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All flights grounded
London firms will always have an appetite for Australian lawyers, but the global financial crisis means plans for a stint working overseas might be best shelved for the time being, writes Sarah…
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The war of the words
It seems that business jargon is loathed by so many in the UK that some organisations are urging employees to cut certain tedious terms from their vocabularies. The UK's Kate Hilpern asks if…
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Lawyers Weekly
Hanging on: 5 strategies for cutting costs, not heads
Employees are usually a law firm's greatest cost. As firms examine ways to cut the wage bill, Sarah O'Carroll investigates alternatives that their HR departments can take for saving costs that…
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Investing in the public good
Pro bono work has evolved into an organised arm of the legal sector, with associations, centres, partners and practice groups dedicated to the cause, but it's not just the community that…
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Lawyers Weekly
Optimistically speaking - talk of M&A "uptick"
Half-yearly league tables reveal some stories of M&A success among Australia's largest law firms - depending on how they are examined - but even more telling could be the optimistic…
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The view from the top, Heath Ducker
Heath Ducker's autobiography tells the story of a young man's ambition to rise out of poverty and all the way to the top. He speaks to Angela Priestley At just 27, it's difficult to believe that…
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Lawyers Weekly
Countering claims of a 'lawyers' picnic' on human rights
The legal community answers its critics on the suggestion that formalised human rights are advocated largely as a means to further bolster their workloads, Angela Priestley reports Claims that…
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The next Hardie move
While James Hardie's announcement of its intention to domicile in Ireland has been met with some controversy, the legalities of the move raise some unique issues, writes Sarah Sharples James…
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Lawyers Weekly
Victoria takes high-TEC approach to IT disputes
The Technology, Engineering and Construction List (TEC List) was introduced into the Victorian Supreme Court last Friday, replacing the Building and Construction List and providing a new…
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