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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.

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.

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.

National law firm Hicksons has elevated nine lawyers, including appointing four new partners.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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