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A multimedia campaign launched this week will target hate and xenophobia, including online abuse and in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The NSW Police are likely to be pursued in a class action lawsuit over unlawful strip-searches, which included children dating back to 2015.

A Victorian solicitor has requested that the Supreme Court grant him an extension of time to seek leave on the grounds the courts were not impartial and were “significantly biased” by allegedly denying him a hearing on the matter of costs.

Media organisations, corporate groups and individual journalists could soon face trial over an alleged breach of suppression orders protecting Cardinal George Pell’s trial.

Australian law firms and businesses currently have a “grace period” for data mishaps, but anything less than proactive cyber security and privacy measures will not be forgiven post-pandemic.

Following last week’s Federal Court decision, employers in the legal profession should take a look at their casual employment relationships and err towards permanency, where possible.

Millions of dollars raised by Celeste Barber’s bushfire campaign cannot be distributed to other charities or states but can be given to injured firefighters, a judge has ruled.

A global firm has opened a new Perth office in the heart of the CBD.

A commercial law firm based on NSW Central Coast has unveiled its formation of the new joint venture with a business advisory firm to assist businesses in the area.

With just two months to live, a sexual abuse survivor has won a historic judgement in the first-of-its-kind case before the Supreme Court of Western Australia.