The fifth annual Gold Coast Women in Business Awards Gala celebration was held at The Star Gold Coast on 20 October. More than 350 guests came out to celebrate the leading women in business from across the Gold Coast. The event featured nine awards across business, innovation, female leadership and community dedication as well as for aspiring young achievers. Fifty […]

A leading Queen’s Counsel has taken the reins from Justice Margaret McMurdo as president of the Queensland Court of Appeal.   Walter Sofronoff QC was sworn in as the new president of the Court of Appeal last Thursday, 6 April. His appointment follows the retirement of Justice Margaret McMurdo AC, who served in the position for near 19 years. Justice […]

Same-sex couples who wed overseas before Australia’s landmark same-sex marriage reforms could find their wills are now invalid, legal experts warn. Overseas wedding vows involving these couples were belatedly recognised under Australian law last month. But the fate of any estate plans drawn up in the wake of those marriages is a live debate among the country’s leading inheritance lawyers. […]

Outgoing Queensland Law Society (QLS) president Christine Smyth has called for solicitors to be considered equal to barristers when appearing in Gold Coast courts.  A fierce advocate for the Glitter Strip, the immediate past president of the QLS Spoke to the Gold Coast Bulletin about sexism in the legal fraternity, the push for more women on the bench and her […]

A decision to close several magistrates courts in southeast Queensland during next year’s Gold Coast Commonwealth Games has upset Queensland’s Law Society. The Queensland Law Society says it is concerned it wasn’t consulted on a decision to close magistrates courts on the Gold Coast during next year’s Commonwealth Games. The Coolangatta and Beaudesert courts won’t be operational from April 2 […]