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‘This is the reality of litigation in Australia’: Class action clashes with Ford over virtual trial
Trials 2020-04-09 9:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

Arguing that the court should not be “baulking at problems that have the potential to occur”, counsel for a class action against Ford is pushing back against a bid by the car maker to put the brakes on an upcoming virtual trial the company says will be too difficult and costly.

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Judge ‘pleasantly surprised’ by virtual trials, refuses to delay GetSwift hearing
Trials 2020-04-09 8:07 pm By Alison Eveleigh

A judge has refused to delay a civil penalty hearing brought by ASIC against GetSwift, scheduled to begin in June, after the logistics company argued that the virtual hearing necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic would be prejudicial and the proceedings should be adjourned.

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Litigation funders say they are ‘largely immune’ to COVID-19 crisis
Business of Law 2020-04-08 11:29 pm By Miklos Bolza

While law firms and barristers are bracing for work slowdowns due to the coronavirus, litigation funders told Lawyerly it’s business as usual for them.

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Fair trial not possible in virtual courtroom, says judge overseeing Obeid, Macdonald case
White Collar 2020-04-08 10:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

A fair trial cannot be conducted in a virtual courtroom, the judge overseeing the criminal case against former NSW Labor ministers Eddie Obeid and Ian Macdonald has said in adjourning their hearing for five months.

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Seven West sues Bauer to keep $40M acquisition on track
Corporate 2020-04-08 2:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Seven West Media has filed a lawsuit against Bauer Media to compel the German company to complete its planned $40 million acquisition of the Australian media giant’s Pacific Magazines unit.

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Herbert Smith Freehills cuts partner profits, postpones staff salary reviews
Business of Law 2020-04-07 8:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

Herbert Smith Freehills is reducing partner profit distributions as part of cost-cutting measures in the face of uncertainty wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, and staff salary reviews have been postponed by six months.

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Facing ‘unviable’ future, Auscript plans COVID-19 redundancies
Employment 2020-04-07 8:09 pm By Alison Eveleigh

The Fair Work Commission has ordered court transcript service Auscript to stop a wave of redundancies planned in response to the COVID-19 pandemic until it properly consults with staff.

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Partners will come last as COVID-19 shrinks law firm profits
Business of Law 2020-04-07 4:17 pm By Alison Eveleigh

While law firms turn to cost-cutting measures to manage shrinking revenues and uncertain cash flow during the coronavirus pandemic, including reducing staff pay and hours, partners may be last in line for a share of what’s left, a legal industry expert tells Lawyerly.

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Norton Rose Fulbright to cut staff hours, pay by up to 20% in work ‘flex’ arrangement
Business of Law 2020-04-07 11:38 am By Christine Caulfield

Bracing for a slowdown in work as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and calling on its staff to “face this situation together”, Norton Rose Fulbright is reducing pay and hours by up to 20 per cent for the majority of its 1000 lawyers and support staff in Australia.

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Coronavirus drags the legal profession into the 21st century
Business of Law 2020-04-06 8:16 pm By Miklos Bolza

The coronavirus has forged changes in the legal profession that will outlast the pandemic itself, leading to greater flexibility and efficiencies in an industry steeped in tradition and notably slow to adopt new technologies, sources told Lawyerly.

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