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A Sydney criminal lawyer has accused The Daily Telegraph of defaming him in a piece that portrays him as being so “ravaged by age” that he is unfit to practise. Proceedings have been launched to have the media company answer to the “pack of lies”.

As a result of a recent decision in the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of NSW, insurers could now be facing appeals from previously denied claims.

The Law Institute of Victoria welcomed a large investment into the legal assistance sector and justice facilities announced in the Victorian budget to help the profession as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

We are on the cusp of a Fourth Industrial Revolution, with connection at the core of such societal change. Working towards this provides Telstra GC Craig Emery with all the motivation he needs to jump out of bed in the morning to go to work.

COVID-19 has reorganised the risk landscape for across companies with IT governance now as the top risk for 2021, says one research and advisory company.

A defined ongoing and active board succession planning is critical to board and company performance and having an optimal tenure is central to good governance, according to the head of board advisory at Ashurst.

For legal departments in large law firms, there is much to look forward to in a post-pandemic world, says Dentons GC Sarah Hine.

For those wanting to work remotely, or get among a legal market just as diverse as anywhere else in Australia, life in the Northern Territory could be a hugely attractive option in the new normal.

With COVID-19 creating large delays in the administration of justice, Victoria’s premier legal body has welcomed the Andrews’ government’s staged return to office plan.

Nexus Law Group has bolstered its construction and infrastructure practice with the addition of a new national practice director.