Media releases

For further information on any of these releases, contact the person listed in the release or media@qls.com.au. Unless otherwise stated, press releases on this page are available for immediate public release.

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Media releases

22 May 2020: QLS applauds new regulations to allow for virtual document witnessing
19 May 2020: QLS supports almost $120m funding boon for community legal centres
15 May 2020: QLS applauds new laws paving way for electronic signing of legal documents
26 November 2019: QLS welcomes new law to stop insidious practice of claims farming
1 October 2019: QLS welcomes appointment of two solicitors to the state’s magistracy
3 September 2019: QLS opposes change to 120-year-old sexual consent laws
10 July 2019: QLS backs review of consent laws by Qld Law Reform Commission
4 July 2019: QLS welcomes appointment of Queensland Chief Magistrate and new Mt Isa magistrate
2 July 2019: QLS calls for immediate ban to children 14 and under being held in watch houses
14 June 2019: Proposed “claims farming’’ laws will stamp out predatory practice
13 June 2019: QLS welcomes four new judicial appointments
11 June 2019: Queensland Budget proves to be justice investment bonanza: QLS
13 May 2019: QLS calls for immediate end to housing of children in police watchhouses
30 April 2019: QLS praises $320m investment in youth justice reform measures
18 March 2019: Criminal lawyer advocate for good policy wins coveted legal award
18 March 2019: Bundy’s top advocate against DV wins coveted legal award
13 March 2019: QLS protects public from unlawful legal practice
30 January 2019: Protecting citizens' rights
24 January 2019: Productivity report proves Queensland courts severely underfunded
14 January 2019: Federal Circuit Court: Success under strain
: QLS welcomes first solicitor appointed to Supreme Court in more than six years