COVID19

Counsel sends court on ‘wild goose chase’ in vaccine class action material
A court has criticised the work of a senior counsel and two junior counsel for material submitted in a vaccine class...
14 April 2025
By Naomi Neilson
COVID policies exposed flaw in human rights laws, HRLC says
If a Charter of Human Rights existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of concerning decisions and policies...
15 January 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Former Qantas, Jetstar employees part with solicitor over claims of ‘shoddy’ work
Former Qantas and Jetstar employees who were forced to ditch their firm of solicitors over allegations of “gross...
07 September 2023
By Naomi Neilson
Qantas ‘completely rejects’ COVID credit class action claims
The national airline has hit back against claims in a class action, filed by Echo Law, that it unlawfully benefited...
22 August 2023
By Jake Nelson
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
‘Heartbreaking’ $5m public housing settlement comes without apology from Victorian government
The Victorian Supreme Court has been told that the “hard” public housing lockdowns of 2020 in Melbourne were...
25 July 2023
By Lauren Croft
Discrimination claim against ALS over vaccine mandate dismissed
A former Aboriginal Legal Service employee has had his case against the ALS dismissed after he claimed he was...
08 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
Is ‘loud leaving’ the newest wellness trend for law firms?
As employee wellbeing and work/life balance emerge as the norm for modern workplaces, “loud leaving” is a trend...
31 March 2023
By Lauren Croft
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
Litigation concerns around business interruption insurance post-pandemic
Post-pandemic, businesses’ expectations of a business interruption policy are greater than ever. But with insurers...
06 February 2023
By Lauren Croft
Melbourne, Sydney recruitment markets were ‘absolutely’ impacted by lockdowns
Post-pandemic, these recruiters reflected on how COVID-19 — and statewide lockdowns — affected two major Australian...
22 November 2022
By Lauren Croft
WFH post-pandemic considered more ethical than not amid rising case numbers
Employers who fail to make flexible working part of their culture are considered more unethical in the face of...
21 November 2022
By Lauren Croft
Is the overturning of Djokovic’s visa ban preferential treatment?
Novak Djokovic’s visa ban has been overturned by the Australian government, enabling him to play in the 2023...
18 November 2022
By Jess Feyder
Ruby Princess ‘never should have sailed’: Class action proceedings begin
The class action trial against Carnival and Princess Cruise Lines has kicked off in the Federal Court, predicted to...
13 October 2022
By Lauren Croft
Young lawyers need to understand the ‘real value of superannuation’
Whilst a number of young legal professionals withdrew their super early in the midst of COVID-19, the full financial...
10 October 2022
By Lauren Croft
‘Government should subsidise business losses incurred from Queen’s mourning day’, says lawyer
The government should make financial grants to small businesses impacted by this week’s official day of mourning for...
23 September 2022
By Jess Feyder
The impact of the sick leave epidemic on smaller firms
After the 2022 winter was dubbed a “sick leave epidemic” for SME businesses, these two firms shared how they’ve...
15 September 2022
By Lauren Croft
‘Mental health is a 365-day issue’
Following R U OK? Day, Lawyers Weekly spoke to four law firms on the state of mental health in the profession following...
14 September 2022
By Lauren Croft
Barristers should be ‘enormously proud’ of how they’ve managed the pandemic years
Australian barristers have seen a “generation’s worth” of evolution in the space of two years, Dr Matt Collins QC...
05 September 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy