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Keypoint reaches 45 principal-level lawyers

Keypoint Law has continued its expansion through the Australian legal market, now holding 45 principal lawyers in total.

07 May 2020
By Tony Zhang
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Regional courts to receive $9m stimulus package

The NSW government has announced a fast-tracked program worth $9 million for courts and correction facilities affected by the COVID-19 restrictions.

06 May 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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48 lawyers sign open letter endorsing COVIDSafe app

Partners, global heads and specialists in technology and privacy law have signed an open letter in support of the COVIDSafe app. Lawyers Weekly spoke to some of those signees on why they support the government’s coronavirus tracking app.

06 May 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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30u30 financial services finalists revealed

Lawyers Weekly is pleased to announce the finalists for the financial services category at this year’s 30 Under 30 Awards.

06 May 2020
By Emma Musgrave
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30u30 family law finalists revealed

Lawyers Weekly is pleased to announce the finalists for the family law category at this year’s 30 Under 30 Awards.

06 May 2020
By Emma Musgrave
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Common fund order declined in Vocus class action settlement

A judge has refused to make the controversial common fund order in the approved $35 million Vocus class action.

06 May 2020
By Tony Zhang
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Future lawyers student program goes online

Students from more than 60 schools across the state are taking part in a new online program for future lawyers, developed by the Law Society of NSW, in the face of COVID-19 restrictions.

06 May 2020
By Tony Zhang
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Ensuring a smooth transition in capital markets after COVID-19

Regime changes to the capital markets space – intended to provide relief in the age of coronavirus – will have to be managed properly by lawyers as we look towards a post-pandemic world.

06 May 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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New laws to allow birth certificate alteration in Victoria

A new law is now in effect which will allow trans and gender-diverse Victorians to alter the sex recorded on their birth certificate without having to undergo invasive and costly sex affirmation surgery.

06 May 2020
By Tony Zhang
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COVID-19 sees Queensland court slash 4 years from prison sentence

The Queensland Supreme Court has removed four and a half years from the sentence of a man convicted of trafficking drugs in light of COVID-19 concerns on the prison system.

06 May 2020
By Naomi Neilson