Guiding Principles

The Attorney-General, as first law officer of the State of Queensland, has a significant responsibility within our State’s system of government and is responsible for ensuring the protection of Queensland’s legal interests and determining overall legal policy.

It is Crown Law’s role to support the Attorney-General by providing the highest standard of legal services to our clients in a manner consistent with the role and responsibilities of the Attorney-General. We are also required to act in the interests of the State as a whole and to ensure that the State acts as the model litigant.

Crown Law provides high-quality legal services on a fee-for-service basis. We value our reputation for integrity and commitment to the highest standards of honesty, fairness, openness and respect in advising clients and acting on their behalf. We understand that public sector agencies are bound by the principles of the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 and must not only act within the law but must be seen to be upholding the law.

Crown Law appreciates and respects the corporate knowledge, insights and perspectives of our clients’ in-house advisers and staff, and recognises the benefits that can be achieved by working in a collaborative way to achieve the best outcome for clients.

We will strive to keep the client’s objectives uppermost in our minds and ensure we are commercially realistic. We will also seek to be flexible and creative in identifying alternative options including mediation and negotiation – disciplines in which many of our people are trained.

Crown Law will be proactive in assisting clients manage the inherent legal risks in their day-to-day operations. We believe we have an obligation to advise our clients of important legal issues that may affect their activities.

We do this through direct client contact by our lawyers, as well as by providing client newsletters, seminars and briefings, by developing and presenting legal risk management training workshops and by continuing to develop our online services.