Month: April 2017
Christine Smyth Law Week Justice Journey
Push for Greater Police Powers at Gold Coast Games
Christine Smyth appears at parliamentary hearing debating issue around the extension of police powers during the Commonwealth Games. To download a copy of the article click HERE. To view the article from www.redlandcitybulletin.com.au click HERE.
Read moreQLS celebrates the life of the man who mentored Chief Justice Kiefel
The Queensland Law Society paid tribute to former Supreme Court Justice Martin Moynihan AO, who died on Sunday. He was 76. “He was a man before his time in many ways, as a lawyer he was renowned for mentoring young lawyers at a time when it was not fashionable. This was especially the case in his promotion of women in […]
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“Sofronoff eminently suited to lead judiciary with distinction”
WALTER Sofronoff, the Ferrari-driving, high-flying prominent Queen’s Counsel, is a remarkable addition to the state’s judiciary. As Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath rightly observed yesterday, the new President of the Court of Appeal is a “brilliant legal mind and a person of exceptional character -and integrity”. Mr Sofronoff demonstrated this character last year when he successfully ran the state’s High Court challenge […]
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“QC who nailed wife-murderer will lead court”
THE man who led a successful High Court bid against the Queensland Court of Appeal in the Gerard Baden-Clay case will now lead the very court he exposed. Former solicitor-general and one of Australia’s leading barristers Walter Sofronoff, QC, was yesterday appointed President of the Court of Appeal. He steps into the job on Monday. Aged 63, he will take […]
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How funding cuts will affect our ageing population
“Access to justice is a basic right for all members of our community, writes Christine Smyth.” Why then should the most vulnerable members of our community be denied? The federal government plans to slash $12 million across the country in vital community legal services (CLC) funding at the federal government’s budget deadline in May. This is an assault on human […]
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QLS President’s Report – April 2017 Edition
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 […]
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