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News

Ceremonial sitting marks beginning and ending

Justice Thomas Bradley was farewelled from the Court of Appeal. and District Court Judge Nicholas Andreatidis KC and Darlene Skennar KC were welcomed to the Supreme Court last week.

21 October 2026

Solicitor unable to appear in Children’s Court prompts blue card reminder

Career Moves

Holding Redlich adds Brisbane Partner

News

CLC vies for national human rights award

First Nations

Indigenous graduate finds his place in law

Seeing first-hand how the legal system could shape the lives of First Nations families was a reason Connor McGovern-Cubby decided to study law.

QLS Diverse Abilities Network: Remembering Oliver Collins

Case notes

Barrister’s sexual harassment of junior solicitor found to be unsatisfactory conduct

In practice

Off-the-record conversations should be off the agenda

What must be strictly resisted is any temptation to regard "off the record" as equivalent to without prejudice.

Career Moves

Hall Payne Lawyers adds Andrew Rich to lead IR team

The firm has welcomed Andrew Rich as a Principal, based in Brisbane, to lead its Queensland Employment and Industrial Law team.

Perspectives

‘Line between victim and offender is not always as clear as people imagine’

The hours can be brutal. The work is emotionally exhausting. I do it because I quickly learnt that what happens in those places matters.

The hours you never bill are the ones wearing you down

Non-billable admin doesn't just eat into a firm's revenue, it eats into people, writes SILQ.

Case notes

When justice meets disability: Tribunal clarifies NDIS funding responsibilities

The Administrative Review Tribunal decision addressed a recurring question: when does supervision become a justice responsibility rather than a disability support?

Perspectives

Advocacy takes Alex Ladd from UQ to UN and back

"Engagement in international processes is vital, as we are better practitioners and policy makers when we understand how other states are promoting human rights and addressing access to justice deficits."

Elder law

Balancing protection with autonomy in a changing aged care landscape

"Protection should support agency, not automatically replace it" was the central message of a conference session examining the evolving role of lawyers in aged care, guardianship and supported decision-making.

Succession law

Practitioners urged to master informal will applications

Succession lawyers are increasingly dealing with informal wills, from handwritten notes to smartphone records. At the QLS Specialist Practice Conference, Hannah Kulaga explored the legal and practical challenges of proving testamentary intention in an evolving area of succession law.