MORE solicitors on the bench, an overhaul of the Trusts Act (yes, it’s not sexy but it’s important) and standing up for good laws – it promises to be another big year for the reinvigorated Queensland Law Society. Promised a “soft landing” as she took over the reins at QLS over the Christmas/New Year break, President Christine Smyth has instead […]
WLAQ Event – 26 November 2014 Practical Legal Ethics: A Perspective from the Bench The beautiful setting of the Emerald Lakes Golf Club provided a picturesque background for the recent Women Lawyers Association of Queensland (WLAQ) event where members of the legal profession had an opportunity to listen to Her Honour, Judge Purdon-Sully speak on the topic of practical legal […]
Christine Smyth Estate Lawyers is now a division of Robbins Watson solicitors We have a team of expert estate lawyers, skilled in both estate planning and estate litigation, able to help with any estate matter. Call now on 07 5576 9999. Our estate planning team is headed by Andrew Smyth. Click here for contact information and here for Andrew’s bio. Our estate litigation […]
On 10 September 2014, the Special Taskforce on Domestic and Family Violence in Queensland was established with Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO as its chair. Some six months later – on 28 February 2015 – Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk received the taskforce’s report, ‘Not Now, Not Ever: Putting an end to domestic and family violence in Queensland’. Much has happened since […]
Domestic violence: Our work has only just begun Promising progress, but there is far to go On 10 September 2014, the Special Taskforce on Domestic and Family Violence in Queensland was established with Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO as its chair. Some six months later – on 28 February 2015 – Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk received the taskforce’s report, ‘Not […]
Millennials – ‘The revolution will be tweeted, liked & shared’1 What we need to do about it, and why In less than a decade, by 2025, it is anticipated that three out of every four people in the Australian workforce will be millennials. QLS Symposium 2017 keynote speaker Holly Ransom grabbed the opening plenary audience with this, and other surprising […]