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Firm reinvents MP position in governance overhaul

10/03/2010 | Queensland's largest law firm has announced the establishment of the role of managing partner as part of a new governance structure.


Lawyers wired over NBN legislation

10/03/2010 | Draft legislation that enables the government to target Telstra's government and enterprise business with its new national broadband network has lawyers, and Telstra itself, wired.


ABL acts on sale of retirement village

10/03/2010 | Arnold Bloch Leibler has acted on the sale of a luxury retirement and aged care facility in Wollongong.


Queensland firm boosts litigation team

10/03/2010 | Carter Newell has made new hires in its litigation and dispute resolution team.


Chubb's in-house lawyer locks in private practice role

09/03/2010 | A lawyer with almost two decades of experience in-house has moved into a special counsel role at law firm Colin Biggers & Paisley.


Law firm to take out trash in class action

08/03/2010 | Maurice Blackburn has announced it has made steps to pursue a potential class against a waste management company.


Twelve angling (for) women

08/03/2010 | Glass ceilings, slippery ladders, boys' clubs and fraternities are finally being eradicated in an elite list of law firms, the government announced today.


Freehills takes slick oil IPO deal

08/03/2010 | Freehills is acting as Australian legal counsel to Miclyn Express Offshore as it seeks to raise between $502 million and $623.7 million in an initial public offer.


G+T wins lotto deal

08/03/2010 | Law firm Gilbert + Tobin has secured a role as legal adviser to the state in the transfer of NSW Lotteries Corporation to Tatts Group Limited.


Brisbane firm acts on golden capital raising

05/03/2010 | Law firm HopgoodGanim has advised Norton Gold Fields on its $20 million capital raising, allowing the Australia-listed miner to settle a hedge dispute with the administrators of the failed Lehman Brothers.

Deals

ABL acts on sale of retirement village

10 March 2010 | Arnold Bloch Leibler has acted on the sale of a luxury retirement and aged care facility in Wollongong.


Freehills takes slick oil IPO deal

8 March 2010 | Freehills is acting as Australian legal counsel to Miclyn Express Offshore as it seeks to raise between $502 million and $623.7 million in an initial public offer.

Law firms

Law firm to take out trash in class action

8 March 2010 | Maurice Blackburn has announced it has made steps to pursue a potential class against a waste management company.


Twelve angling (for) women

8 March 2010 | Glass ceilings, slippery ladders, boys' clubs and fraternities are finally being eradicated in an elite list of law firms, the government announced today.

Appointments

Queensland firm boosts litigation team

10 March 2010 | Carter Newell has made new hires in its litigation and dispute resolution team.


Chubb's in-house lawyer locks in private practice role

9 March 2010 | A lawyer with almost two decades of experience in-house has moved into a special counsel role at law firm Colin Biggers & Paisley.

Practice areas

Dispute resolution to open flow of work for lawyers

5 March 2010 | There is money being made, and until now Australian lawyers haven’t had their share. But a new dispute resolution centre in Sydney is set to open the floodgates.


Banking lawyers assess GFC's disaster zone

22 February 2010 | A discussion on just how bad the global financial crisis has been for lawyers working in the banking and finance sectors may see the world shed a few crocodile tears.

Government & Regulation

Lawyers wired over NBN legislation

10 March 2010 | Draft legislation that enables the government to target Telstra's government and enterprise business with its new national broadband network has lawyers, and Telstra itself, wired.


ASIC, AWB swap secret documents

5 March 2010 | The corporate regulator has reached an out-of-court agreement with the Australian Wheat Board as AWB agreed to hand over confidential documents from the Iraq oil-for-food saga.

Comment & Debate

Enter the dragon: How to work with Asia

5 March 2010 | Working successfully with Asia requires more than certain legal expertise. The relationship has to change, writes barrister William Lye


Human rights under threat

26 February 2010 | Human rights are set to be breached by security measures outlined in the Government's Counter Terrorism White Paper, leading lawyers say.

Bar & Bench

Court approves Westpoint class action settlement

3 March 2010 | The major ASIC-backed class action by Westpoint investors today saw success as the Federal Court approved a $13.5 million settlement


Black hearts or green cause? Vic Bar questions barristers

3 March 2010 | Lawyers' good nature and eagerness to do well by others is being appealed to as the Bar launches a new good cause legal panel.

In-house

Pro pro bono

25 February 2010 | Lawyers giving something for nothing? Peter Turner, chief executive of the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association, looks at how and why in-house lawyers are taking on the pro bono cause.


Levi's tightens belt on legal spend

18 February 2010 | Skinny jeans are one thing, but a skinny legal team? That's exactly what Levi Strauss is hoping for.

Practice management

Firm reinvents MP position in governance overhaul

10 March 2010 | Queensland's largest law firm has announced the establishment of the role of managing partner as part of a new governance structure.


Letter to the Editor: In defense of effective billing

29 January 2010 | If firms did a better job at conveying and value, clients would not give a boot about time spent. John Chisholm writes.

Suppliers

Advertorial: Documents can seriously damage your business

28 February 2010 | Complimentary white paper from DocsCorp: PDF redaction - what every law firm should know.


Lawyers call Indigenous Australians to the law

15 February 2010 | A new policy statement released by the peak body representing Australian lawyers aims to highlight a commitment by Australian lawyers to address Indigenous disadvantage in the practice of law.

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