Law Society Congratulates New Chief Judge of District Court and New President of Children’s Court on Appointments
Friday, 28 February 2020 The Law Society of Western Australia congratulates Her Honour Judge Julie Wager, who has been appointed as the new Chief Judge of the District Court. Judge Wager will replace His Honour Chief Judge Kevin Sleight, who retires on 1 May. District Court Judge Hylton Quail has been appointed as the new President of the…
Vacation Clerk & Graduate Recruitment Dates 2020
The Law Schools of Curtin, ECU, Murdoch, Notre Dame and UWA have put together recommended recruitment dates for 2020. In doing so, it is intended that these dates meet the needs of the students and provide some structure for the profession. »Read more
Survey on Engagement and Retention of Legal Professionals
Monday, 3 February 2020 The Law Society of Western Australia has commissioned an engagement and retention survey to research and report on the legal profession. The survey, funded by a grant from the Public Purposes Trust, is also supported by the Women Lawyers Association and the Western Australian Bar Association. The study is being managed…
Law Society Congratulates New Senior Counsel
Wednesday, 27 November 2019 The Law Society congratulates the six practitioners appointed as Senior Counsel, as announced today by the Chief Justice of Western Australia, the Hon Justice Peter Quinlan. The appointments are Mr Jason MacLaurin, Mr Joseph Garas, Mr Henry Jackson, Ms Laura Christian, Ms Julie Taylor and Mr Justin Whalley. Law Society President…
2020 Law Society Council
Friday, 15 November 2019 Voting in the election of the Law Society Council for 2020 closed on 13 November. Click here to see the full Law Society Council for 2020. Thank you to all members who took the time to nominate for a position on Council or voted in the election.
New Federal Agreement Must Increase Legal Assistance Funding and Protect Indigenous Legal Assistance
Friday, 1 November 2019 The Commonwealth and State Governments must use upcoming negotiations to urgently address the crisis in legal assistance funding and preserve separate funding under the Indigenous Legal Assistance Program (ILAP) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (ATSILS). In the 2019-20 budget, the Commonwealth Government allocated less than $20 million in…
Law Society Welcomes Increase to Payroll Tax Threshold
Thursday, 31 October 2019 The Law Society of Western Australia welcomes today’s announcement by the State Government that it will lift the threshold on the exemption for payroll tax. Premier the Hon Mark McGowan MLA said the Government was “raising the threshold on the exemption for payroll tax by $150,000 over two years – raising…
2020 Law Society Council – Meet the Nominees
Friday, 25 October 2019 Nominations for election to the 2020 Law Society Council closed on Wednesday, 16 October. Congratulations once again to the following members who were declared to be elected to the following positions on the 2020 Council. Nicholas van Hattem, President, Jocelyne Boujos, Senior Vice President, Rebecca Lee, Junior Vice President and Treasurer,…
2020 Law Society President Elected
Thursday, 17 October 2019 Nicholas van Hattem has been declared elected as the Law Society of Western Australia’s President for 2020. Mr van Hattem is the Law Society’s current Senior Vice President. Mr van Hattem said, “I am honoured to be the President of the Law Society for 2020. It has been a privilege to…
Law Council of Australia: Gains being made though gender gap in barrister briefings remains, report finds
11 October 2019 Female barristers are starting to receive more briefs and are more often recommended for work by their colleagues in new or current matters, according to new Law Council of Australia data. But the Law Council’s Equitable Briefing Policy Annual Report 2017-18 shows female barristers still lag behind male colleagues when it comes to the…
Joint Statement: Law Society and Law Council Welcome Reforms to Fines Enforcement Regime
Thursday, 26 September 2019 The Law Society of Western Australia and the Law Council of Australia have welcomed the announcement by the Attorney General the Hon John Quigley MLA of proposed changes to the enforcement and recovery of fines in WA. The Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Amendment Bill 2019 (WA) has been introduced…
Aboriginal Youth Voice Gets the Go Ahead!
Thursday, 19 September 2019 The Law Society of Western Australia is pleased to announce that through its Lore/Law project, Aboriginal youth voice will play a key role in reducing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth engagement with the justice system. 73% of young people in juvenile detention centres in WA are Aboriginal or Torres…
