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With aviation having suffered such significant impacts from COVID-19, legal professionals across the board can learn from the experience of lawyers in this space.

With a range of measures implemented by the federal government to deal with the criticisms surrounding the litigation funding, the future of class actions moves to the next stage.

In a landmark ruling, Victoria has greenlit the first judge-alone criminal trial. The decision brings one case forward by almost 10 months amid the coronavirus delays.

A new COVID-19 code of conduct compendium launched by MinterEllison aims to offer clarity to SME landlords and tenants experiencing financial hardship.

On this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, the general counsel and chief strategy officer for Croesus Holdings Group, Garry Taylor, delves into the development of a new scenario for how Australian corporations operate once we emerge out of the coronavirus crisis – by “going global”.

There is still time for deserving practitioners and teams across the board to be recognised at Lawyers Weekly’s annual Australian Law Awards, with submissions closing next week.

Now more so than ever, it is critical that general counsel act as wise advisers to businesses and be “true, honest and empathetic” leaders to their teams.

Lawyers Weekly sat down with the general counsel of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), Anna Campbell, to better understand daily practice in her legal department.

Union and human rights experts must be brought to the table to help the federal government tackle modern slavery, in addition to corporations, argue legal advocates.

Only 8 per cent of general counsel hold corporate executive roles, and company performance is suffering as a result, says new research.