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Lawyers have condemned a Queensland bishop who encouraged priests to break new laws and risk prison time rather than break the “seal of confession” to report suspected or known cases of sexual abuse against children to police.

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown several new challenges at boards and organisations, demanding massive transformations in business and legal practice.

The in-house function is becoming even more fundamental to the success and functioning of a business, and Taylor Root is hopeful that salaries will reflect that, even as the legal profession resets and recovers from coronavirus.

Global law firm Seyfarth has added to its partnership ranks with a health and safety lawyer who boasts more than 25 years of experience.

A group of mostly male executives from Australia’s top companies has stated that the current system must be changed to end the “insidious state of sexual harassment”, in a new report aimed to tackle the issue at a time when the country is facing a number of scandals in the professional level.

Clarke Energy Australia has been advised on an agreement with Alinta Energy to upgrade a power station in Western Australia.

Global legal and compliance technology company Relativity has launched a new user interface to help streamline processes and increase efficiency.

Concerns have been raised over the federal government’s extension of temporary insolvency emergency measures into 2021.

Despite many of Australia’s highest courts returning positive reviews into the pandemic responses and its transition into an online practice, an NSW District Court claimed that the technology was no match, leaving judges and parties frustrated with the outcomes.

Submitting to an inquiry into family violence, leading legal bodies have addressed how chronic delays, inadequate resourcing and underfunding have exacerbated the violence and contributed to the ongoing rise in the number of family matters before the courts.