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To vax, or not to vax, that is the question.  The legal, medical, and ethical minefield surrounding the question of vaccinations is not going away any time soon. With reports from overseas on lowering the ages at which children should be receiving

After industry speculation, Western Australia (WA) Premier Mark McGowan has announced that all FIFO workers and local workers on WA mining, oil and gas and exploration sites must receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by 1 December 2021, an

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) has recently issued guidelines in respect of the operation of the Evatt List, including in relation to the involvement of an Independent Children’s Lawyer (ICL).  The Evatt List is a spec

In Denham & Newsham [2021] FamCAFC 141, a father successfully appealed against a decision for his child to relocate from Australia to Belgium because of further evidence which he adduced regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic upon internat

In our previous article on lockdown support for Queensland businesses, we set out the parameters for the Queensland Government’s announcement of $5,000 payments to small and medium businesses across Queensland affected by the current COVID-19 lockd

On Monday, 2 August 2021, the Queensland Government announced it will provide $5,000 payments to small and medium businesses across Queensland affected by the current COVID-19 lockdown and lockdowns in other states. Treasurer Cameron Dick said the $

We have previously written about the effect of the Retail Shop Leases and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Regulation 2020 (Regulations), and their effect on retail and commercial leases in Queensland.  Last week, the Queensla

Key points Directors have been temporarily relieved of their duty to prevent insolvent trading during the COVID-19 pandemic. That relief is scheduled to expire on 31 December 2020.  Many commentators believe that directors can only avail themse

The Australian Securities Exchange Limited (ASX) has confirmed that its emergency capital raising relief, afforded by way of an ASX class waiver first announced on 31 March 2020, will expire on 30 November 2020 as part of its most recent Listed Compl

On 1 June this year, we wrote about the introduction of the Retail Leases and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Regulation 2020 (Qld) (Regulation) and its impact on retail and commercial leases (see our article here). In short, th

In this article, Partner, Lisa Lahey and Law Graduate, John Hickey outline the recent court decision Xiu v Hodges [2020] FamCA 225 and discuss the Court’s unpreparedness to entertain parents’ efforts to capitalise on the COVID-19 pandemic as

As a result of the Australian Stock Exchange’s (ASX) view that there has been significant stabilisation in market conditions, the ASX has revised the settings for the availability of the recent amendments to the capital raising requirements under i