COVID-19

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...

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...

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

Winning an award in the trenches of COVID-19

In the midst of the global pandemic, last year’s Health Partner of the Year award winner outlined how positive...

14 April 2022

By Kyle Robbins