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In this special announcement, partnered by Legal Home Loans, learn the outcome from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s board meeting.

Meridian Lawyers has made a series of internal promotions, effective 1 October 2020.

Lawyers Weekly, in conjunction with principal partner Taylor Root, is thrilled to announce the finalists for six of the 31 categories for the 2020 Partner of the Year Awards.

Sarah Bullock recently returned from a 16-month stint in Canada where she continued to work for an Australian firm. In the looming “new normal”, her story should not be unique.

Allens has advised Investa Property Group on an $800 million capital raising for the Investa Commercial Property Fund (ICPF), surpassing the initial target of $500 million.

M&A activity in Australia was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic during FY20, but in other sectors such as gold, private equity bidders across the market adapted to new market conditions.

Under new laws, judicial officers can be stood down from office pending investigations by the independent judicial commission into suspected offences.

A legislative change that has allowed a selection of offences to be heard in NSW Local Court rather than the District Court has significantly reduced delays and workloads.

The Australian Law Student Association has delivered its first online mental health first aid training program to assist students with identifying the signs in themselves, friends and colleagues. Immediate past president Margaret Cai speaks to Protégé about the new program and why it’s so important that law students get involved now.

If we put together a list of the greatest legal role models, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg would be at the top for her unwavering commitment to shaping the legal profession for the better. Protégé looks back at some of her best lessons in law for emerging lawyers.