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BGC Group offloads 2 Perth hotels

Baker McKenzie has advised BGC Group simultaneously across two separate Perth hotel sales.

13 June 2019
By Grace Ormsby
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NSW Chief Justice bestowed honorary doctorate

The Chief Justice of New South Wales can add a new achievement to his resume, having received an honorary doctorate from the University of Sydney.

13 June 2019
By Grace Ormsby
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Online lender takes on IPO

Online lender Prospa Group Limited has undertaken an initial public offering valued at more than $600 million.

13 June 2019
By Grace Ormsby
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Ashurst partner and board member asked to leave

A partner in the Munich office of global firm Ashurst, who also served as a board member, has been asked to leave the firm.

12 June 2019
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Are employment contracts increasingly being used to control employees’ lives?

The debate about lawyers’ freedom to use social media rages on, with an award-winning employment partner expressing concern that employment contracts may serve to exert control insofar as to undermine one’s right to engage publicly.

12 June 2019
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Solicitor to be refused practising certificate pending compliance with Notice

A New South Wales-based practitioner has been found guilty of professional misconduct, was reprimanded and is to be refused a practising certificate until she has complied with the requirements of a Notice issued under the Uniform Law.

12 June 2019
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Uber cleared in Fair Work investigation

Ride-sharing app Uber has been cleared by the Fair Work Ombudsman of being in breach of workplace rules, after an investigation was launched to determine whether its drivers are employees in the eyes of the law.

12 June 2019
By Adam Zuchetti
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New hotel for Melbourne’s Southbank

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised a Singaporean hospitality company on its acquisition of a new hotel in Melbourne’s Southbank.

12 June 2019
By Grace Ormsby
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Queen’s Birthday Honours cites services to law

A number of notable judges, lawyers, academics and community members have been recognised for their services to the law and the judiciary in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2019.

12 June 2019
By Grace Ormsby
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Inner-city precinct to see build-to-rent project

Mirvac has acquired a purpose-built build-to-rent project in Melbourne’s CBD.

12 June 2019
By Grace Ormsby