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Brisbane Bullets bought by US private equity firm

Private equity investment firm Brisbane Basketball USA LLC has been advised on the purchase of Brisbane Bullets Pty Ltd.

28 October 2019
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Missing page reveals Lawyer X inquiry was considered from the beginning

New and explosive details emerging from the commission into police informants found Victoria Police handlers were aware, and were preparing for, the possibility of a royal commission over the management of barrister Nicola Gobbo since the beginning.

25 October 2019
By Naomi Neilson
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Recording of overtime will ensure new lawyers have better cultural expectations

New industrial regulations requiring junior lawyers to clock all of their overtime means that those coming through the ranks will have a different view of what is expected of them as members of the legal profession, argues one principal.

25 October 2019
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Corporate Counsel Summit and Awards launched for 2020

Lawyers Weekly is proud to present the second annual Corporate Counsel Summit and the fourth Corporate Counsel Awards, which will both be held on Friday, 20 March 2020.

25 October 2019
By Jerome Doraisamy
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CBP makes 3 senior appointments

National firm Colin Biggers & Paisley has appointed two practitioners to special counsel and one to senior associate.

25 October 2019
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Athena Home Loans advised on $70m funding

In what it says is “one of Australia’s largest ever fintech capital raises”, Athena Home Loans has been advised on a $70 million Series C funding round.

25 October 2019
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Qld extends definition of abuse, sets aside statute of limitations

Queensland tells abuse survivors “we see you” by extending the definition of abuse to include physical and psychological abuse.

25 October 2019
By Naomi Neilson
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Firm mourns ‘rising young lawyer’ Stuart Efstathis

Young Brisbane intellectual property lawyer Stuart Efstathis has died at the age of 26 due to an ongoing respiratory condition.

25 October 2019
By Naomi Neilson
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Managing clients who engage with ‘extremely dangerous’ Facebook advice groups

Increasingly, parties to family law proceedings are turning to Facebook groups for advice on navigating those proceedings. How best can practitioners manage clients who engage with such online forums?

24 October 2019
By Jerome Doraisamy
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New rules set to prevent young lawyers from being overworked

Law firms will soon be required to log the number of hours worked by graduate lawyers and paralegals to ensure young staff are being appropriately remunerated.

24 October 2019
By Naomi Neilson