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Technology is here to stay and is changing everything about how society operates, and post-pandemic, legal counsel must re-evaluate how they’re servicing their organisations.

The upcoming US election will be a “watershed” vote, and if Donald Trump wins a second term, it may have a significant impact upon various Australian practitioners.

Lawyers are positive about the future of workplace wellbeing but are cognisant of structural impediments that mean change will not come easy, according to a new report.

A company whose technicians carry out work on behalf of Foxtel, Optus and NBN Co has been hit with a class action potentially involving more than 2,000 workers.

The High Court of Australia has ruled that employees of the RBA joint venture, Securency Pty Ltd (now CCL Secure Pty Ltd), defrauded Dr Benov Berry of over $38 million in agency commission entitlements. 

NSW courts are introducing new look websites that will make it faster and easier for the community to access important information and pay fines.

A Canberra college which regards its drinking culture as a “badge of honour” has been ordered to pay a former student $420,000 in damages for breaching their duty of care when she came forward with allegations of sexual assault during a campus event.

An Adelaide university is offering a six-month course to refine coding skills to allow the next generation of lawyers to develop a competitive edge in their chosen practices.

Law students from three Australian universities have explored how a global pandemic has influenced the rule of law, from enforced lockdowns to Supreme Court battles.

Students of a Canberra university have engaged with the law in new forms, including magazines, podcasts, reimagined judgements and even a children’s picture book.