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Centrelink delays are preventing vulnerable families from accessing millions of dollars locked in insurers’ trust accounts, a national legal body has found.

National Australia Bank has been advised on the sale of its MLC wealth management business to IOOF Holdings.

Law should never be a constraint on who one is – running a firm more in line with one’s personal and professional vision is the surest path to success, says the pair behind the reigning Boutique Law Firm of the Year.

HWL Ebsworth Lawyers has named 39 promotions with four set to join the partnership.

Two of Australia’s leading class action firms have delivered over $700 million in claims for their clients, reported improvements in their corporate and business structures and confirmed a period of financial success amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

NewLaw firm Nexus Law Group has continued its expansion across Australia, this time heading west and adding two principals to open an office in Perth.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is facing a multibillion-dollar class action suit from businesses affected by the stage four COVID-19 lockdown.

Mining billionaire Clive Palmer has failed in his bid to prevent young people from taking legal action against his Galilee Coal Project, arguing it negatively impacted their lives.

Legal bodies have welcomed the new tabled ALRC review of corporate criminal responsibility, but one has called for caution.

Lawyers assisting the commission investigating the conduct of criminal barrister Nicola Gobbo and Victoria Police have submitted the behaviour diminished public confidence in the legal profession and in police, having potentially tarnished over 1,000 cases.