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Navigating cyber threats in the SME sphere

Media coverage may lead one to believe that cyber security threats only impact big businesses, but SMEs also face a multitude of threats that must be combated.

23 March 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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New Criminal Code definitions ‘will cause nothing but confusion’

The adoption of new definitions for the Criminal Code will result in unnecessary confusion, argues the Law Council of Australia.

23 March 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Crown can patent Australian COVID-19 cure

As Australian scientists and researchers work to develop a cure to coronavirus, it is possible that the Crown could use its patent rights to such a locally devised proven vaccine.

23 March 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Victorian workplace laws to ‘damage’ business reputation

The Andrews government’s proposal to introduce Victorian-only penalties for the failure to comply with federal workplace legislation will “damage Victoria’s reputation”.

23 March 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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Responding to trends vital this CPD season

There’s only 11 days until the deadline. Learn what trends have made traction over the past 12 months that are worth upskilling on.

20 March 2020
By Reporter
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How professionals can balance study and work

This time of year may cause many lawyers to feel overwhelmed. Here's how you can find a healthy balance.

20 March 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Workplace sexual harassment and the law

While the rise of #MeToo movement has certainly shone a light on the prevalence of workplace sexual harassment, the legalities around victims’ rights and resources for assistance are still somewhat confusing to navigate.

20 March 2020
By Tasha Levy
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Lawyer X and Paul Dale: The story of dirty tricks, cover-ups and corruption

For quite some time, and even now still, Paul Dale would open his newspaper or switch on the television to see his face and the label “disgraced ex-detective”. Now an inquiry into Lawyer X has finished, Mr Dale is ready for a new story, he tells Lawyers Weekly.

20 March 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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BigLaw firms not anticipating cuts to grad, clerk intake

The big end of town remains committed to the recruitment and retention of the emerging generation as the social, political and economic impacts of COVID-19 continue to unravel.

20 March 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Legal aid held back, civil cases on hold

Legal Aid Queensland has suspended face-to-face duty lawyer services, putting the most vulnerable in society at risk, a leading criminal lawyer says.

20 March 2020
By Tony Zhang