The Women Lawyers Association of Queensland (WLAQ) hosted its 43rd Awards over dinner at Victoria Park on Friday 29 October 2021 after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the 2020 awards to go online. The Annual Awards “celebrate the outstanding women practitioners who have made a significant contribution to Queensland’s legal profession”.
Among the evening’s awards, Level Twenty Seven Chambers sponsored the Women in Excellence accolade, as chosen by the WLAQ Management Committee. The 2021 recipient was The Hon Margaret McMurdo AC, Former President of the Court of Appeal QLD, Founding WLAQ Member, WLAQ Honorary Member and WLAQ President 1980. Nicholas Andreatidis QC and Claire Schneider presented the award on behalf of Level Twenty Seven Chambers.
The full list of awards and their recipients can be found here.