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Legal services are increasingly shifting online and firms across the board are considering their value proposition, and NewLaw businesses must also consider how best to evolve.

The push for expansion in Parammata’s legal precinct continues with the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) set to have its own premises in Parramatta, providing greater access to tribunal services in western Sydney.

Though strongly opposing conversion therapy in any of its forms, the ACT Law Society does not agree with the “heavy-handed” creation of a new criminal offence.

In navigating the turbulence caused by the age of coronavirus, lawyers should remember that “revenue is vanity, profit is sanity and cash flow is reality”, writes Anthony Hersch.

Four test cases to determine which court should hear allegations about the inadequate healthcare of refugees and asylum seekers will be considered by a High Court appeal.

Law firms emerging post-pandemic will need to readapt and react to the changes from COVID-19 on many aspects of the profession.

Being a good and successful in-house lawyer means many things. According to Will Daymond, one critical skill is striking the right balance between offering the required support without necessarily involving one’s self in every little matter.

A solicitor has been ordered to “personally pay” the costs accrued from a delay in court proceedings, citing administrative oversight and COVID-19 restrictions.

Shine Lawyers has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against major bank CBA’s CommInsure policy on behalf of “tens of thousands” of affected consumers.

NewLaw business Nexus Law Group has opened a new Adelaide office by way of appointing a principal who boasts over 30 years’ experience in the South Australian market.