QLS 2017 Agenda
In today’s article of Lawyers Weekly, new president of Queensland Law Society outlined her agenda for the legal body this year. For more information and to see the Lawyers Weekly article click HERE.
Read moreIn today’s article of Lawyers Weekly, new president of Queensland Law Society outlined her agenda for the legal body this year. For more information and to see the Lawyers Weekly article click HERE.
Read moreChristine Smyth, radio interview responding to a proposal by Pauline Hanson to create a Lynch mob to review judges decisions.
Read morePresident of the Queensland Law Society Christine Smyth comments on Gold Coast residents who have unpaid fines. Christine stated that “while the increase in police numbers had a positive effect on crime rates, it also meant more people were being fined. She said the rapidly growing population was also a contributor. Ms Smyth said smaller offences that attracted fines were […]
Read moreChristine Smyth in her role as President of Queensland Law Society comments on youth justice issues. The perennial problem with youth crime is complex and requires complex solutions. Christine Smyth advocates in today’s Gold Coast Bulletin for better resources for the youth justice system and question the unintended consequences of custodial sentences for juvenile offenders. For more information and to […]
Read moreby Christine Smyth, TEP abd Katerina Peiros, ATI, Hartwell Legal, Gifting assets by will to a pre-existing or inter vivos trust is not a breach of the rule against delegation, so long as the trust is “sufficiently constituted according to the rules of certainty in trust law”, in particular, it can be determined with certainty whether “any given individual is […]
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