Events

Events

DSWQLA celebrates life membership at cocktail party

Annual law association event draws a crowd in Toowoomba.

Events

From a social media scroll to a 45km trek, why Naomi Wood walked for change

The 2026 Walk for Change marks a milestone - 10 years since the WLSQ Helpline was established.

Natalie Gauld

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Suits and scrubs combine for first concert of the year

Lawchestra will combine with the Queensland Medical Orchestra on 19 April.

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Legal leaders urge sole practitioners to rethink traditional practice models

The session from 7-9am will focus on disruptions to traditional business models and embracing change.

Natalie Gauld

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McR’s Tim Longwill doesn’t need to convince staff to get involved in pro bono, especially in 100th year

McCullough Robertson is marking its centenary by making a $1 million commitment to pro-bono legal services to the housing sector.

Natalie Gauld

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New Symposium format, Memberland prove a success with QLS members

This year's Symposium examined the changing landscape of legal practice and how technology could complement human expertise.

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Two of Brisbane’s commercial law Partners join in-house lawyers breakfast

Jamie Doran, Partner at Clayton Utz, and Brendan Clark, Partner at MinterEllison, are part of the four-practitioner panel at the 25 March event with registrations closing on Friday.

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400 years of legal experience acknowledged at Brisbane presentation

John Porter, George Fox, Steve Rudz, Greg Thorne, David Purvis, Matthew Woods, Craig Smith and Robert Downey received gold membership pins.

Natalie Gauld

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New Memberland hub debuts at QLS Symposium

Teams from Specialist Accreditation, the Practice Management Course, Ethics Centre, Advocacy and Policy, Records, and Membership will be on hand.

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International Women’s Day reminder about looking at imbalance, CEO says

See the photo gallery from the recent QLS International Women's Day Breakfast at Brisbane's City Hall.

Natalie Gauld

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The ballistics expert behind Australia’s biggest cases to speak at Symposium

Now retired from police service but still a sought‑after expert, Gerald Dutton continues to share that depth of knowledge including as a guest speaker at this year’s Symposium.

Bridget Smith

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Trio of 50-year practitioners reflects on careers

Three practitioners received QLS 50-year gold pins in Brisbane recently - Patrice Grealy-Ridley, Michael Coe and Peter Macgregor.

Natalie Gauld

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District Law Associations help celebrate the profession at President’s Dinner

About 170 guests attended this year's President's Dinner in Brisbane where the President's Medal and Honorary Memberships were presented.

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NZ Court of Appeal Judge to speak at human rights oration

The oration about indigenous rights will be held on 12 March at 5.15pm at the Banco Court, Brisbane.

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Cultural moot returns to argue whether Gen AI will improve access to justice

The third annual Culture & Law Moot will be held in March.

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Father Frank Brennan to speak on Vatican opposition to death penalty

Father Frank Brennan will speak at the upcoming fundraiser for the Julian Wagner Memorial Fund.

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Queensland Intermediary Scheme practitioner information session

An information session on the Queensland Intermediary Scheme will be held for practitioners in February.

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Time for action on criminal case review commission

A seminar next week will begin the process of designing an Australian criminal case review commission with insights from the international experience.

Matt Kirkegaard