Our Partner, the President of Queensland Law Society Christine Smyth talks about the role of QLS in assisting legal practitioners in improving their services to ensure that they meet high standards and its responsibilities in assisting the public in legal matters. Christine also shares her insights about the disruptions caused by e-commerce and artificial innovation in businesses.
Read moreFriday 18 August 2017, Port Douglas President’s opening remarks Good morning and welcome to day two of our Law in the Tropics Roadshow. I would like to formally acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of this reputable part of Queensland that we are all meeting on, the beautiful country where rainforest meets the sea. I am advised that Port Douglas is […]
Read moreFriday 18 August 2017, Port Douglas President’s closing remarks Good afternoon. “The first thing we must do is kill all the lawyers!” To a crowded Supreme Court earlier this year I gave a speech opening with that line: “The first thing we must do is kill all the lawyers.” Just like you today, I witnessed gasps from the bench infused with […]
Read moreThursday 17 August 2017, Port Douglas President’s welcome Good afternoon. I would like to formally acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of this reputable part of Queensland that we are all meeting on, the beautiful country where rainforest meets the sea. I am advised that Port Douglas is the northern most part the Yirganydji saltwater Djubaki people would traverse. It was […]
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The Queensland legal profession has welcomed the appointment of a former solicitor to the state’s Land Court. Peta Stilgoe OAM was appointed a member of the Land Court of Queensland in late July. The judicial officer is a senior member of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) and a former solicitor. Queensland Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Yvette D’Ath […]
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Christine Smyth President defends QLD’s Common Law Compensation Scheme as one of the fairest in the world.
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“Queensland Law Society president and Gold Coast solicitor Christine Smyth said the notice had “a lot of words and it doesn’t explain”. “The council notice does not state with any particularity what purposes it is extending the access to the library users’ information,” she said. “For example, why would a contractor to the council need the details of an avid […]
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President of the Queensland Law Society speaks to ABC Gold Coast in relation to privacy laws and Council Libraries. Christine Smyth says “Why now, why would the broader members employed by Council need access to this information?” “Privacy laws guarantee security of people, Counsel is required to keep information secure, how is Counsel going to ensure that third parties will […]
Read moreFriday 11 August 2017, Law Society House President’s welcome speech “Democracy … is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder; and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike.”- so said Plato; Winston Churchill on the other hand noted that Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others. A bit cynical, […]
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