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COVID-19 Weekly Wrap-Up: W/E 8 May 2020

08 May 2020

Authored by:

Renae Lattey

We know that each week there are a lot of developments related to the COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on business, government and the community.

To help you stay on top of it all we have compiled our insights into one easy-to-access location, updated with all our content on a weekly basis.

Week ending Friday, 8 May 2020

Date	Title	Key Contacts
04/05/2020	Extension of deadlines to submit modern slavery statements – What you need to know	Daisy Mallett, Justin McDonnell
04/05/2020	Victoria implements its version of the National Code for commercial leases	Simone Menz, Emily Masters, Chris Wheeler, Francesca Giorlando
06/05/2020	Signing contracts electronically just got easier for companies	Helena Busljeta, Dale Rayner

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