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NewLaw 04 May 2017 ByEmma MusgraveNational firm partner departs to head up new boutique

A former partner of Thomson Geer left the firm to launch a new boutique in an attempt to “get back to the basics”...

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News 03 May 2017 ByMelissa CoadeExclusive: 27 staff forced out of mid-tier in major cutbacks

A prominent Australian firm is understood to have axed more than 20 personnel in a move that has rocked staff across its...

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Big Law 03 May 2017 ByMelissa CoadePost-mortem on dramatic HSF partner split

The background on Herbert Smith Freehills’ fallout with eight defectors: hell hath no fury like 166 partners scorned...

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News 03 May 2017 ByTom LodewykeNew approach to national debt could hurt ‘most needy’

Pinsent Masons has warned that the federal Treasurer’s proposed clarification of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ debt in the...

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News 03 May 2017 ByTom LodewykeFamily lawyers and clients ‘deserve better’ from government

Australia’s Family Court is underfunded and lacks a meaningful presence in one key market, according to several...

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Big Law 02 May 2017 ByEmma MusgraveGlobal’s canned Canberra office bolsters local firm

The aftermath of a global law firm shutting the doors of its Canberra office has seen 13 of its former staff acquired by...

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Corporate Counsel 02 May 2017 ByTom LodewykeLawyers’ retirement options expanded

Legal profession super fund legalsuper has extended its offering with two new accounts.

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News 02 May 2017 ByTom LodewykeLCA voices concern over AFP data breach

The Law Council of Australia (LCA) has raised concerns over the recent unauthorised use of metadata by the Australian...

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Big Law 01 May 2017 ByEmma MusgraveHSF v White & Case settlement handed down

The Supreme Court of NSW has approved the settlement agreement between eight departing partners at White & Case and...

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News 01 May 2017 ByEmma MusgraveBond students take out top prize

Two students from Bond University have taken out top honours at an international moot hosted in Hong Kong.

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