Remote High Court chaos questions protection of vulnerable people
The coronavirus pandemic has helped the legal sector to adapt and adopt technology at a quicker pace than usually perhaps it would. Although remote/virtual hearings were heard of, they may not have been used as regularly as now. However, just because virtual hearings are more common place now, doesn’t mean we should become complacent. Recent […]
Should law firms rethink their agile working strategy?
2021 dawned with positive news for a change. With vaccination programs up and running in many parts of the country, there is a sense of optimism in the air, even as we continue to endure this latest lockdown. Most of us have gotten used to working from home by now – the ‘office at home’ […]
Government announces new ministerial maternity leave law change
The government announces a new law update to formalise the process for ministerial maternity leave. The maternity law update came about so that the attorney general, Suella Braverman, can take six month maternity leave. The government’s chief law officer, Suella Braver, announced late last year that she was expecting her second child “early next year”, […]