What, who and why The year ahead with QLS president Christine Smyth Queensland Law Society president Christine Smyth outlines her agenda for 2017. Report by John Teerds. It won’t take long for those members who don’t know 2017 Queensland Law Society president Christine Smyth to realise that her direct approach is based on clear goals and a carefully considered agenda. […]

Presidents of the past, present and future. Queensland Law Society’s past, present and future presidents gathered on 20 November for their annual dinner, congratulating Bill Potts on his year in office and welcoming 2017 president Christine Smyth to the role. Click here to download this article.

The view from the shore Towards good law, good lawyers and good leadership Why, you may ask, am I sitting on a rock by the sea on the cover of this month’s Proctor? Click here to read more, or download the article!

The view from the shore Towards good law, good lawyers and good leadership Why, you may ask, am I sitting on a rock by the sea on the cover of this month’s Proctor? Well, not every picture is worth a thousand words, but this one may come close. Firstly, the location – close to home – immediately identifies me as […]

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.

President 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 […]

Christine 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 […]

Existing Trusts as Beneficiaries of Wills by Christine Smyth TEP and Katerina Peiros, ATI, Hartwell Legal.  That “a person may give his or her property by will to trustees of a pre-existing discretionary trust” is a well-established principle, having been canvassed by judiciary and legislature in various Australian jurisdictions over the years, with the issue arising before them in the context of […]