Practice Direction 13 of 2024 – Direct Access Briefs was issued by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland today.
This Practice Direction applies to a barrister who accepts instructions from a person other than a solicitor retained on behalf of a client (a “direct access brief”).
Practice Direction 20 of 2012 is repealed.
The Queensland Law Society Council has terminated the appointment of receivers for two law firms: Notices of the terminations have been authorised by the QLS General Manager, Regulation, under Section…
Notice is hereby given to all full members of Queensland Law Society Incorporated (QLS) that a vacancy arose on 29 August 2024 for the position of one (1) ordinary QLS…
Queensland Law Society is seeking feedback from members about their not-for-profit (NFP) client experiences with the new Australian Taxation Office (ATO) requirements for self-assessment of income tax exempt status. The…
A lawyer who advised a construction company for 14 years has been blocked from acting against that company in a contract dispute.
Practitioners have been asked to take note of a change to listings of Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) matters. The Queensland Law Society has been advised that the…
On 10 September 2024, the Executive Committee of the Council of the Queensland Law Society Incorporated (“the Society”) passed resolutions to appoint officers of the Society, jointly and severally, as…
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