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What ACCC’s decision to not appeal TPG-VHA merger means

The biggest merger in 10 years will not be appealed by the ACCC after concluding that it does not have any grounds for an appeal.

09 March 2020
By Tony Zhang
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Do Australia’s extradition bail laws need to change?

Australia’s extradition laws will face the test after prominent human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson QC filed a petition with the UN Human Rights Committee claiming Australia’s “harsh” bail laws when prisoners facing extradition breached the country’s human right obligations.

09 March 2020
By Tony Zhang
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Consumer-facing businesses subject to more than 2 in 5 class actions

New research from Allens shows that having a consumer-facing business is the biggest indicator of class action risk.

09 March 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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InfoTrack to expand into wills and probate

Property technology company InfoTrack has acquired a New Zealand-based tech start-up as part of an expansion of its offerings into the family law, wills, estates and probate spaces.

06 March 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Overcoming disproportionate interruptions faced by female judges

Amelia Loughland initially set out to replicate a US study assessing the volume of conservatives interrupting progressive justices. Her study of the High Court of Australia, though, demonstrated quite a different trend.

06 March 2020
By Tasha Levy
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Celebrating women in law this International Women’s Day

For International Women’s Day 2020, Lawyers Weekly takes at where the legal sector can improve for female lawyers in future as we celebrate a year of women in law.

06 March 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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‘Open to High Court to insist Pell’s convictions were unreasonable’

With the special hearing to determine George Pell’s hearing approaching fast, Sydney law professors have looked into whether or not the cardinal stands a chance.

06 March 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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How the new annualised salary provisions may affect your firm

Following a substantial commentary on new clauses, there is some uncertainty amongst the legal profession about the options that exist for paying an annualised salary.

06 March 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy and Tony Zhang
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BluJay Solutions acquires Expedient Software

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised BluJay Solutions on acquisition of Expedient Software.

06 March 2020
By Tony Zhang
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How Olympic competition prepared one lawyer for the courtroom

Hayder Shkara knew that he wanted to get into legal practice once he’d competed at the Olympics. The transition was an easy one for him, he says, as sport had already taught him resilience and time management.

05 March 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy