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Australia is officially in a recession, placing further pressure on corporate counsel to support their businesses and organisations.

Even at the best of times, obtaining and managing a budget for the legal department is tough. It’s about to become even more difficult.

Whilst a majority of corporate lawyers are feeling positive about their workload during the pandemic, 30 per cent have troubling levels of burnout.

Selecting a product with great UX increases audience engagement, improves productivity, reduces the change management of a new system and reduces friction for customers in using the technology, writes Stuart Hall.

The use of sanctions for serious violations of internationally recognised human rights and serious acts of corruption has in-principle support from the Law Council of Australia.

McCullough Robertson Lawyers has appointed a new senior partner in the firm’s national insolvency and restructuring team.

Victorians in the Central Highlands have a new Legal Aid office, opened late last week by the state’s Attorney-General via a virtual ceremony.

The Supreme Court and County Court of Victoria have put a date on when criminal jury trials can resume now that it can safely welcome people back to courts.

Managing partner of Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers, Howard Harrison, has appointed a new managing partner to succeed him in the role, effective 1 July 2020.

In a submission to the joint parliamentary committee inquiry on litigation funding, litigation funders have addressed the key controversies surrounding them as they state what the future lies for Australia’s class action industry.