Marks Griffiths and Bova,

The Local Court is working hard to keep court users and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic by minimising face-to-face contact. From Monday, 30 March, you... do not need to attend a courthouse unless instructed by your lawyer, NSW Police Force or the court. For those who received paperwork before 16 March 2020 directing them to attend court, please email the Court Services Centre at [email protected] to check whether the matter has been postponed. For more information about the Local Court's response to COVID-19, visit: http://www.localcourt.justice.nsw.gov.au/P/coronavirus.aspx Contact details for each Local Court are available at www.localcourt.justice.nsw.gov.au//co/court_locations.aspx #auslaw #StayHomeSaveLives #stopthespread #COVID19Aus

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We want to share with our clients the steps our firm is taking to protect our staff and clients from the COVID-19 virus. Our priority is the safety and wellbeing of our team and our clients. The COVID-19 situation in Australia changes daily and we will keep responding to any recommendations from Chief Medical Officers and government authorities. The impact of COVID-19 is going to disrupt our operations. We apologise for this and we are working hard to make sure we are there ...to help you when you need us. Where possible our team will work from home but at the moment our office remains open. We are Taking Steps To Keep Everyone Safe We are offering Telephone Meetings as well as Face-to-Face meetings Clients who wish to speak with us or meet with us, are welcome to arrange to do so over the telephone rather than travel to the office for a face-to-face meeting. We ask that all telephone meetings are arranged in advance and with a specific time allocated for you so that we can make sure that our clients and our team have all the necessary documents or information with them so that the meeting can proceed efficiently with safety for all involved. We will Maintain Good Hygeine If clients do want to come to our office to meet we have a designated conference room available. Before you enter the conference room we will disinfect the conference room table in front of you so that you can feel confident about touching the surfaces. We will wash our hands before meeting you and will provide you with hand sanitiser for you to use before the meeting. We will comply with Social Distancing Recommendations We will maintain social distancing in accordance with the latest government guidelines. If clients need to sign documents we will guide them through the process from a safe distance, even standing in an adjoining room if that makes clients feel more comfortable. As much as possible we will try to make sure that the front door is open when you arrive. If you arrive at our office and the door is closed, you are welcome to call the reception and someone will let you in. We expect that we will need to evolve as the situation changes and will update these measures as necessary. With best wishes to our valued clients. The team at Marks Griffiths and Bova

What a great initiative! All kids should have the opportunity to enjoy the same freedoms we all grew up in ....let’s get our council onboard !