e9d7c3b0-c108-4fc0-819d-097aabbf2707 A legal professional body has asked law firms to input their consumption of paper, electricity, waste and business travel, into an online portal. Wed, 16 May 2012 03:26:06 GMT e4af1fcb-7e5a-4f23-9179-116370c5a36f Baker & McKenzie and Freehills have acted on Eurus Energy’s purchase of AGL Energy’s Hallett 5 wind farm for $174 million. Wed, 16 May 2012 02:46:40 GMT 310cedae-f36b-4b15-bb69-545b6913541e Freehills has appointed the former general counsel for Transurban as an executive counsel to its projects group. Wed, 16 May 2012 02:39:47 GMT 93ae33d7-1381-4d98-b4d6-86bc349bfe9b Corrs Chambers Westgarth has recruited Ashurst’s head of human resources to its ranks. Wed, 16 May 2012 02:08:26 GMT 9fbb38c5-0d36-45f4-98ec-6fc8f92f7072 The Centro class action and the absence of a judgment may leave Australian lawyers uncertain. Middletons partners Mark Dobbie and David Hope explain the case. Wed, 16 May 2012 01:08:46 GMT cb08412a-8fea-4c1a-af87-fd189a8e0c0e Gilbert + Tobin has announced the appointment of a Deutsche Bank investment banker as an M&A partner in its Melbourne office. Mon, 14 May 2012 03:31:17 GMT 34920f44-2bfe-4e76-938c-edf282947433 Clayton Utz has acted for NYSE-listed Clarcor as it acquired Modular Engineering, a Perth-based maker of natural-gas filtration products, as it looked to tap into the local natural gas boom. Mon, 14 May 2012 03:18:07 GMT 7620eff0-2728-4448-b493-65ccfe010185 Murray Deakin and Sylvia Ng at Middletons offer an insight into the risks for general counsel arising out of the High Court's recent decision in the James Hardie case. Mon, 14 May 2012 02:59:08 GMT d3795fb2-0157-4577-ab1c-0b4f4f0cfc2a Is working in-house all beer and skittles? Nathan Mattock, partner at Marque Lawyers, writes Sun, 13 May 2012 21:56:40 GMT 5566eaa9-7188-4069-838a-bdef75998f09 Freehills is preparing to vote on its proposed tie-up with Herbert Smith. Fri, 11 May 2012 03:53:48 GMT e1df7cc0-1b91-41ae-a127-c66b3a799ead Johnson Winter & Slattery has hired from Ashurst, formerly Blake Dawson, and HWL Ebsworth to boost its Sydney partnership Fri, 11 May 2012 03:30:17 GMT 947f6e92-d4cc-464c-ac11-950c696b0915 Middletons, which represented Centro in the long-running class action that ended this week with a $200 million payout, offered some insight today on its client’s views on the case. Fri, 11 May 2012 03:21:52 GMT 108bfbaf-06fd-4cab-82fd-e1ef1beba126 Australia’s largest class action, which challenges the fees of the major banks, is set for a showdown in the High Court after the Court agreed today to expedite an appeal by Maurice Blackburn Lawyers. Fri, 11 May 2012 03:11:40 GMT 36aff927-865c-4a5e-9417-c0285a9932ec Ashurst has advised CIMB-TrustCapital Advisors on the financing aspects of its purchase of 50 Marcus Clarke Street in Canberra. Thu, 10 May 2012 22:10:44 GMT