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RBA reveals August cash rate call

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

04 August 2020
By Cameron Micallef
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Is now the time to push for partnership?

In amid the challenges of COVID-19 are inherent professional opportunities. Here, Kiera Peacock discuses whether one such opportunity is becoming a partner.

04 August 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Melbourne law firms forced to close as COVID-19 stage 4 lockdown sets in

Law firms in metropolitan Melbourne will be forced to close their practices for onsite work after Wednesday as stage four restrictions are imposed.

04 August 2020
By Tony Zhang
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Hamilton Locke to work alongside legal provider

Hamilton Locke’s holding company has acquired half of Source Legal to bring the two legal providers together to reflect an ongoing evolution of the law industry.

04 August 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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Magic Circle M&A veteran joins Gilbert + Tobin

Gilbert + Tobin has appointed a new partner to bolster their corporate M&A team in Melbourne, effective 1 August 2020.

04 August 2020
By Tony Zhang
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Report on child and youth protection will ‘restore trust in system’

Under proposed recommendations into the child and youth protection services, carers and families may appeal against decisions regarding children in care.

04 August 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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Justice targets are a ‘wish list’ that lack real ambition, legal bodies say

The government’s goal to reduce incarceration rates of Indigenous people down to 15 per cent by 2023 is “setting our sights too low” and lacks committed, ambitious action.

03 August 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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What does Victoria’s lockdown mean for courts?

As Melbourne closes back down for the next six weeks, courts prepare for a longer remote period – so what does that mean for those who still need to make in-person appearances?

03 August 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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ACT Bar shuts down new AFP commissioner’s concerns

The death of a Canberra bikie gang leader has prompted the new AFP commissioner to publicly call for anti-consorting laws in the territory, but the ACT Bar Association has shut it down as “unfocused and unnecessary” on the ACT’s residents.

03 August 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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VCAT prepares for post-COVID with new partnership

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has partnered with a dispute resolution platform to assist in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

03 August 2020
By Naomi Neilson