Parliament widens powers for magistrates courts
Parliament has passed legislation overhauling the way Queensland's courts work.
View ArticleQld urged to follow NSW on malpractice
A Brisbane lawyer is urging Queensland's Attorney-General to follow the lead of NSW when it comes to medical negligence claims. Margaret Brain says the average malpractice suit takes up to four years...
View ArticleMurder jury wants advice about 'reasonable doubt'
The jury in a Brisbane murder trial has sought guidance from the trial judge about the legal concept of "beyond reasonable doubt".
View ArticleLegal experts, community advocates named to Sentencing Council
Bundaberg patients' advocate Beryl Crosby will be on the Queensland Government's inaugural Sentencing Advisory Council.
View ArticleQld Government to trial greater JP powers
The Queensland Government says it will allow Justices of the Peace (JP) to decide minor legal matters from next year.
View ArticleDispute over Qld's new JP laws
A Queensland parliamentary committee has rejected concerns that underqualified and underpaid Justices of the Peace will be asked to resolve complex legal disputes.
View ArticleFormer House of Reps Peter Slipper being sued over unpaid legal fees
Former House of Representatives speaker Peter Slipper is being sued over hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid legal fees.
View ArticleA Rebel's perspective on bikie crackdown
"Frank" A member of the north Coast chapter of The Rebels clarifies issues relating to bikie gangs and what their members make of new anti-bikie laws.
View ArticleLawyers unite against proposed CMC changes
A coalition of lawyers is urging the Queensland Government not to end the bipartisan appointment of the head of the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) and other senior staff.
View ArticleBudget slashes Sunshine Coast legal service funds
The Suncoast Community Legal Service has had $180,000 of its funding cut in the federal budget.
View Article'Take the sock out' and speak up: Lawyer's response to Carmody appointment
A lawyer and university lecturer has called on Newman government ministers with legal experience to "take the sock out" and to speak up amid growing controversy over the state's new Chief Justice Tim...
View ArticleGympie drink-drivers should be forced to attend safe driving workshops says...
A road trauma expert says drink-drivers in the Gympie region of southern Queensland should attend compulsory rehabilitation programs.
View ArticleAllison Baden-Clay rally: Bruce and Denis Morcombe join protest over murder...
Bruce and Denise Morcombe will join a rally in Brisbane tomorrow which calls for an appeal against the downgrading of Gerard Baden-Clay's murder conviction.
View ArticleDomestic violence case load leaves community legal centres 'struggling',...
Queensland's community legal centres now help seven times as many people with domestic violence issues as five years ago and are not coping with the demand, the sector's peak body says.
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