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ACCC’s Rod Sims promises enforcement ramp up after litigation dry spell
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-05-21 8:35 pm By Alison Eveleigh

A five-month litigation drought due to the difficulties of remote investigations and staff diversions during the coronavirus pandemic will end soon, ACCC chairman Rod Sims told Lawyerly, with enforcement action set to ramp back up in the second half of the year.

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Lawyers to face temperature checks as NSW court moves to reopen
COVID-19 2020-05-20 9:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The NSW Supreme Court has announced a staged reopening of in-person hearings after a two-month hiatus as well as measures to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 transmission, including temperature checks and increased cleaning and disinfection of high-traffic areas.

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Lawyers to kiss the daily commute goodbye: Work from home is here to stay
Business of Law 2020-05-19 10:36 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Lawyers can kiss goodbye to the daily commute because working from home, which has become the new normal during the coronavirus pandemic, is here to stay, according to several leading law firms.

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Contingency fee bill still on the agenda despite delays caused by COVID-19
COVID-19 2020-05-19 4:20 pm By Alison Eveleigh

The Victorian bill that would allow class action lawyers to charge contingency fees remains on the agenda, despite being delayed by reduced parliamentary sittings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Court denies sick leave to Qantas workers stood down due to COVID-19
COVID-19 2020-05-18 5:37 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Qantas employees who have been stood down due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic are not entitled to access sick leave or compassionate leave, a court has ruled, with a union looking to appeal the decision.

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Virgin administration a billables bonanza for top firms
Clayton Utz 2020-05-18 3:44 pm By Alison Eveleigh

The Virgin Australia administration continues to boost billables at the top end of town, with a short list of “well-funded” buyers revealed on Monday and an intense four weeks ahead as the bidders and their law firms scramble to make binding offers by the mid-June deadline.

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COVID-19 sees Virgin administrators absolved of liability on unprecedented scale
Restructuring & Insolvency 2020-05-15 4:40 pm By Alison Eveleigh

The administrators of Virgin Australia have been absolved of personal liability for the ongoing operation of the embattled airline on an unprecedented scale, with Australia’s airline duopoly and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic justifying the “extraordinarily wide” orders.

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Theme park worker’s refusal to take leave once a week unreasonable under JobKeeper, FWC says
Employment 2020-05-13 10:47 pm By Christine Caulfield

The refusal by a Village Roadshow Theme Parks worker to take one day’s annual leave every week while she is on the JobKeeper subsidy was unreasonable, and showed a lack of sympathy for the company’s plight during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fair Work Commission has found.

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Return-to-work anxiety looms for many lawyers
COVID-19 2020-05-13 10:30 pm By Alison Eveleigh

The prospect of returning to the office may be increasing levels of anxiety among some lawyers, who work in a profession rife with mental health issues that have only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an industry mental health manager.

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Another global law firm cuts partner compensation
Business of Law 2020-05-12 5:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A global law firm with two offices in Australia will temporarily suspend partner draws due to the coronavirus health crisis.

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