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A commercial law firm has filed class action proceedings in the Federal Court on behalf of individuals affected by the “serial misconduct” of a Commonwealth Bank subsidiary.

For many lawyers, COVID-19 has presented numerous professional and financial challenges. Avinash Singh, however, saw an opportunity to purchase a legal practice.

The commission investigating criminal barrister Nicola Gobbo has found three criminal offences may have been committed by Victoria Police members and has firmly pointed the finger at former top cop Simon Overland for his part in the Lawyer X scandal.

The controversial principal of G&B Lawyers has been served a complaint by NSW Law Society after controversial statements and actions made during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The imputations of a series of emojis have been called into question by the NSW District Court in an Australian first as two solicitors argue over the meaning behind the images.

A route towards revolutionising the use of technology in corporate regulation has been flagged in an interim report, opening up avenues for a post-COVID legal landscape.

A federal judge’s “rude” conduct towards a Queen’s counsel and a solicitor “amounted to an abuse of power” which forced a retrial amid concerns that not doing so would be allowing the integrity of the justice system to be undermined.

Focusing on a single practice area has been a growing trend in building a robust law firm but with the onset of COVID-19, has it caused a shift in mindset for uncertainty in putting all the eggs in one basket?

It can be beneficial to train up employees to represent the legal practice online, however certain boxes must be ticked if such advocacy is to work.

Watching a client become financially educated and open to alternative options when the financial modelling is used, can be a game changer.