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Legal teams and businesses that aren’t effectively leveraging technology – particularly since the outbreak of coronavirus – will likely struggle moving forward.

A Baker McKenzie partner has offered insight into the current state of play and future of the media, technology and entertainment practice area.

A business that complies with the JobKeeper eligibility criteria in April will continue to receive the $1,500 per fortnight wage subsidy for the remainder of the JobKeeper period, until 27 September, the ATO has confirmed.

With redundancies and reductions in hours the go-to response for most firms, a Victorian law firm has committed to doing it differently by putting its people first.

International firm Clifford Chance has promoted 26 lawyers to the firm’s partnership ranks around the globe, with two announced in Australia.

With the recent decision to deny a common fund order in the Vocus class action, litigation funders are saying they could revert back to bookbuilding, with lawyers questioning the uncertain future of CFOs.

The inquiry examining the police handling of Lawyer X will resume Thursday morning and is set to explore the processes and practices around managing human sources.

Keypoint Law has continued its expansion through the Australian legal market, now holding 45 principal lawyers in total.

The NSW government has announced a fast-tracked program worth $9 million for courts and correction facilities affected by the COVID-19 restrictions.

Partners, global heads and specialists in technology and privacy law have signed an open letter in support of the COVIDSafe app. Lawyers Weekly spoke to some of those signees on why they support the government’s coronavirus tracking app.