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.
The Queensland Law Society will splash out $9 million in order to “keep the doors open” for the state’s more than 2,800 practices and its 13,000 solicitors during the global coronavirus pandemic.
A multi-site class action will be filed on Thursday against the Department of Defence, alleging that more than 40,000 residents across Australia have been exposed to toxic chemicals used on military bases.
The Federal Court has put an end to a long legal dispute that saw the operator of a Hobart nursing home slam four law firms and a lawyer-turned-Supreme Court judge for professional negligence and other damages, respectively.
The Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia said the courts are now prepared to see out a long-term future in conducting hearings via a “digital transformation”.
