The AFP raid on journalist Annika Smethurst may have been ruled unlawful, but there remain concerns about the ongoing vulnerability of public interest journalism, say legal advocates.
With the legal profession taking major impacts across the country from COVID-19, the Western Australia legal community says their role is now more crucial than ever before.
Omni Bridgeway Limited (ASX: OBL) has appointed a new board member to the board of directors, effective 9 April 2020.
Identifying professional opportunities presented by the coronavirus pandemic will be fundamental in helping legal businesses move forward.
The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic is causing headaches for lawyers who need to manage the process of executing documents that require a witness.
COVID-19 has given rise to greater kindness, compassion and empathy in legal circles, which we cannot allow to slip away once we return to normal life, writes Clarissa Rayward.
Dealing with an increased workload as a result of the outbreak of coronavirus is challenging, but also offers new opportunities for lawyers in the wills and estate planning space, says Lucy Dickens.
Lawyers in the family law space have had to rely more heavily on technology amidst the outbreak of coronavirus, which may change the nature of such legal practice, says one principal.
There are evolving challenges facing practitioners who are seeing an increase in the number of new cases pertaining to family violence in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
A compensation law firm is investigating a class action against a short-term loan facilitator after it was revealed the payday lenders led vulnerable Australians to drown in debt.
