Law firms make big donations to the Labor Party
Michael PellyLegal editor
Holding Redlich was the biggest law firm donor to political parties in 2020-21, with its administrative arm – Justice Services Pty Ltd – contributing more than $130,000 to the Labor Party.
Big contributions during the Queensland state election pushed the mid-tier commercial firm ahead of Maurice Blackburn, another with strong links to Labor, which gave $105,973 to federal and state divisions of the party.
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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
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