Parramatta courthouse avoids shutdown amid COVID case
A Western Sydney courthouse has confirmed a worker returned a positive coronavirus diagnosis but there was no need to shut down for cleaning.
SME LAW • Mon, 17 Aug 2020
National practice returns to full remuneration ahead of schedule
A national legal practice has confirmed all staff and partners will return to their normal salaries from the next pay period, two months ahead of schedule.
BIG LAW • Sun, 16 Aug 2020
Firm makes bid for BigLaw, nabs another high-profile team
One firm has poached an entire office, a commercial team and now a media law team in just a matter of months as it makes a bid for BigLaw status.
SME LAW • Thu, 13 Aug 2020
New justice precinct, law school under $350m proposal
A Western Sydney commercial hub has introduced a proposal to expand the area’s justice precinct and attract more than 2,200 new legal professionals while attracting more ...
SME LAW • Thu, 13 Aug 2020
Will a hotel quarantine class action succeed?
A class action firm is in discussion with Victorian businesses over the quarantine hotel bungled program – but does it have any chance of ending up in court?
SME LAW • Thu, 13 Aug 2020
Open letter calls for Climate Change Act in NT
An open letter has called for the Northern Territory to create a “legally binding pathway” with the Climate Change Act to meet a target agreed under the Paris Agreement
SME LAW • Thu, 13 Aug 2020
Stage 4 lockdown: Employers to consider mental health reprieve, partners say
Partners at a national firm have cautioned employers against ignoring their employees’ mental health concerns as Melbourne braces for six weeks of stage four lockdowns
SME LAW • Wed, 12 Aug 2020
Concern for increased police powers on Indigenous Victorians
Human rights legal groups are calling on the Victorian government to assure the public that the increased police powers will not adversely affect disadvantaged groups.
SME LAW • Wed, 12 Aug 2020
MP slams ‘hypocritical’ government review of greyhound racing act
A mandatory review of the greyhound racing legislation has attracted criticism over the “extremely hypocritical” way in which the NSW government is accepting submissions
SME LAW • Wed, 12 Aug 2020
