Law in Lockdown

Produced by the Newcastle Law School, New South Wales, Australia, Law in Lockdown is an interview podcast between academics, judges, practitioners, students and experts in the field discussing how COVID-19 is disrupting the law and legal system in Australia and the wider Asia-Pacific region.

Episode 03: Studying Law Online in a Pandemic

In this episode, Amy Farrugia and her classmates from Newcastle Law School, Izzy Gilliam, Jess Heaney and Joe Minett discuss adjusting to studying law online during the pandemic, how they are managing motivation and mental health, productivity pressure and the impact of COVID-19 on their progress toward becoming Australian lawyers.Find out more about Newcastle Law School 

05-18
26:39

Episode 02: On Legal Practice During a Pandemic

In this episode of Law in Lockdown, Dr John Woodward of Newcastle Law School is joined by Albert Ponte, Special Counsel at Hall & Wilcox to discuss the early and long-term impact of COVID-19 on legal practice, including working from home, the role of technology and court processes, and some benefits of conducting mediation online.Dr John Woodward, Presenter Albert Ponte, Special Counsel, Hall & Wilcox Christie Gardiner, Host Find out more about Newcastle Law School 

04-29
09:48

Episode 01: COVID-19, the Workplace and Age Discrimination

In this episode of Law in Lockdown, Christie Gardiner of Newcastle Law School is joined by Dr Alysia Blackham, Associate Professor at Melbourne Law School to discuss the impact of COVID-19 in the workplace, including how age is being used to frame policies for the young and old, how employers should be responding in the wake of COVID-19, the access to justice issues which are being enhanced and what the legal system needs to do in the short to medium term.Christie Gardiner, Host and Presenter Alysia Blackham, Guest Find out more about Newcastle Law School 

04-29
17:50

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