversity within the legal profession, ahead of the upcoming ‘Why Diversity?’ panel discussion....
The process of inferential reasoning – Jones v Dunkel where a witness has already been subjected to a compulsory examination In El-Debel v Micheletto (Trustee) [2021]...
Queensland Parliament sat from 14 to 16 September 2021. Legislation passed this Parliament Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 The Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 was introduced...
Insurer not entitled to rely on s28(3) of Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) – estoppel – distinction between concise statements and pleadings In Allianz Australia Insurance...
McLaughlin & Associates Lawyers has appointed Shelley Johnson as a Senior Associate. Shelley Johnson Shelley Johnson has over 26 years’ experience in family law, wills and...