A Warm Welcome to 2017

A Warm Welcome to 2017

The New Year Profession Drinks on 2 February was a fitting launch for the 2017 QLS events program, with a record crowd of more than 200 attending the function in the Gallery at the QEII Courts of Law. An address by QLS president Christine Smyth explaining her plans for raising the profile of the profession and its value to society […]

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A TOUCH OF GLAMOUR

A TOUCH OF GLAMOUR

A SMOKE machine was probably the only thing missing at the Queensland Law Society Legal Profession and Awards Dinner on Saturday night. A four-piece band, coloured overhead lights, BMW cars on display either side of the stage and celebrity speaker Tara Moss made for a lively evening – a step up from previous years apparently under the helm of new […]

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Our Night of Nights

Our night of nights This year’s Queensland Legal Professional Dinner and Awards on 17 February was certainly a night to remember. With a new venue – the Royal International Convention Centre – a new format and three new awards, more than 240 guests dined and danced, also enjoying presentations by Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath, guest speaker Tara Moss and QLS president Christine […]

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Christine Smyth

QLS voices concern over aspects of proposed DV bail law changes

Queensland’s peak lawyer group has voiced concerns about the state LNP’s proposed changes to domestic violence bail laws – saying they were unlikely to improve public safety. Queensland Law Society president Christine Smyth acknowledged there was some urgency in discussing this extremely important issue given the horrific domestic violence murder-suicide on the Gold Coast last month. Ms Smyth said the […]

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