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International law firm Ashurst has hired a director from Herbert Smith Freehills to serve as global COO of its NewLaw division, Ashurst Advance.

The Lawyer X inquiry’s counsel assisting have accused Victoria Police of trying to avoid individual blame in its most recent apology. The sensational criticisms come as lawyers for the commission continue to poke holes in the allegations levelled against them.

COVID-19 has significantly hampered the work of practitioners in the migration law space, but the pandemic does open a window to rethink how migration operates in Australia.

National firm Mills Oakley has expanded its workplace relations team by appointing a partner from Norton Rose Fulbright.

The solicitor-general representing the health bureaucrat behind Melbourne’s city-wide, temporary curfew has continued to discredit the argument that the direction had in any way breached the human rights of one particular resident before the Supreme Court.

South Australian family-owned hotel group Matthews Hospitality has been advised on its acquisition, restructure and refinancing.

As the new Jobkeeper 2.0 rolls in, the new future of workplaces, employment and industrial relations will see changes as the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the need for changes to be addressed and reformed.

With work from home transforming many aspects of the workplace, employers are being warned of an impending surge in stress claims and injury cases, with COVID-19 work-from-home policies leaving them exposed to a potentially costly legal minefield.

In a professional marketplace whereby lawyers can and will be practising outside of the traditional, rigid structures, lawyers in regional locations have myriad chances to establish and maintain successful legal businesses.

The global law firm has bolstered its tax practice with the appointment of a new partner, who joins its Melbourne office.