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09/02/2010 | Former High Court judge Michael Kirby will go head to head this morning with the American judge dubbed the "Arnold Schwarzenegger of American jurisprudence" in a debate to be moderated by Justice Murray Gleeson.
08/02/2010 | Clayton Utz confirms that fourteen partners have today tendered their resignations and will join UK firm Allen & Overy, which has announced plans to enter the Australian market. 1 comment
08/02/2010 | Commentators say it's the lawyers who are doing well out of the newly announced divestment of Pfizer by Virbac.
08/02/2010 | If all the world is a stage, three Gilbert + Tobin lawyers want better lighting.
08/02/2010 | High stress, long hours, no news there. But as the interminable burden of lawyering continues to take its toll on individuals, isn't it time the profession changes the way it works? Kate Gibbs writes 1 comment
05/02/2010 | Costs associated with expensive Royal Commissions could be reduced by establishing another, alternative tier of public inquiry, Australia's leading law reform agency said yesterday.
05/02/2010 | The fight is likely not over for movie studios and other media producers, which are likely to lobby for more legal protection despite a major loss in the Federal Court this week, lawyers now argue.
05/02/2010 | Clayton Utz has announced the appointment of a trade mark specialist as a special counsel.
05/02/2010 | After much furour within the pages of The New Lawyer, Melbourne lawyer David Windsor writes a letter to the Editor on how he determines price structures to suit clients.
04/02/2010 | One of the country's top judges, NSW Chief Justice James Spigelman, this week used an address at the opening of the state's law term to issue a call to arms for the nation's judicial system. 1 comment
8 February 2010 |
Commentators say it's the lawyers who are doing well out of the newly announced divestment of Pfizer by Virbac.
3 February 2010 |
Thomson Playford Cutlers advised ANZ Capital and its investee company, software systems developer Neller Pty Ltd, in its transaction with global HR software provider NorthgateArinso.
8 February 2010 |
Clayton Utz confirms that fourteen partners have today tendered their resignations and will join UK firm Allen & Overy, which has announced plans to enter the Australian market.
8 February 2010 |
If all the world is a stage, three Gilbert + Tobin lawyers want better lighting.
5 February 2010 |
Clayton Utz has announced the appointment of a trade mark specialist as a special counsel.
4 February 2010 |
Independent Queensland law firm HopgoodGanim Lawyers has recruited from a Brisbane competitor.
27 January 2010 |
Regardless of where you stand, most people would agree that the outcome of Copenhagen did not live up to expectations, writes Elisa de Wit, head of climate change at Norton Rose Australia.
15 December 2009 |
Large Australian organisations are becoming more aware of the business risks around climate change but have held back taking action in the current fog of legislative uncertainty, a new survey reveals.
5 February 2010 |
Costs associated with expensive Royal Commissions could be reduced by establishing another, alternative tier of public inquiry, Australia's leading law reform agency said yesterday.
29 January 2010 |
The peak body representing Australian lawyers has applauded the federal government's three newly released reports examining the operation of the family law system and law courts.
8 February 2010 |
High stress, long hours, no news there. But as the interminable burden of lawyering continues to take its toll on individuals, isn't it time the profession changes the way it works? Kate Gibbs writes
5 February 2010 |
After much furour within the pages of The New Lawyer, Melbourne lawyer David Windsor writes a letter to the Editor on how he determines price structures to suit clients.
9 February 2010 |
Former High Court judge Michael Kirby will go head to head this morning with the American judge dubbed the "Arnold Schwarzenegger of American jurisprudence" in a debate to be moderated by Justice Murray Gleeson.
5 February 2010 |
The fight is likely not over for movie studios and other media producers, which are likely to lobby for more legal protection despite a major loss in the Federal Court this week, lawyers now argue.
4 February 2010 |
As more companies turn to international arbitration, in-house lawyers are beginning to complaint that the process can be just as costly and time-consuming as litigation.
4 February 2010 |
Macarthur Coal's in-house legal department has been busy. It's now hired external counsel to assist it with a string of deals.
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.
29 January 2010 |
A large law associate recently divulged that, on being on a call with a client, a partner requested they not say a word.
11 January 2010 |
Sending a stark reminder of the Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria, the state's legal profession has issued an unusual warning to those in fire danger areas.
11 December 2009 |
Australia's various legal professional bodies have today released a report calling for a major overhaul of federal and state legal aid funding.