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Managing partners want Budget to deliver certainty
With the federal Budget only two weeks away, the managing partners of global and mid-sized firms have called for the Australian Government to build business confidence and stimulate investment.
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Arbitrators join forces across the Tasman
Alternative dispute resolution bodies in Australia and New Zealand have partnered to promote arbitration in response to a free trade agreement negotiated by both countries.
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New Law firm disrupts traditional offices
Nexus Lawyers has put its unorthodox approach to law into practice with its new Sydney digs.
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Do we need quotas for female judges?
Federal Court judge Michelle Gordon became the fifth woman to be appointed to the High Court in more than 100 years this month, raising the question of whether action is necessary to ensure diversity in the judiciary.
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Strong growth expected in M&A
This year will see a significant rise in M&A activity in Australia and across the globe, a new report has found.
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Firms’ age bias ‘self-defeating’
In the wake of a Human Rights Commission report into age discrimination, an Australian legal consultant has warned firms will suffer for their bias against older lawyers.
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Sydney lawyer to employers: ‘Don’t dock storm-hit staff’
An employment specialist has advised businesses to take a compassionate stance with workers affected by the storms that swept Sydney this week.
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Appointments
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Opinion
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AFL compo case may set precedent
Sports lawyers are keeping a close eye on the Brisbane Lions’ prospective lawsuit against Etihad Stadium and the AFL over an allegedly unsafe playing surface, Tim Fuller writes.
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Dallas Buyers Club – a balancing act
The final verdict in the Dallas Buyers Club case balances the rights of copyright owners, customers and ISPs, write lawyers for the respondents Graham Phillips and Freyja McCarthy.
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Deals
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Two firms connect over telco acquisition
A global and national firm have advised on a million-dollar acquisition by a telecommunications company.
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National firms enable medicinal cannabis deal
Piper Alderman and Steinpreis & Paginani advised in relation to the acquisition of a cannabis production and extraction company.
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Globals lend a hand on billion-dollar property deal
Herbert Smith Freehills and Allen & Overy have advised Lend Lease in Singapore on its successful bid for a large site.
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Firms navigate global deal
An Australian navigation and mapping business has been sold to a Dutch-listed company with the support of two international law firms.
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Two firms make a chemical bond
A Japanese chemical manufacturer’s acquisition of an Australian bioplastics company has brought together a global firm and a national rival.
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Features
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Sponsored Features
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Wig & Chamber
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Legal figures hose down ICAC call to act on High Court decision
A legal academic has played down the implications of the High Court’s ruling in the Margaret Cunneen matter after ICAC warned of its damaging impact.
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SA embraces future with ‘virtual’ courtrooms
For the first time, South Australia will allow lawyers to appear in court from their private offices via ‘desktop audio visual link’ instead of in person.
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SA addresses bar gender imbalance
The South Australian courts have gained approval for a program aimed at boosting the number of female barristers.
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Judge takes husband's seat on High Court
Federal Court judge Michelle Gordon has been named to the High Court, making history by replacing her husband on the bench.
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Legal profession remembers respected judge
Former High Court Justice John Toohey QC, who presided over the landmark Mabo decision, has died aged 85.
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Video
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April Law Report
Lawyers Weekly editor Leanne Mezrani looks at the top stories from the legal profession in April
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Market Update: Taylor Root
Demand for lawyers from Australia and New Zealand has surged, according to senior legal recruiters.
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[VIDEO]: 9 February Law Report
Lawyers Weekly editor Leanne Mezrani looks at the top legal stories of the month.
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[VIDEO]: 28 November Law Report
Lawyers Weekly editor Justin Whealing looks at the top stories of the month.
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Taylor Root market update
Lawyers Weekly editor Justin Whealing speaks with Taylor Root partner David Buckley about market and salary trends in private practice, as well as key in-house sectors banking & financial services and commerce and industry.
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The Great Debate: barristers vs solicitors
Practitioners came out in force this year to hear some of the profession’s youngest and brightest battle it out in response to this year’s Great Debate topic, ‘Twitter, Facebook, Google: The internet is a lawyer’s best friend’.
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Space lawyers actually exist
Who is liable if a piece of space junk crashes into the International Space Station? Can corporations mine the moon? What jurisdiction handles space tourists if they break the law in orbit?
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Hobart council snubs local lawyers
Hobart City Council has chosen to pay a Sydney lawyer $9,000 a day to act on a major property development dispute instead of engaging a Tasmanian lawyer.
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Australia wins international moot
A team from the University of Sydney have been awarded first place in the Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.
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Racist blogger steals lawyer’s identity
The Times of Israel has apologised to top Australian employment lawyer Josh Bornstein after his name was dragged into an elaborate hoax on their website.
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