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With COVID-19 related restrictions and lockdown impositions, many of us have been working from home. How has this affected your work? Have you been able to be completely productive? With this huge...

With the current restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 epidemic, on 22 April 2020, the NSW Government has introduced new temporary regulations in order to reduce the face-to-face contact between the...

A Costs Agreement and Disclosure Statement is the initial documentation that a client will receive from law practice. It is advisable to peruse the documentation carefully prior to executing and returning it...

In the highly unusual circumstances now faced by Australian parents and carers, COVID-19 is having a significant impact upon public services. This includes the operation of the Court and the family law...

Unfortunately, the current COVID-19 situation and the need to self-isolate at home has resulted in a surge of domestic violence incidents where partners in abusive relationships are living in greater proximity to...

The Australian legal system places a high value on openness and transparency, and the idea of ‘open justice’ is a fundamental rule of the common law. This is why normally we have...

Domestic Violence is a pattern of abusive behaviour through which a person seeks to control and dominate another person. Apart from physical violence, domestic violence includes sexual, emotional, social, spiritual and economic...

On 2 April 2020, the Australian Government announced a Early Childhood Education and Care Relief Package with payments to be made directly to child care services and early childhood education operators, in...

The current pandemic is having an enormous impact on Australian families, particularly those who currently have family law orders to follow through. What is expected by the Court during this unprecedented time?...