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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
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Australia needs to be more committed on international justice: ACIJ

Today is International Justice Day which marks the creation and recognition of the emerging international criminal justice system which Australia continues to play a role in.

17 July 2020
By Tony Zhang
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Thomson Geer poaches all Dentons partners in Brisbane

National firm Thomson Geer has hired 21 lawyers, including support staff, from global firm Dentons.

17 July 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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International firm appoints Asia-Pacific regional managing partner

A global law firm has appointed its new regional managing partner to head up the Asia-Pacific region. In this role, she will promote a diverse and inclusive culture.

17 July 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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Dyson conduct ‘no surprise’ to a profession that has not changed in 3 decades

In the last 30 years, an executive general manager commented that nothing within the legal profession had changed to address sexual harassment. Implementing strong and robust whistleblowing policies could be the key to finally addressing that.

17 July 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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Top 10 podcasts for 2020 (thus far)

Lockdown has been a perfect time for lawyers to catch up on their audio content. Here are the most popular episodes of The Lawyers Weekly Show for this year.

17 July 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Innovator of the Year - Company finalists revealed

Lawyers Weekly is proud to announce the finalists for the Innovator of the Year - Company category at this year’s Australian Law Awards.

17 July 2020
By Reporter