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With COVID-19 battering the legal profession, one firm who had taken a big hit, shifted its strategy to take on the challenges and navigate across the uncertainty of the pandemic.

Victorian solicitors and barristers have been provided a critical exemption to the state’s childcare restrictions, allowing for assistance during online proceedings.

A man convicted of multiple driving offences, including driving under the influence, has had to convince New Zealand’s courts that he is a fit and proper person to practice as a legal professional, following complaints from the Law Society on his character.

Corrs Chambers Westgarth has advised Medibank on its acquisition of a 49 per cent stake in East Sydney Private Hospital.

An aged care facility that is understood to have caused 205 infections and been linked to multiple deaths has been hit with a class action.

A nine-month inquiry into the management of family and domestic violence matters in the Magistrates Court of Western Australia has shed light on the consequences of the trial delays and recommended steps for the court to improve its responses.

Shine Lawyers had launched a class action on behalf of superannuation fund members that is targeting as much as $500 million in overpayments for insurance.

One GC has found that a transition to the not-for-profit sector has meant not only less bureaucracy and greater simplicity in legal tasks, but also closer proximity to business decisions.

In turbulent times, the nature of external relationships will evolve, and this may necessarily include conversations about costs.

New research shows the volume of organisations that are proactively working with law enforcement and other government agencies to address cyber security risks.