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With the COVID-19 setting in a pace of change across the risk management function, several high impact drivers of change will require businesses to constantly adapt and update their strategies to meet the challenges of the future.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has welcomed six lawyers to the partnership for the start of 2021.

Australia’s TMT sector is currently going from strength to strength, making it a hugely exciting practice area to be in, says James North.

Following the unveiling of NSW’s most attractive firms, Lawyers Weekly can now reveal the five most sought after in its southern neighbour.

Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed a new construction and infrastructure partner, who joins the firm’s Melbourne office.

Moving our desks from the office to home has rapidly changed the way the legal profession works, not just during COVID-19, but potentially, for the future, writes Professor Michael Legg.

Australia’s largest retail industry group, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA), and specialist legal firm Hitch Advisory have entered a strategic partnership to support Australia’s $340 billion retail sector.

A new $13.5 million pilot program has been launched to enhance protections for families entering the family law system who are at risk of domestic violence, which has seen a concerning increase across the year.

The government’s flawed Family Court merger bill has been criticised for many aspects, but the NSW Bar is particularly concerned that it will increase delays and costs for the families in need of assistance and should be opposed as a matter of urgency.

The inquiry tasked with investigating Lawyer X has criticised Victoria Police for a failure to obtain legal advice or seek appropriate steps to rectify the scandal as its lead lawyer prepares to face the regulator for his own mishandling of the scandal.