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Pro bono, a business necessity (6-Jun-2008)
Pro bono work has been at the mantle of some successful law firms for more than 100 years. But it’s only recently that the practice has moved from a scattering of voluntary hours across the firm to an organised front; a necessary means to remaining competitive and responsible. Angela Priestley reports

Death be to WorkChoices (28-Mar-2008)
EMPLOYERS ARE working with legal teams to scale back WorkChoices after Parliament formally declared the initiative “dead”, yet lawyers believe round one of the changes are far from complicated.

Firms tackle the Facebook debate (27-Mar-2008)
THE QUESTION of whether or not to block Facebook and other social networking sites is one that has the law firms divided.

Companies face facts about Facebook (21-Mar-2008)
LOVE IT or hate it, the social networking phenomenon Facebook, and other Web 2.0 sites, throw up a plethora of legal issues that businesses can’t afford to ignore.

Firms fight for women in talent war (16-Mar-2008)
HOLDING ONTO good lawyers has never been harder, and with women now making up a clear majority of law graduates, law firms are pulling out all the stops to attract and retain top female legal talent.

Deacons volunteers own lawyers (7-Mar-2008)
DEACONS AND Wayside Chapel have joined forces to expand the range of services and support available to the homeless at the Kings Cross drop-in centre.

Pro bono guide launched in NSW (4-Jan-2008)
A COMPREHENSIVE guide to the pro bono practices of the 22 largest law firms in NSW has been launched by the Young Lawyers and National Pro Bono Resource Centre.

Deacons builds Perth M&A base (18-Dec-2007)
As part of a move to strengthen it’s equity capital markets team in Perth, Deacons M&A partner James Stewart will relocate from Sydney to take up a position in the Perth Office.

Partner and team join Deacons (6-Dec-2007)
DEACONS’ INSURANCE group has significantly expanded with the recent appointment of partner Tricia Hobson and a team of seven lawyers, which includes four senior associates, to its Sydney practice.

Labor’s proposed unfair dismissal regime not escaping criticism (6-Dec-2007)
THE ROLLING back of WorkChoices is at the top of the agenda for the new government, with one of the key issues being the broadening of unfair dismissal laws.

Steel deal for Deacons, Clayton Utz (19-Sep-2007)
DEACONS AND Clayton Utz advised on a $1.8 billion deal between one of China’s largest steel producers and Western Australian miner Grindalbie Metals to develop a major iron ore project in Western Australia.

Olympic champ wins lawyers ski race (17-Aug-2007)
Over 300 lawyers headed down to Thredbo for the annual Lawyers Ski & Snowboard Race at Thredbo on 3–4 August.

Ebsworth partnership appointments spread along east coast (3-Aug-2007)
EBSWORTH & EBSWORTH has made partnership appointments in its Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane offices.

Deacons, Corrs and Blakes top revenue growth (3-Aug-2007)
MANY OF Australia’s top firms recorded healthy rises in revenue last financial year, with one firm even taking the rare step on trumpeting a jump in profits. But even the top earners say sheer size of revenue isn’t everything.

Deacons takes Bakers lawyer (29-May-2007)
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH and Safety lawyer, Scarlet Reid, has joined Deacons from Baker & McKenzie.

Victorian Government panel spending on the rise (29-May-2007)
GOVERNMENT SPENDING in Victoria by users of legal services under panel arrangements has risen in 2005/2006 by over 21 per cent, as compared to the previous financial year.

Special counsel double for Corrs (11-May-2007)
Law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth has appointed two special counsel to its Perth office, in Estelle Blewett and Scott Nalder, along with new senior associate Brian Fisher in Brisbane.

TressCox dealt Hunt & Hunt ace (4-May-2007)
PAST CHAIRMAN and corporate partner of Hunt & Hunt, Nigel Watson, has been recruited by rival firm TressCox Lawyers.

A diverse pool on takeovers panel (12-Apr-2007)
THREE PARTNERS at major national firms are among the eight newest members of the takeovers panel.

Special counsel for Hopgood Ganim (29-Mar-2007)
HOPGOOD GANIM has appointed Andrew Tobin as special counsel to its workplace relations practice.

CP&S plugs into grid deal (20-Mar-2007)
CHANG, PISTILLI & SIMMONS (CP&S) continued its work for APA Group (APA) – formerly Australian Pipeline Trust – in its $170 million purchase of DirectLink, one of only two electricity transmission links between the NSW and Queensland power grids.

Chinese takeaway (20-Mar-2007)
Private firms are teaming up with the Federal Government to equip Chinese legal leaders with an insight into the Australian legal profession. Alex Boxsell reports

Who will be at the Fair this year? (13-Mar-2007)
Teams of partners, summer clerks and human resources managers will storm Sydney’s Darling Harbour on 23 March in order to put their best on display. Here, they hope to draw in the finest legal talent from the hordes of job seekers also attending the Fair. Firms tell us what they have on offer

One Australian law body to rule them all? (25-Jan-2007)
ALTHOUGH THERE is widespread agreement that the Law Council of Australia (LCA) needs more resources to fulfil its brief, there is contention over whether that money should come directly from individual lawyers as members, or continue as capitation fees from the law societies and bars.

Bakers advise on another MFS buyout (17-Jan-2007)
Baker & McKenzie advised the shareholders of the Oceanis Group on its sale to the MFS Living and Leisure group for more than $150 million.

Blakes best firm, but Mallesons has top lawyers (30-Nov-2006)
MALLESONS STEPHEN JAQUES has taken out top spot in the Chambers Global 2007 list of the cream of leading lawyers per practice group in Australia, while Blake Dawson Waldron was named firm of the year.

A standout performance (23-Nov-2006)
For lawyers who want it all, a new prestige car club is offering a smorgasbord of high-powered vehicles for consumption. Alex Boxsell gets a taste of life in the fast lane.

More graduate jobs and pay in NSW (23-Nov-2006)
GRADUATE VACANCIES and salaries are increasing steadily according to the results of the Australian Association of Graduate Employers (AAGE) graduate recruitment survey, with a majority of positions offered in New South Wales.

WA Law Society president to Deacons (17-Nov-2006)
LAW SOCIETY of Western Australia president Maria Saraceni has joined Deacons as partner.

More actions ahead for Westpoint advocates (29-Sep-2006)
SLATER & GORDON says the action it is taking in NSW against Professional Investment Services is just one of several it expects to be asked to take against financial advisers that recommended investments in the failed development company Westpoint Corporation

Storms and wine for Deacons’ alumni (15-Sep-2006)
TORRENTIAL RAIN did little to dampen the spirits of those who attended the Brisbane launch of Deacons’ alumni program in late August

Five Years Ago: 24 August 2001 (4-Sep-2006)
24 August 2001

LIV to help indigenous lawyers (29-Aug-2006)
THE LAW Institute of Victoria (LIV) hosted a launch for the Indigenous Law Students & Lawyers Association of Victoria (ILSLAV) last month to welcome the organisation to its new location at the LIV

The fun of the fair (11-Aug-2006)
Armed with brochures and goodie, law firms at the Fair will be trying to fill your arms with information, and your head with ideas, on what they are really like. To make it easier for you to navigate the bustle, Alex Boxsell finds out who will be there, what they want, and what they will offer you

Putting your best foot forward (11-Aug-2006)
The Victoria Law Careers Fair offers students a chance to sample a plethora of firms in one easily digestible format

Issues 051 - 100 (3-Aug-2006)
Issues 051 - 100

Issues 101 - 150 (3-Aug-2006)
Issues 101 - 150

Issues 201 - 250 (3-Aug-2006)
Issues 201 - 250

Issues 251 - 300 (3-Aug-2006)
Issues 251 - 300

What keeps managing partners up at night (3-Aug-2006)
What stops the big guns from sleeping easy? Kate Gibbs speak to some of Australia’s biggest private practice players

Goldfields House goes for $274 million (10-Jul-2006)
Goldfields House in Sydney was sold for $274.1 million to Valad Property Group by Multiplex Group, Multiplex announced on 26 June. Multiplex, an integrated property group with operations in construction, development and property funds management, had been plagued by problems at one of its key projects in London, and its shares had dipped recently, but the sale was thought to be a coup

38 candles on the road to partnership (30-Jun-2006)
ASPIRING WOULD-BE partners have a new benchmark age to aim at thanks to a recent Lawyers Weekly straw poll.

Land wins for Minters (26-May-2006)
Two Minter Ellison clients, Sydney Ports Corporation and Walker Corporation, have had wins in the NSW Land and Environment Court.

Deacons advises on JV plan for Chinese steel maker (21-Apr-2006)
Deacons advised China’s Anshan Iron & Steel Group Corporation (Ansteel) in one of the first binding agreements between a Chinese steel maker and a listed Australian iron ore company. Deacons’ team was led by partner Ian McCubbin, supported by senior associate James Hains, lawyer Georgette Leader in Melbourne, and Perth partners John Chandler and Liz Allnut.

Celebrating the year of the dog (6-Mar-2006)
Deacons held its signature event, its Chinese New Year celebrations, across its offices last month, and ushered in the Year of the Dog with more than 700 guests in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth

Shuffle Master takes over at a run (20-Feb-2006)
Extraordinary organisation set up a smooth transaction for Shuffle Master Inc on its $150 million takeover of Stargames Limited, a listed Australian manufacturer of electronic gaming machines.

China reforms company law (13-Feb-2006)
CHANGES TO China’s company law, which came into effect at the start of this year, will deliver commercial and governance improvements but are likely to create added complexities for foreign investors

Singapore potential (13-Jan-2006)
THE DUAL listing last month of 50 per cent of Singapore Power’s stake in Australian gas and electricity distribution business SP AusNet, in Singapore and Australia could be a sign of an emerging trend, according to Freehills partner Robert Nicholson

Practice areas: Privacy (19-Dec-2005)
Practice areas: Privacy

Industrious times ahead (16-Dec-2005)
WHOLESALE REFORMS to Australia’s industrial relations system – along with anti-terror laws – were the big legislative news of the year.

Talent exodus shakes firms into action (16-Dec-2005)
COMPETITION FOR talent was the top issue of the year, the managing partners of Australia’s top firms have said in a Lawyers Weekly end of year survey.

The ‘sexy’ issue of 2005: women (16-Dec-2005)
Women in law was touted as being the top issue of 2004, with most firms claiming they would take real steps to ensure the fairer sex has the same access to partnership and opportunities as their male counterparts. A year on, Lawyers Weekly asked Australian firms whether they had made any real progress

The brilliant Coudert goes bung (16-Dec-2005)
After months of negotiations over merger opportunities with other firms, international law firm Coudert Brothers made the shock move in August of admitting it would be closing all of its offices and that all staff’s pay would be cut from November.

Practice areas: Energy and resources (16-Dec-2005)
Practice areas: Energy and resources

Practice areas: Litigation (16-Dec-2005)
Practice areas: Litigation

Practice area: Construction (16-Dec-2005)
Practice area: Construction

Practice area: Competition and consumer protection (16-Dec-2005)
Practice area: Competition and consumer protection

Practice areas: Telecommunications (16-Dec-2005)
Practice areas: Telecommunications

Practice areas: Government (16-Dec-2005)
Practice areas: Government

Timeline: September 2005 (16-Dec-2005)
Timeline: September 2005

A disruption in transmission (9-Dec-2005)
The telecommunications industry is being forced to move into new markets as voice shifts online and undermines the sector’s revenue base. Shaun Drummond finds this has thrown up challenges for the regulation of both the telecommunications and broadcasting industries

Deacons in auto remould (18-Nov-2005)
An acquisition, restructure, IPO and ASX listing were the components of the transaction when Deacons acted for automotive Holdings Group Limited (AHG) in Perth

Dreaming of greener pastures (18-Nov-2005)
The legal market is favouring skilled lawyers, but what are the main reasons they are walking and what makes them stay put? Maryanne Nguyen surveyed NSW solicitors and law firm HR managers to find out

Appointments 30 September 2005 (30-Sep-2005)
Appointments 30 September 2005

Appointments 23 September 2005 (23-Sep-2005)
Appointments 23 September 2005

The final countdown for Coudert (23-Sep-2005)
PARTNERS AND LAWYERS formerly of Coudert Brothers Australia this week took up their new posts at law firms Clayton Utz, Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Deacons. This marks the final stage of the firm’s closure in Australia.

Which firms will be there? (2-Sep-2005)
Firm listings

Tickets for admission (2-Sep-2005)
While measures have been taken to ensure there are options in addition to articled clerkships to gain admission to practise law in Victoria, now the students have to be convinced of the merits of the alternatives. Shaun Drummond reports

Success expected for Winneke Cup (29-Aug-2005)
The annual Winneke Cup, to be held this Sunday, 28 August, promises to be a massive AFL and netball event.

Deals (19-Aug-2005)
Deacons successfully acted for Patrick Autocare in NSW Land & Environment Court proceedings against the state Minister for Planning and Natural Resources.

China in a nutshell (15-Aug-2005)
For Australian lawyers who want to practise in China, it is not a simple case of flying in, finding a job and getting on with it. They face a range of limitations on their scope of practice and have to get their heads around a legal system that in many ways functions differently from our own.

Deacons nabs largest Qld tourism acquisition (15-Aug-2005)
DEACONS acted for MFS on one of the year’s largest acquisitions in the tourism sector – its $210 million acquisition of two five star Sheraton Mirage Resorts in Queensland from Japanese corporation Nippon Shinpan.

Deals 5 August (5-Aug-2005)
Deals 5 August

Deals 22 July (22-Jul-2005)
Deals 22 July

Deacons advised on workplace reforms (22-Jul-2005)
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Kevin Andrews confirmed his intention to introduce significant workplace reforms, including a total rewrite of the Workplace Relations Act, at a breakfast with 150 clients of Deacons

Folklaw 14 July (15-Jul-2005)
Folklaw 14 July

Appointments 8 July 2005 (8-Jul-2005)
Appointments 8 July 2005

Society slams name blame game (24-Jun-2005)
AS DEACONS this week put off plans to sue the Australian Tax Office (ATO) in the Federal Court following recent raids of its Sydney and Melbourne offices, the NSW Law Society spoke out against “bandying about names” of partners by the media regarding this matter.

Some tails are easier to pin than others (24-Jun-2005)
Working on a weekly title always makes it difficult to pin the tail on the donkey in a journalistic sense. As I sit here and write this column on a Monday afternoon, much to the distress of the production Nazis, it’s difficult to crystal ball all the way to Thursday evening or Friday morning when you’re probably reading this column.

Capitalising on a civil service (10-Jun-2005)
A trend towards outsourcing government legal work has greatly expanded public sector work for private firms, writes Shaun Drummond. This could increase further, but a reassessment of private sector financing of infrastructure projects has led to some uncertainty about prospects in this area

Australian Law Awards 2005 – full list of winners (3-Jun-2005)
More than 500 guests enjoyed an evening of fine dining, entertainment, a keynote speech by Julian Burnside QC and the presentation of 33 trophies in this year’s Australian Law Awards. The Awards, now in their fifth year and organised by Lawyers Weekly magazine, were held on 2 June 2005 at the Westin Hotel, Sydney.

Appointments 10 September 2004 (10-Sep-2004)
Appointments 10 September 2004

Appointments 13 August 2004 (19-Aug-2004)
Appointments 13 August 2004

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