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A District Court judge has referred a non-admitted 'litigation process consultant' to the Legal Services Commission.
Instead of incarceration, the Law Council believes that there is a need for alternative, health and welfare-based responses, to introduce policies and programs which maximise the chances of rehabilitating the child and upholds community safety.
A dispute over compensation for a mining lease has led to a courtroom stoush in Land v Grabbe.
State Government announces lifting of the mandatory wearing of face masks in public.
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Human Rights Act
As the clock prepares to ring in the first anniversary of Queensland’s Human Rights Act, QLS and Caxton Legal have collaborated to produce the series of articles and perspectives documenting the long-road to legislation, its application so far, and the impact across the state.
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2020–the perfect year to introduce a Human Rights Act
Introducing a major change to public sector accountability can be a difficult task in the best of times. Throw in COVID-19 just three months into implementation, and the degree of difficulty goes to the next level, right? Well, yes but no.
Domestic and Family Violence
Queensland Law Society supports government and community efforts to fight domestic and family violence, with a focus on ensuring that lawyers are properly equipped to deal with the legal response to domestic and family violence.
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Perspectives
- Perspectives
A new approach is needed to combat organised crime as criminal enterprises go global.
, Vincenzo Musacchio
- Perspectives
Welcome to 2021 QLS President Elizabeth Shearer.
, John Teerds
- Perspectives
A conversation about investigative interviewing with anti-mafia Magistrate Cesare Sirignano.
, Chris Bonnici
In business
- Back to basics
This article steps practitioners through the procedural and other requirements for preparing a Federal Court appeal.
, Kylie Downes QC, Jane Menzies
- In business
Notifications of missing wills for January 2021 are now available.
In practice
- Casenotes
Legal Services Commissioner v Corbin LPC 01/2020 (1 December 2020)
, Lauren Bicknell
- In practice
Lessons from Mineralogy v Western Australia.
, William Isdale, Sam Walpole
- Family law
Clayton v Bant [2020] HCA 44
, Ann-Maree McDiarmid
Wellbeing
- Wellbeing
Whatever the psyche behind New Year's resolutions, they are a big thing in the fitness world. Chances are, sitting at your desk before the holidays, you were not considering joining a new gym in December. But should you have been? And what can you do now to take your health into your own hands.
, Ellie Bowden
- Wellbeing
December and January are loaded with family, fun, food, drinks and spontaneity. If you’ve set yourself some key health or performance goals across this time, then you could be feeling anxious about getting through the next couple of months.
, Hannah Wilson
Outside the law
- Outside the law
In 2015, Judge Middleton of the Federal Circuit Court found himself keeping pace in a 261 km, 6-day ultra-marathon in the Sahara desert. An avid runner all his life, Judge Middleton has learned a lot from long-distance running forming his values on life in and outside the Court.
, Erin MacKinnon
- Outside the law
It's the most wonderful time of the year ... followed by the most dreaded time of the year.
, Lexi Kehl
- Outside the law
Asserting your right to exist, your right to be human, is not a choice, it is a necessity. This message instilled in Karen at an early age and has stayed with her through her legal studies.
, Sheetal Deo
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