In Mayson & Wellard [2021] FamCAFC 115 (14 July 2021), the Full Court (Strickland, Ryan & Kent JJ) allowed a de facto wife’s appeal against a declaration...
Since last October Queensland Law Society’s Trust Account Investigations team has undertaken 258 investigations. These have revealed various errors or concerns, ranging from minor infractions to...
In Secretary, Commonwealth Attorney General’s Department & Bashir [2021] FamCAFC 137 (30 July 2021), the Full Court (Strickland, Aldridge & Tree JJ) allowed an appeal from Judge...
In Oamra & Williams [2021] FamCAFC 117 (13 July 2021), the Full Court (Strickland, Watts & Sutherland JJ) dismissed with costs an appeal from a decision of...
Two solicitors have been disciplined for failing to pay their employees’ superannuation entitlements. The recent decisions of The Council of the Law Society of New South...
Self-taught artist Michael Bain is in the running to win the 2021 Brisbane Portrait Prize competition for his portrait of doctor, lawyer and lecturer Dinesh Palipana....
A former Brisbane solicitor has been struck off for professional misconduct involving the alleged misappropriation of money, including money from a deceased estate, for her personal...
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...