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Aus managing partner to aid UN on industrial safety

Clyde & Co managing partner Michael Tooma is set to sit on the initial United Nations conference on ‘Ensuring industrial safety and security’. He spoke to Lawyers Weekly about the legislative issues and how lawyers can assist, both domestically and globally.

05 April 2019
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Livestreaming laws revamp may have ‘serious unintended consequences’

Changes to legislation – in the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attack – require proper consultation and must be fair and effective, according to a national advocacy body.

05 April 2019
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Coleman Greig pioneers White Ribbon program in Aus law

Coleman Greig Lawyers has been officially recognised as a White Ribbon accredited workplace, with the firm noting itself as the first law firm in Australia to do so.

05 April 2019
By Grace Ormsby
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Jervois Mining increases global foothold with 2 mergers

Dentons is advising ASX-listed Jervois Mining on its planned mergers with Canada’s M2 Cobalt and eCobalt Solutions Inc.

05 April 2019
By Grace Ormsby
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Private equity firm raises $400m in 5 weeks

MinterEllison has advised an Australian private equity firm on the formation of a new $400 million fund.

05 April 2019
By Grace Ormsby
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Lawyer X royal commission: What we know so far

The first public hearing into Victoria Police’s interactions with Nicola Gobbo has wrapped up. Here’s what emerged from that hearing, and what we can expect moving forward.

04 April 2019
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Former Oxfam Australia CEO appointed to Judicial Commission of Victoria

The former chief executive officer for Oxfam Australia and former race discrimination commissioner has been appointed as a member of the Judicial Commission of Victoria.

04 April 2019
By Jerome Doraisamy
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EDO wins ‘important’ Great Barrier Reef legal challenge

A challenge against the use of lethal shark drumlines within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has been a successful one by the Environmental Defenders Office NSW.

04 April 2019
By Grace Ormsby
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Immigration law needs ‘less puritanism and more flexibility’

Immigration law in Australia is “more driven by a puritanical and punitive streak rather than a human right focus”, according to a specialist in the area.

04 April 2019
By Grace Ormsby
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Montessori Academy snapped up by education investors

PwC Legal has aided Australian early childhood education company Montessori Academy on its majority purchase by Greentown Education Investment shareholders.

04 April 2019
By Grace Ormsby