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A new law is now in effect which will allow trans and gender-diverse Victorians to alter the sex recorded on their birth certificate without having to undergo invasive and costly sex affirmation surgery.

The Queensland Supreme Court has removed four and a half years from the sentence of a man convicted of trafficking drugs in light of COVID-19 concerns on the prison system.

The federal government will provide an additional $63.3 million boost for the legal sector to ensure support and advice can be accessed amid COVID-19 concerns.

As Australia looks ahead towards life after coronavirus, in-house teams will have to be aware of the myriad compliance challenges on the horizon.

Pressure is building on legal counsel in the age of coronavirus, given the pandemic-inspired challenges in the prevalence of modern slavery.

GCs and CLOs do feel adequately prepared for teams to return to work, but must endeavour to put in place the right mechanisms for such returns.

For in-house legal counsel, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a roller-coaster ride from which they are just drawing breath, writes Taylor Gray.

The challenge for global law firm managers is to understand the differing cultural points around their organisation across the globe, writes Matthew Kay.

In this special announcement, partnered by Legal Home Loans, learn the outcome of the Reserve Bank’s monthly cash rate decision.

The Victorian government has extended the Lawyer X inquiry deadline and provided the commission with a further $11.5 million to complete its report and recommendations.