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22 Jul 2005

LAWYERS ARE not immune to the strains and stresses of managing their professional and personal lives. Nor are they immune to the consequences of those...

22 Jul 2005

Bush calls for Vic young lawyers

YOUNG LAWYERS will now help service country law firms that have found it difficult to find staff due to competition with more popular locations in the...

22 Jul 2005

McBrat won’t be bullied by Maccas

THE MANY Irish people with family names starting with ‘Mc’ are being deprived of the right to use a derivation of their names because fast food gi...

22 Jul 2005

Compliance role in crisis

WHILE COMPLIANCE is evolving from a regulatory imperative to a competitive advantage, financial services firms are struggling to determine the best ro...

22 Jul 2005

UTS on gender parity in the Pacific

A HUMAN RIGHTS lawyer yesterday considered the prospect of New Caledonia’s future independence, which he said could become more remote because of th...

22 Jul 2005

Aussie firms to hunt Kiwi lawyers

AS THE SHOCK of the recent terrorist bombings in London reverberated through the legal community, Australian legal recruiters struggling to cater to m...

22 Jul 2005

Minter’s partner judged worthy

CHAIRMAN OF partners at Minter Ellison’s Brisbane office, Andrew Greenwood, will be donning a different cap after his recent appointment as a Judge ...

22 Jul 2005

Mallesons pulls off PPP boon

WHILE ALMOST doubling the total project amount achieved by its closest competitor in project finance over the past six months, according to recently r...

22 Jul 2005

Deacons advised on workplace reforms

MINISTER FOR Employment and Workplace Relations Kevin Andrews confirmed his intention to introduce significant workplace reforms, including a total re...

22 Jul 2005

New moot court open for debate

GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY’S new electronic moot court was opened at the Nathan campus in Brisbane this week by Queensland Attorney-General and Minister fo...

22 Jul 2005

Lawyers to sport winter medals

THE QUESTION on everybody’s lips at this year’s Volvo Lawyers Ski Race will be whether any non-Olympic medallists will be able to score a win, aft...

22 Jul 2005

Macliver to head Bell Gully

NEW ZEALAND law firm Bell Gully has appointed Stephen Macliver as the firm’s new chief executive, after an international search.Macliver is Chairman...

15 Jul 2005

Most WMC lawyers stay on

BHP BILLITON has offered positions to eight members of WMC Resources’ 12-strong in-house legal team following its recent takeover of the company.WMC...

15 Jul 2005

London lures our lawyers

AFTER LONDON’S financial market recovered from the initial shock of the terrorist attacks on the city last week, it was soon business as usual. As t...

15 Jul 2005

Freehills, Allens in M&A victory

COMPETITION TO take the place as top dog in mergers and acquisitions has again begun. While Freehills this year clearly dominated the Thomson Financia...

15 Jul 2005

Law Society slams government freeloading

THERE SHOULD BE an urgent review of New South Wales court fees and charges system so that government departments are forced to pay their share of the ...

15 Jul 2005

Maxwell QC appointed to Victorian Supreme Court

Chris Maxwell QC, a former Legal Aid Commissioner and former president of Liberty Victoria, has been appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Vict...

15 Jul 2005

Pay not quick fix in lawyer shortage

WHILE AUSTRALIAN FIRMS have been shaking off a conservatism in their recruitment strategies over recent months, determined not to be caught out in a c...

8 Jul 2005

ASX rules yielding little risk info

MOST LISTED Australian companies have not used the advent of the Australian Stock Exchange’s corporate governance guidelines to increase disclosure ...

8 Jul 2005

Tightly-focused marketing turns small firms into big fish

CLIENTS THAT used to want just good service from their lawyers are now seeking specialist industry expertise as well, attendees at a recent seminar on...