Natalie Gauld

Brisbane

Managing Editor at Queensland Law Society

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Young Lawyers Ball overlooking river – Proctor

1 week ago | qlsproctor.com.au | Natalie Gauld

The Young Lawyers Ball is back for the third year running and will be held at a new venue overlooking the Brisbane River. Queensland Law Society Future Leaders Committee is partnering with the Queensland Young Lawyers to present the 2025 event. Early bird tickets are now available for the 17 May function at Crystalbrook Vincent.
Career Moves: Broadbeach Law Group – Proctor

1 week ago | qlsproctor.com.au | Natalie Gauld

Broadbeach Law Group has announced the promotion of Cooper Haywood to Associate. Cooper HaywoodCooper is a litigator with experience in estates, corporate disputes, property law, and family law. He is an experienced court advocate but has the strategic skills to guide clients to a commercial result outside of court where possible. Proctor helps firms and their teams celebrate promotions and new appointments. Please email details of any lawyer promotions or appointments to [email protected].
Court of Appeal: possible sitting dates – Proctor

1 week ago | qlsproctor.com.au | Natalie Gauld

News Facebook on trial for competition breaches A landmark anti-competition trial has begun in the United States which could force social media giant Facebook (now Meta) to sell Instagram and WhatsApp. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC)…
New partner in estates team – Proctor

1 week ago | qlsproctor.com.au | Natalie Gauld

National firm McCullough Robertson Lawyers has appointed Hayley Mitchell as a partner in the Estates team in Brisbane. Hayley joins McCullough Robertson from Cooper Grace Ward where she spent five years as a partner. She has expertise in estate advisory work, superannuation death benefit disputes, estate planning and estate administration. Hayley is a Queensland Law Society Accredited Specialist in Succession Law and on the QLS Succession Law accreditation committee.
Notice of Vacancy – Queensland Law Society Council 2025 – Proctor

1 week ago | qlsproctor.com.au | Natalie Gauld

Notice is hereby given to all full members of Queensland Law Society Incorporated (QLS) that a vacancy arose on 9 April 2025 for the position of one (1) ordinary QLS Council member. Pursuant to rule 45 of the Legal Profession (Society) Rules 2007 (the Rules), Council has appointed 14 April 2025 as the date for the Notice of the Vacancy. Rule 45 invites QLS full members to provide an expression of interest to the secretary if they wish to apply for the vacant role of Councillor on QLS Council.
Panel navigates way to the law – Proctor

1 week ago | qlsproctor.com.au | Natalie Gauld

Law students should not be worried if they take an unconventional career path – just ask Beau Foley and Genevieve Yates. The Better Call Sarah panellists shared their journeys to careers in government law at Thursday night’s Queensland Law Society event, hosted by former Future Leaders Committee President Sarah Plasto. The free QLS event is designed to help aspiring lawyers with their options and offer advice. Beau started his post-university career in the navy.
Two students share ethics prize – Proctor

1 week ago | qlsproctor.com.au | Natalie Gauld

Two students, Sarina Petersen and Belle Lu, shared this year’s Queensland Law Society Prize for the best performance in the unit, Ethics and the Legal Profession. The Queensland University of Technology Law School acknowledged and celebrated its top-performing students of the 2024 academic year on 1 April. Belle is currently in her final year of a Bachelor of Laws at QUT after a career change from nursing.
New Judge Administrator appointed – Proctor

2 weeks ago | qlsproctor.com.au | Natalie Gauld

His Honour Judge Michael Burnett AM has been appointed as Judge Administrator of the District Court of Queensland and starts in the role today. Judge Burnett succeeds Justice Paul Smith, following his recent elevation to the Supreme Court on 31 March 2025. Attorney-General Deb Frecklington said Judge Burnett was held in the highest esteem and well suited for the role.
Changes to PPC authorisations – Proctor

2 weeks ago | qlsproctor.com.au | Natalie Gauld

To ensure consistency with other Australian jurisdictions and compliance with s292 of the Legal Profession Act 2007, all Queensland Principal Practising Certificates will now carry an authorisation for the receipt of trust money from 1 July 2025.
Webinar on Trump tariff disarray – Proctor

2 weeks ago | qlsproctor.com.au | Natalie Gauld

The Law Council of Australia’s International Law Section is hosting a free webinar next week on The Trump Tariffs: Trade Law and Governance in Disarray. The online webinar will feature insights from Dr Pru Gordon, Executive Director of the Australian Centre for International Trade and Investment, and Professor Markus Wagner, Professor at the University of Wollongong and Director of the Transnational Law and Policy Centre.