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Hotel quarantine: $3m inquiry into failed COVID-19 plans underway

As Victoria’s cases continue to escalate, the inquiry into the state’s bungled quarantine hotel program is underway. Commissioner and former judge Jennifer Coate used her opening statement to warn government agencies against failure to cooperate.

20 July 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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LCA works with Federal Courts for seamless post-COVID transition

As Australia prepares to move into a recovery period, the Law Council of Australia has confirmed it will work closely with the courts to address the backlog of cases. 

20 July 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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NSW’s busiest court gets security update

One of Australia’s biggest court complexes has undergone a crucial security update – the largest security upgrade for the justice system in almost 30 years.

20 July 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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What factors help you reach partnership early?

Kiera Peacock became a partner at her 32nd birthday, and says there were key professional factors that helped her rise through the ranks.

20 July 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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BigLaw firm reassures graduates amid $290k underpayment reveal

Gilbert + Tobin has reassured graduates that the firm is committed to the wellbeing of young staff amid the revelations it had reached $290,000 in underpayments.

20 July 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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$16.5bn merger of TPG and Vodafone complete, the culmination of 2 years’ effort

Norton Rose Fulbright and Herbert Smith Freehills have advised on the final completion of the largest M&A transaction of 2020, the $16.63 billion merger between Vodafone and TPG.

20 July 2020
By Tony Zhang
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Human rights laws should be at centre of government COVID response

The Human Rights Law Centre has called on the government to place all human rights at the centre of the COVID-19 response now and in the future.

20 July 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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Race discrimination found in private school’s attempt to unenrol student

A private Christian school in Brisbane has been found to have discriminated against a five-year-old Cook Islands boy for threatening to expel him for having long hair, grown for cultural reasons.

20 July 2020
By Tony Zhang
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10 predictions for #auslaw post-pandemic

While a second wave of COVID-19 cases in Australia might mean that the current crisis is still far from over, KPMG’s global head of legal services, Stuart Fuller, is well placed to make some educated predictions for a post-pandemic marketplace.

17 July 2020
By Tasha Levy
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Hicksons promotes 9

National law firm Hicksons has elevated nine lawyers, including appointing four new partners.

17 July 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy