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Treasury Wine Estates (ASX: TWE) is now facing its second class action after it was alleged of engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct and breached its continuous disclosure obligations to the market.

Yet another Australian firm has confirmed it has cut back on partner drawings and will be reviewing further scenarios amid changes spurred by COVID-19.

A Victorian lawyer has been found guilty of holding himself out as a solicitor in contravention of conditions on his practising certificate and misleading the Federal Circuit Court.

COVID-19 is a great opportunity to reflect on the benefits of a remote working infrastructure and how firms can make more permanent transitions in this direction, says one professional.

Government measures will help Australian businesses avoid going under, but only those that are well managed and strategise accordingly will weather the pandemic storm, say two partners.

A new monthly business confidence survey has launched on Friday seeking to uncover the impacts of COVID-19 on Australian businesses and their employees.

Lord David Gold, dubbed the “King of Litigation”, could be set to join Australia’s class action scene amidst COVID-19, now that his litigation firm secured the war chest to push seriously ahead with running class actions in Australia.

After an investigation into how an outback rural council went into administration, it was revealed that the council had spent heavily on legal fees over the past four years.

If an institution is named as being responsible for abuse and it chooses not to participate in the National Redress Scheme it should lose its charitable status, according to the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).

Following the news of MinterEllison partner cuts, another firm has confirmed with Lawyers Weekly that partner profits and distribution will be impacted by COVID-19.