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Australian food company v2food has been advised on the “largest raise in Australia’s plant-based meat sector to date”.

Development company Frasers Property has been advised on a new Brisbane development, in partnership with the Queensland government, which has been designed to make housing more affordable.

Advisory firm Proximity will be an event partner for the upcoming 2020 Corporate Counsel Summit, hosted by Lawyers Weekly.

Australians have been exposed to “potentially unnecessary” breaches on their basic human rights during COVID-19 measures because of a lack of scrutiny and accountability, the nation’s human rights chief has stated.

The sensational revelations that a former justice sexually harassed female associates, young students and a past law society president may have been received with outrage, disappointment and shame but it was hardly surprising to a profession that has fielded allegations and fostered toxic cultures that existed long before the #MeToo movement. With a new spotlight, the profession has an opportunity to finally make lasting change.

A yet-to-be-published ranking has demonstrated how likely former and current justices would be influenced by their political leanings when it comes to making legal decisions.

The global pandemic may have slowed down the administration of justice and changed hundreds of years of traditions, but according to a registrar of the federal Family Court, there is still no better or more exciting time to be involved in the family law system.

The Victorian Bar has celebrated the “rich diversity” of its newest members, all of whom completed the readers’ course and graduated into its ranks in the midst of a pandemic.

Former justice the Honourable Michael Kirby has commended a contract law textbook that he says will prove to be a “blessing” for students, academics and practitioners.

The deputy chair of corporate watchdog ASIC has resigned with immediate effect after a Senate hearing raised concerns about a $70,000 housing cost payment.