Equitable Briefing Policy

Gilshenan & Luton is committed to fair and equitable practises in the course of its legal practice. We are a signatory to the Law Council of Australia's Equitable Briefing Policy.

The goal of the policy is to promote equity and diversity across the legal profession, by encouraging law firms like ours to make all reasonable endeavours to brief female barristers with relevant seniority and expertise in their relevant practice area.

The policy does not undermine a client's right to select the barrister of their choice but seeks to ensure that an appropriately diverse range of counsel is considered for each prospective brief.

We are proud to adopt this policy as one tangible way of encouraging and reflecting an appropriately diverse and inclusive workplace.

Latest Articles

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Admission to the legal profession in Queensland is not granted as a matter of course, even when an applicant has satisfied all academic and practical training requirements.

Applying to vary domestic violence orders in Queensland

01 February 2026

If a final domestic violence protection order has been made against you, or protecting you, there may be circumstances that arise during the operation of the order which cause you to consider applying to change the order.

Protected counselling communication privilege in criminal law Queensland

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Under Queensland’s criminal law, communications with counsellors about sexual offending are subject to a ‘protected counselling communication privilege’ during the legal process. This privilege governs what can and cannot be accessed from a complainant’s confidential conversations with counsellors.

The use of good character evidence in sexual offence sentencing

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From 1 November 2025, Queensland courts will no longer accept “good character” references in sentencing for sexual offences unless those references are directly relevant to an offender’s rehabilitation prospects or likelihood of reoffending.