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2024 QLS Excellence in Law Awards

Award winners

Meet this year’s QLS Excellence in Law Award winners

CELEBRATE, RECOGNISE, SOCIALISE

Celebrating our members

QLS appreciates the commitment of its members. Each year we celebrate our loyal members who have contributed a remarkable 25 and 50 years to the society and the profession at our annual, state-wide Celebrate Recognise and Socialise events.

Bright future for Sunshine Coast

The Sunshine Coast Law Association is the second largest DLA in the state, with 497 current practising certificate holders across the region.

Lawyer had bigger picture in mind

Over the next two decades, he was widely regarded as the architect of the first international legal practice in Australia, Norton Rose Fulbright.

Baxter brothers continue tradition

The Ruddy, Tomlins & Baxter (RTB) Director was presented with a Queensland Law Society 50-year membership pin at the Celebrate, Recognise, Socialise event in Townsville.

Secretary, typewriter but no clients

The Queen Street Legal Group Principal was one of six 50-year Queensland Law Society pin recipients last night at the Celebrate, Recognise, Socialise event in Brisbane.

Making a difference for human rights

The Principal of Susan Moriarty & Associates was one of 22 QLS members to be acknowledged for her professionalism at the Celebrate, Recognise, Socialise event.

Volunteering part of Kathleen’s interests

A Senior Associate at Michael Lynch Family Lawyers, Kathleen was one of 22 lawyers recognised for 25 years of QLS membership at the Celebrate, Recognise, Socialise function in Brisbane late last week. 

Taking care of business

SV Partners Director Michael Brennan was one of four QLS members to receive their 25-year pins in Townsville.

QUEENSLAND LAW SOCIETY

150 years

This year, QLS is celebrating the 150-year anniversary since the first law society in Queensland. QLS Proctor publishes a special series of articles to mark the occasion.

Elder abuse awareness

Legal practitioners, as trusted advisors, are in a key position to detect elder abuse among clients. QLS Proctor takes a closer look at the complex dynamics at play.

survey

Ready for the real world?

A new research project is looking into whether Queensland law graduates and newly admitted lawyers are adequately prepared for the ‘real’ world.

In the coming weeks we will hear from two young lawyers, a magistrate and a law association president about their views on this topic.

ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2021

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day occurs on 15 June each year. This issue remains a grave concern for the community and appears to have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. QLS Proctor has assembled articles that paint a disturbing picture of the current state of elder abuse in Australia.

COVID-19 and older Australians

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, in its interim COVID-19 Report released in September 2020, highlighted that 74% of the Australians who

YOUTH JUSTICE

The state of youth justice

In 2019, Proctor took an in-depth look at the issue of youth justice and detailed the (then) current state of affairs in youth justice and spoke to people who dealt with the issue on a daily basis. Given the current focus on the issue, QLS Proctor has re-published these articles to help inform and inspire conversation around youth justice. More articles will be added to this Spotlight series as the current debate on youth justice unfolds.

Suffer the little children

Hundreds of caged children as young as 10, sharing prison-style common areas with pedophiles, locked up for weeks in solitary confinement and wanting nothing more than to speak to their mothers.

The state of youth justice

This article, by Damien Atkinson, first appeared in the July 2019 edition of Proctor. Happy children don’t do crime. They aren’t out late, rolling people

Human Rights Act: 12 months on

On 1 January, this year, Queensland introduced ground breaking new laws to enshrine protections guaranteeing the human rights of every person. 

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 the legislation, its application so far, as well as the impact the laws may have on Queenslanders in the short and long term.

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.

Coercive control: Can the law fix this?

A complex and delicate debate has begun between advocates, legal practitioners and criminologists. Should ‘coercive control’ be criminalised to protect victims of DFV?

Domestic and family violence – Gracie’s story

Throughout Queensland, solicitors regularly spend long-hours toiling away, volunteering their time free-of-charge to assist significantly under-funded community legal centres to provide fair and equal access to justice to the community’s most vulnerable people.

Queensland Coronial Legal Service

Demand for the services Queensland Coronial Legal Service provides is set to increase as Queensland’s population grows.

LCA Treasurer role for former QLS leader

Former Queensland Law Society President Elizabeth Shearer has been elected Treasurer of the Law Council of Australia (LCA). Elizabeth Shearer Elizabeth, who was at the

Queenslander awarded scholarship

The 2025 John Koowarta Reconciliation Law Scholarship was awarded to a Queensland student during the Law Council of Australia’s Gala Dinner in Canberra.

Tribunal note to help transition

The Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) has published a note for help practitioners navigate the transition from the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Note for legal and other

FUTURE LEADERS COMMITTEE

Shape the future

Help us shape the future of the Queensland legal profession. The Future Leaders Committee (FLC) is a platform for next generation lawyers to launch their dreams, ideas and thinking for our profession. Read more about the opportunity to lead the profession into the future.

Future leaders needed!

There has probably never been a time the legal profession needed its future leaders more than now. But, why?

ACCESS TO JUSTICE

Have your say today

The QLS Access to Justice survey is now open. But what is Access to Justice and why is it important? Read here about why practitioners are passionate about Access to Justice and the value of having your say to help improve this area of law.

May 2020

Creating your new normal

Just like that our world changed. And while we weren’t ready for it, we do need to be ready for the new normal by refining and adapting our practice and procedures. Here are some perspectives, guidance and information to assist you.

Practice management for video conferencing

We are now relying on phone and videoconferencing facilities. It might seem easy enough to simply subscribe to an online videoconferencing provider – but have you considered the need for staff training to highlight security features and concerns of your chosen videoconferencing platform?

Work remotely, stay productive

Working remotely for an extended period can present new challenges, especially for parents when schools are closed. So, how can you stay productive while working from home?

Keeping yourself in good company

Showing kindness to ourselves, practising radical acceptance of who we are and taking care of our emotional, mental and spiritual needs are not things that are taught to us much, if at all.

April 2020

On parole

Granting of parole – or early release – is a controversial topic that always generates heated debate. Is early release of prisoners back into the community just a revolving door of justice or is the purpose of parole misunderstood?

LCA Treasurer role for former QLS leader

Former Queensland Law Society President Elizabeth Shearer has been elected Treasurer of the Law Council of Australia (LCA). Elizabeth Shearer Elizabeth, who was at the

Queenslander awarded scholarship

The 2025 John Koowarta Reconciliation Law Scholarship was awarded to a Queensland student during the Law Council of Australia’s Gala Dinner in Canberra.

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