COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccine mandate challenge gets greenlit for businesses, workers
A previously scrapped challenge against Queensland’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate put forward by various employees and...
11 July 2025
By Kace O'Neill
What ‘water cooler’ chats with junior lawyers must look like in FY25–26 and beyond
Much has been made in recent years about the potential death of incidental, in-person interaction and learning...
07 May 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Jetstar facing class action over COVID-19 flight cancellations
A class action has been filed against Jetstar Airways, seeking refunds and compensation for customers whose payments...
21 August 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Judgment delivered in Ruby Princess class action
The Federal Court has handed down its decision in a class action over the COVID-19-riddled Ruby Princess cruise.
25 October 2023
By Naomi Neilson
Poachings, a rate pause and a strike-off: What’s hot in law this week (31 Jul–4 Aug)
The start of August has seen a string of team poachings across the BigLaw firms, while various court cases also caught...
05 August 2023
By Lawyers Weekly
COVID-19 discrimination claim ‘offends common sense’, judge rules
A Federal Court judge said it would “offend common sense” if he allowed a woman to bring a claim of discrimination...
31 July 2023
By Naomi Neilson
$5m settlement proposed in public housing towers class action
The Victorian government has offered to settle the public housing towers class action for the sum of $5 million after...
10 May 2023
By Lauren Croft
Class action filed against Newmarch House and NSW Health over nursing home COVID-19 deaths
National plaintiff firm Shine Lawyers has filed a class action on behalf of 25 people whose family members died at the...
24 April 2023
By Jess Feyder
Qantas had right to sack worker on leave who hadn’t gotten COVID-19 jab
The Fair Work Commission has ruled that national airline Qantas was able to sack a Jetstar manager who put off having a...
21 April 2023
By Jake Nelson
Why did courts see heightened rates of divorces during COVID-19?
The solicitor and founder of Australia’s largest divorce legal service discussed why there was a hike in divorces...
24 March 2023
By Jess Feyder
Wave of COVID divorces hit the courts
A record wave of marriage break-ups that occurred through COVID-19 has hit Australian courts. Partners, principals, and...
13 March 2023
By Jess Feyder
How law fared during COVID-19 compared to other sectors
On this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Macquarie Business Banking, learn...
25 August 2022
Sponsored by Robyn Tongol
NSW COVID-19 fines for kids could breach international law
The NSW government has decided not to replace COVID-19 fines, issued to about 3,000 children, with cautions, and has...
10 August 2022
By Jess Feyder
Misconduct reporting lower since COVID-19, new report finds
Only half of Australian employees believe reporting misconduct is the right thing to do, new research by Gartner has...
04 August 2022
By Lauren Croft
Young Aussies’ life satisfaction plummeted during COVID-19
Life satisfaction among young professionals is at an all-time low, new research from ANU has revealed.
18 July 2022
By Lauren Croft
Criticism of COVID-19 policy protected in university sector
A case involving the disqualification of a student from taking part in a placement has emphasised the importance of the...
29 June 2022
By Simon Levett
Aboriginal wisdom benefits legal profession
Paul Callaghan – the founder of Callaghan Cultural Consultancy – is committed to providing an Aboriginal...
23 June 2022
By Simon Levett
The positive and negative impacts on practice from COVID-19: Report
While certain pandemic-inspired changes regarding the maintenance and management of legal practices have helped, other...
23 June 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
Compliance reporting has dropped 30% since onset of COVID-19, says Gartner
According to Gartner, the rate of compliance reporting has dropped by 30 per cent from its pre-pandemic levels, meaning...
21 June 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
Need for international framework to protect animals, says Shine Lawyers
The legal profession – and the broader community – has remained silent about the abuse of animals. In response,...
09 June 2022
By Simon Levett