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28 Nov 2005

Prospects add up as lawyers multiplyThere is an increasing number of lawyers in Australia, and they are working in a wide range of fields. The number...

28 Nov 2005

Not moving, looking

CLAYTON UTZ is not moving from its Sydney offices at One O’Connell Street — at this stage.Managing partner, Sydney, Craig Pudig confirmed las...

28 Nov 2005

Middletons’ ace

MIDDLETONS LAWYERS will be on the ball with television and multi-media broadcasting contracts and global sponsorship deals, following its two-year app...

28 Nov 2005

Courage required: Vic ombudsman

VICTORIA’S DEPARTING legal ombudsman says those heading the new regulators of the state’s legal profession must ensure they really do keep oversig...

28 Nov 2005

Liable, but not covered

THE LACK of an insurance policy to protect corporate counsel from personal liability claims has prompted discussions between the Australian Corporate ...

28 Nov 2005

Clients accept flexibility

OPPOSITION TO flexibility in the workplace does not come from clients as has been suggested by some commentators, according to a new report released b...

28 Nov 2005

North takes LCA terror concerns to Senate

Voicing CONCERNS about the Federal Government’s Anti-Terrorism Bill, Law Council of Australia president John North appeared before the Senate Legal ...

18 Nov 2005

Jail fears over AWA privacy

MANAGERS WHO disclose the identity of people on Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs) could face a six-month jail sentence under the Federal Governme...

18 Nov 2005

Terror debate not about rights versus legislation: Roxon

DEBATE ABOUT anti terror laws should not be portrayed as a battle between those who fight terrorism and those who defend civil liberties, the federal ...

18 Nov 2005

Firms’ budgets behind billing fraud

LAW FIRMS’ expectations of the number of chargeable hours their lawyers should work has seen a “huge growth”, Lawyers Weekly has learned...

18 Nov 2005

Victorian e-conveyance should go national: Hulls

THE VICTORIAN Government has called on state attorneys-general to recommend the adoption of Victoria’s model for electronic conveyancing as a nation...

18 Nov 2005

New hurdle for High Court: independence

IT BEING AN age where judicial appointment processes and appointees are subjected to more and more scrutiny, the appointment of Susan Crennan to the H...

18 Nov 2005

New president for ACLA

WHEN BRUCE BROWN is not tied up in his new role as manager of the Commonwealth Department of Finance and Administration’s legal branch, there is a g...

18 Nov 2005

Innovation lacking in top-tier

AUSTRALIA’S LARGE law firms have failed to innovate, apart from using new technology, and are missing the opportunity to help their clients by predi...

18 Nov 2005

Conference success

A NEW FORMAT and an exceptional bill of speakers provided a successful combination for organisers of the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association’s ...

11 Nov 2005

Clifford Chance catches Hong Kong big fish

THE TOP GUN at the Asian office of Clifford Chance will step aside next year to see a former Herbert Smith key player take on the role. Martin Rogers ...

11 Nov 2005

Judges’ opt out options queried

PICKING APART the draft anti-terrorism legislation has become a rushed and focused pastime of legal professionals and professional bodies seeking to f...

11 Nov 2005

International insight for UTS graduates

THOSE WHO feel like a little postgraduate study in their holidays to answer questions about the world will have access to four leading international g...

11 Nov 2005

Experts back current compliance laws

INCREASED REGULATION will do little to encourage Australian companies to be more socially responsible, according to the peak body for governance profe...

11 Nov 2005

Businesses may fall foul of regulators

HAVING A substantial compliance program in place is insufficient to prevent a business from falling foul of regulators and the courts. The business mu...

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