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Despite the difficulties of implementing new changes into Australian courts during the COVID-19 pandemic, Victoria has progressed with its plans to deliver a client-focused legal service and assistance in specialist family violence courts.

The Victorian Bar has released a new online pro bono platform from which the County, Coroners and Supreme Courts are able to make referrals directly to barristers.

The Victorian government has passed legislation making it easier to secure justice by class actions that weighs up legal costs and eases the burden on unsuccessful clients.

A group of young Queenslanders and rural landholders have made their first appearance in Queensland’s Land Court, as their landmark legal case against Clive Palmer’s Galilee Coal Project begins.

With the Australian-UK free trade moving into the next step, the new deal could have significant positive impacts on the Australian legal profession.

It is hypocritical of the Catholic Church, which thus far avoided liability for child sexual abuse crimes, to accept JobKeeper payments, one barrister argued.

Working remotely has made it difficult for many law firms to maintain employee health and productivity.

Legal professionals and students have spoken out against the federal government’s proposal to raise fees for law degrees.

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, the president of the Australian Bar Association, Matthew Howard SC, unpacks how the coronavirus crisis has been affecting barristers across the country.

In disputing exam conditions set out during the coronavirus pandemic, law students of Monash University have protested against the faculty with a petition, a survey and over 1,000 “disappointed” students. Lawyers Weekly takes a deeper look at this ongoing battle between the students and the Melbourne law faculty.