Family Court Judge Kevin Lapthorn was officially farewelled from the courtroom on Thursday, to continue his studies to become an ordained minister in the Anglican Church.
Downs and South West Queensland Law Association’s fourth annual Law Conference was held among the grape vines at the Queensland College of Wine and Tourism.
A bus trip and a barbecue will provide plenty of time for networking on the first day of the Queensland Environmental Law Association’s Regional Intensive on September 3-4.
The practitioner who represented both parties in a conveyancing matter claimed that a $5000 fine and a costs order would lead to "a permanent, lifelong debt trap that cannot be resolved through insolvency".
"...he will not learn the seriousness of these proceedings and the amount of money being expended by respondents in these proceedings, unless he has to pay for that himself personally"
