Listed company advised on $228m entitlement offer
National firm MinterEllison has advised ASX-listed Cromwell Property Group on its two for 13 accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer.
BIG LAW • Mon, 14 Jan 2019
NSW lawyers must advocate for safeguarding of rights and protections in 2019
With two elections facing residents of NSW this year, it is up to lawyers to “meaningfully prioritise access to justice and upholding the rule of law”, according to the ...
POLITICS • Mon, 14 Jan 2019
Investment groups in Singapore and Australia acquire Figtree Grove shopping centre
National firm MinterEllison has acted for Singapore’s SPH REIT and Moelis Australia on its $206 million joint venture acquisition of 100 per cent interest in Figtree ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 13 Jan 2019
LCA slams ‘absurd’ consultation period for sex offender register
Having less than 36 hours to provide “initial high-level views” on the Peter Dutton’s proposed sex offender register is “inappropriate and completely inadequate”, said ...
POLITICS • Sun, 13 Jan 2019
Queensland lawyer struck off following 30 charges
A sole practitioner, formerly based in Gladstone, Queensland, has been removed from the local roll following 30 charges – all of which were for professional misconduct, ...
SME LAW • Thu, 10 Jan 2019
WA must repeal laws allowing imprisonment for unpaid fines
The Law Council of Australia and Law Society of Western Australia have urged the West Australian state government to remove legislative frameworks that provide for ...
POLITICS • Thu, 10 Jan 2019
Major trends impacting boutique lawyers in 2019
In conversation with Lawyers Weekly, Lodestar Legal director and general counsel Simone Tierney identified four trends that will impact upon the professional day-to-day ...
SME LAW • Thu, 10 Jan 2019
Wollongong lawyer found guilty of professional misconduct
A Wollongong-based solicitor has been found guilty of professional misconduct in what was described as a “disturbing” and consistent failure to acknowledge an obligation ...
SME LAW • Wed, 09 Jan 2019
Child abuse survivors now able to sue institutions in NSW
A “legal roadblock” preventing thousands of survivors of child sexual abuse in NSW from suing churches and other institutions in which their abuse occurred has been ...
POLITICS • Wed, 09 Jan 2019
