Controversial firm asks for $1m to take on Law Society ahead of hearing
G&B Lawyers partner Nathan Buckley has asked his supporters for $1 million to fund his “legal costs and disbursements” for taking on the NSW Law Society in supposed ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 24 Oct 2021
‘Cycle of deceit’: The law firms buying into media scams to fool clients
Last month, a number of small law firms announced on their social media that they had been awarded a place on a top 10 list. What they didn’t tell their followers, ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 21 Oct 2021
W+K makes property, construction and energy team ‘largest of its kind’
Following the lateral acquisition of a team of seven in its property, construction and energy team, Wotton + Kearney has hired an additional four senior lawyers.
SME LAW • Thu, 21 Oct 2021
ANZ to transfer share investing client base to CMC Markets in $25m transaction
With assistance from Maddocks, ANZ will transition the bank’s share investing client base to CMC Markets in a transaction worth $25 million.
SME LAW • Thu, 21 Oct 2021
Chief Justice Tom Bathurst to retire in 2022
After more than a decade serving the NSW legal profession as the Supreme Court Chief Justice, the Honourable Tom Bathurst has announced his retirement.
BIG LAW • Thu, 21 Oct 2021
ElectraNet awards SA component of Project EnergyConnect
National firm Piper Alderman has worked with ElectraNet for its Project EnergyConnect, awarding the major construction contracts in South Australia.
SME LAW • Wed, 20 Oct 2021
Coalition of human rights lawyers call on federal government to address escalating COVID-19 outbreak in detention centres
Due to the escalating outbreak of COVID-19 amid the asylum seekers detained in a Melbourne hotel, a coalition of human rights lawyers from national organisations have ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 20 Oct 2021
What’s inside NSW’s new whistleblower legislation
The NSW Ombudsman will work alongside agencies and public officials to implement new whistleblower legislation that will better protect witnesses and those carrying out ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 20 Oct 2021
Pacific Equity Partners acquires surgical hospitals portfolio
Pacific Equity Partners worked with Gilbert + Tobin on the financing of its acquisition of Healthe Care’s surgical hospital portfolio from China’s Luye Medical Group
BIG LAW • Tue, 19 Oct 2021
