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The balancing act
Finding a balance between work and leisure is an ongoing battle for most Australians, with its achievement much easier said than done. Briana Everett looks at the reality of work/life balance in…
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Animal law: for clients who offer little thanks
Animal lawyers must choose their battles carefully in their quest to encourage incremental change benefiting the welfare of animals, writes Angela Priestley Since April, the BP Deepwater Horizon…
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Legal Leaders: Daring to be different - Marque Lawyers' Michael Bradley
Boredom, dissatisfaction and a belief that there had to be a better way to practice law led Michael Bradley, managing partner of Marque Lawyers, to create his own legal nirvana. He speaks to…
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By Lawyers Weekly
Living it up offshore
Despite taking a hit from the recession like the rest of the world, lawyers are still living the life in offshore tax havens. Briana Everett gets a taste of their island lifeHigh gross salaries,…
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Game on: Commonwealth Games legal director Stuart Corbishley
For Commonwealth Games legal director Stuart Corbishley, clear career aspirations and a whole lot of hard work led to a stint in one of the world's craziest cities. Claire Chaffey reports.When…
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By Lawyers Weekly
Therapeutic jurisprudence
This year Victoria joined the international trend to keep offenders with mental health problems out of the jail system and into specialised, problem solving courts. Luke Williams reports from…
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By Lawyers Weekly
Practice Profile: Workplace law - Let sleeping laws lie
As the political circus around industrial relations laws continues, the effects of Labor's Fair Work Act are still yet to be fully grasped or appreciated. And this, reports Claire Chaffey,…
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By Lawyers Weekly
Practice Profile: Litigating the legacy of asbestos
The incidence of asbestos-related diseases is set to peak after 2010, meaning asbestos lawyers can only expect more work to come their way as Australia experiences the lingering effects of its…
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By Lawyers Weekly
2010 Icon Awards: Lawyers honoured
A who's who of Australia's best legal talent was in attendance at the inaugural Lawyers Weekl
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By Lawyers Weekly
2010 Icon Awards: Norton Rose's John Sharkey recognised for Life Achievement
A humble John Sharkey was awarded the 2010 Randstad Legal Life Achievement Award at the inaugural Lawyers Week
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