As life begins to slowly offer some sense of post-COVID-19 normality, discussions of human rights, vaccines and employment requirements are emerging as preeminent concerns. Understandably, there...
It was November of 1972 and a 25-year-old Tim O’Dwyer was hanging out the shingle of his own practice, ‘O’Dwyer & Co’. “It started out with...
In Legal Services Commissioner v Doyle [2021] QCAT 347, the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) considered whether the conduct of the respondent warranted removing him...
In the High Court decision of Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Voller [2021] HCA 25 (8 September 2021), the High Court had to wrestle with...
It is a statutory condition of every solicitor’s practising certificate that the holder is required to notify Queensland Law Society if they are charged with a...
The right to equality before the law is guaranteed in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR),1 but it is far from a reality...
How we will deal with clients or staff who can’t or choose not to vaccinate is just one of the critical issues we’ll face as our...
In Samper [2021] FamCAFC 140 (5 August 2021), the Full Court (Ainslie-Wallace, Watts & Austin JJ) dismissed with costs a husband’s appeal from a decision of Judge...
The Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021 (the Act) was passed by the Queensland Parliament in a historic vote on 16 September 2021 and received royal assent...
With Christmas trees and Santa hats lining the stores, we’ve got to start mentally preparing for the jolly season ahead. The Christmas parties and festive events...