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Slater and Gordon has reached a $95 million settlement in a class action against Spotless Group Holdings Limited.

One plaintiff firm is planning to launch actions on behalf of casual employees who have suffered “systemic abuse” following a Federal Court ruling in favour of casual worker entitlements.

A Queensland tribunal has recommended that a businessman, qualified as a lawyer and an accountant, be removed from the roll of practitioners and pay costs totaling $20,000.

Being proactive and collaborative with all stakeholders is the surest way to deliver long-term outcomes for energy and infrastructure projects during the global pandemic.

South Australia’s civil courts have moved online under a landmark $20 million revamp, with the aim of providing a more efficient system and reducing the time taken for cases to reach trial.

Some of Australia’s most infamous cold cases could begin to unravel with powers granted to coroners that would allow them to compel new evidence from old witnesses.

As businesses gradually move back to the office, lawyers are cautioning employers to be aware of work health and safety laws as their staff experience psychiatric injuries.

It will be some time before law firms can resume PR, marketing and networking strategies in the traditional sense, and as such, creative campaigns are being called for.

The versatility offered by mediation in the virtual sphere has led to “heightened appreciation” of it as a dispute resolution avenue during the pandemic.

Many legal employers would likely have had to let go of staff if not for JobKeeper payments, but it is too soon to tell whether there will be long-term business benefits, says one practitioner.