Prominent psychologist Tracy Westerman has mounted a lawsuit against Communities Minister Simone McGurk over allegations the minister made defamatory comments about her.
Perth deputy lord mayor Sandy Anghie has launched defamation action against Channel Nine over a story which implied that she leased a West Perth meeting room to run for council.
Steedman Stagg Lawyers, Kennedy Vinciullo and Gaffney & Palermo Lawyers are new names in Perth's legal fraternity while a fourth, Mason Ledger, has been radically restructured.