The first parliamentary sitting week of 2026 opened with a full legislative agenda, including significant proposed amendments to Queensland’s gun laws to expand existing penalties and introduce new ones.
Queensland Law Society made a submission to the QLRC report, Education, Accountability and Support: Improving Queensland’s Response to Non-fatal Strangulation.
Get started now is AUSTRAC’s message to practitioners as the 1 July deadline for the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing rules looms.
Law firms looking for answers to fundamental questions about the impact of the anti‑money laundering regime have highlighted the importance of the QLS member roadshow that got underway this week.
An in-house lawyer who swore a false declaration to help his stepson caught driving while using a mobile phone has had his practicing certificate suspended until the end of this year.
A new chapter is underway at QLS-owned professional indemnity insurance providor Lexon, marked by farewells to two leaders and the appointment of three trusted hands to steer the organisation into 2026.
