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The Chief Judge of the County Court of Victoria has weighed in on why jury trials are left out of the COVID-19 transition, how to account for them when the courts resume as usual and what to expect for the future of jurors in the Australian justice system.

Demetrio Zema started his law firm with a laptop and a phone. An appetite for risk, and willingness to try new things, have served him and other NewLaw leaders well during the pandemic.

There are no black and white rules for adapting business development strategies during a global pandemic, save for one: relationships are everything in law.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has pushed voluntary euthanasia legislation to after the state election and referred it to the Law Reform Commission.

It may not have been all smooth sailing, but after a lengthy journey, the path to becoming a law professional is now in sight for Central Queensland’s Ainsley Frost.

New industrial manslaughter laws have established one of Australia’s “toughest regimes” of work health and safety regulations, as the Queensland government introduces experts to an inquiry set to investigate a spate of deaths and injuries on mining sites.

The Women Lawyers Association has delivered a scathing review on SA Law Society’s new dress code, which implies “judicial officers will be distracted by women’s bodies”.

Australia’s litigation funders are surprised and confused after the federal government’s announcement to crackdown on litigation funding.

A global law firm with an Australian presence has given a second term to its chief executive partner to help “champion the firm’s transformation agenda”.

Well before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Australia’s legal sector had a significant oversupply of lawyers relative to the work available. This has only been exacerbated by the current crisis, and according to Sam Coupland, it’s affecting the appetite for law firm mergers.