Stafford Shepherd

What a great location to present- the Maroochy Surf Club for the Sunshine Coast DLA CPD.Spoke on risk management and clients to avoid.#qls#risk management

Regarding any calls for judiciary to be part of #CIC. We strongly believe it should have no jurisdiction to deal with complaints against judicial officers. A standalone national judicial commission is needed to handle complaints to avoid potential threats to judicial independence

Yesterday I participated in a panel discussion on cross border estate planning at the STEP SIG conference in London. The challenges of this century mean Succession Solicitors have a great future.

This morning I represented the QLS at the STEP SIG conference in London on legal capacity- client focused outcomes. Common concerns but some different approaches

Wonderful to address STEP members on the role of solicitors in Qld in capacity assessment in London

Wonderful meeting new colleagues at the STEP Reception last night.

I am privileged on Friday to speak about how Qld solicitors deal with legal capacity issues at the STEP SIG conference in London.

Verdict from the top: female judges improve justice thetimes.co.uk/article/1e82e0…

Insightful podcast by ABA indigenous committee members, explaining the necessity of Australia’s constitution acknowledging First Nations peoples lawyersweekly.com.au/podcast/24043-… @LawyersWeekly #ulurustatement

@qldlawsociety @mwf177 @qldsac An excellent initiative by the Sentencing Advisory Council to give insight into this important part of our justice system

.@qldsac has released the Judge for Yourself tool. This tool guides people through the sentencing process by letting them step into the shoes of a judge or magistrate and now gives users an interactive first-hand experience of the Children’s Court. ow.ly/fvxn30lLtss

Civil Law Conference @LegalAidQld: on workplace bullying; workers'/consumer protections; NDIS and respect for, assistance to, those with disabilities plus @StaffShepherd @qldlawsociety on ethics cited CS Lewis: “Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.”

Lord Neuberger former President @UKSupremeCourt: "Throughout my career I've always thought it really important for judges & lawyers to encourage people who otherwise might not think of it of becoming lawyers, so that we have a more diverse profession & a more diverse judiciary" twitter.com/Access2lawyers…

Unlike other occupations, major regional areas have no problems attracting lawyers according to @QLSpresident. This contributes to women dominating the legal profession in Mackay. whitsundaycoastguardian.com.au/news/women-dom…

The @BondUniversity team is through to the Australian quarter finals of the Jessup International Law Moot

Welcome to the QLS’s 2018 council who held their first meeting today. We are excited for the year ahead and look forward to advocating for good law and good lawyers, for the public good.

QLS is proud to be at the Musgrave Park Family Fun Day for #NAIDOC2017 with @ILAQueensland. Come and visit us throughout the day!

President @christineasmyth welcomed delegates to the QLS Essentials Conference 2017 at Law Society House this morning.

@christineasmyth “Anti-money laundering (AML) regulation may soon become a reality for Australian solicitors” buff.ly/2sOZqHZ