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Big Law • Nov 29 2021

HSF partner appointed ACCC commissioner

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has appointed a partner from a global law firm as its new...

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Big Law • Nov 28 2021

Principal to pay compensation for ‘harsh, unjust’ dismissal of solicitor

SME Law • Nov 28 2021

2022: The year of WFH compensation claims?

Big Law • Nov 28 2021

‘COVID-19 has brought mental health and wellbeing into much sharper focus’

Big Law • Nov 28 2021

Application to freeze $7.2m deferred in class action case

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SME Law • Nov 28 2021

Hamilton Locke appoints special counsel

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SME Law • Nov 28 2021 2022: The year of WFH compensation claims?

In a world of virtual meetings, telecommuting and flexibility, employers need to...

SME Law • Nov 28 2021 The Windfall Gains Tax and how it affects landowner clients

On 12 October 2021, the Windfall Gains Tax and State Taxation and Other Acts Further...

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SME Law • Nov 21 2021 5 tips for graduate lawyers

When starting a career in legal practice, there are a handful of things that all graduate...

Big Law • Nov 18 2021 Is WFH a passing fad?

Last week, I asked my LinkedIn network if they believe lawyers will tire of remote and...

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Big Law • Nov 29 2021 HSF partner appointed ACCC commissioner

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has appointed a partner from a...

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SME Law • Nov 28 2021 Hamilton Locke appoints special counsel

A former Dentons special counsel with experience in international firms and banks will...

SME Law • Nov 28 2021 Global litigation finance and ESG business expands international reach

A former Supreme Court of Western Australia and Federal Court of Australia judge has...

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SME Law • Nov 28 2021 Baker McKenzie welcomes former Deloitte marketing director

Baker McKenzie’s Australian offices will be bolstered with the appointment of a new...

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Lessons from Australia’s top human rights legal professionals

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Shell acquires Powershop

Australia’s largest cancer care service provider acquired by EQT

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No-win-no-charge arrangements improving access to civil justice

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Podcast • Nov 22 2021 Protégé: What it takes for new lawyers to make...

Outside of the unrealities played out on television screens, criminal law can be packed...

NewLaw • Nov 15 2021 How much are law graduates

If studying at the right university and following the right job prospects, today’s...

NewLaw • Nov 15 2021 Top 10: What’s new in the legal profession for...

What’s happening in the legal profession that new and young lawyers should be aware of?...

NewLaw • Nov 14 2021 From offender to lawyer: The lessons and insights...

Queensland Law Society executive, advocate and budding lawyer Joshua Apanui’s first...

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BigLaw firm commences strategic partnership with CancerAid

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One of Australia’s biggest firms has partnered with CancerAid to support its employees...

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Big Law • Sep 27 2021 Brisbane photographer wins Clayton Utz Art

Photographer Sangeeta Mahajan has won the annual Clayton Utz Art Award for 2021 with a...

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With the help of an adorable four-legged hire, young victims and witnesses attending the...

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Big Law • Sep 22 2021 ACT Law Society donates $15k to Raw

The ACT Law Society has donated just over $15,000 to Raw Potential Canberra, a local...

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