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A billing discussion worth its time
Having recently returned from an Alternative Fee Arrangement Forum in San Francisco, John Chisholm shares the US perspective on alternative billing and finds that even litigators were open to such discussions ... [more]
A year of eroded rights for Queensland
The rights of Queenslanders have been eroded after a year of inadequate public consultation on tough new laws that have undermined public confidence in the justice system, writes Tim Meehan Two measures ... [more]
Reservation remains over mediation
The merits of mediation are not always easy to see - particularly in China - writes lawyer on the ground in Beijing, Matthew McKee As a law student I never enjoyed classes on dispute management skills ... [more]
The case for eDiscovery technology
A firm's attitude and approach to electronic discovery can be the key to setting an early case strategy and increasing the likelihood of success, writes Nuix chief executive Eddie Sheehy. FILES HIGH ... [more]
 
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Down with short-termism
Down with short-termism As the economic downturn continues to batter some Australian organisations, executives are looking to cut costs and still hit their numbers through the last quarter of the year ... [more]
Up and down and all around
The Big Apple and its surrounds is apparently not such a fruitful destination for Australian lawyers at the moment. This really needs no explanation: the line of devastation in the wake of the credit crisis ... [more]
Green gets mean
LAST WEEK Lawyers Weekly hosted its first “emerging issues forum” looking at the impending Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. The audience heard from six expert panellists who shared their very diverse ... [more]
 
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