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Priya Murthy
Fighting for settlement
It is one of the hottest areas in legal practice at the moment – commercial dispute resolution. Justin Whealing looks at the rise and rise of ADR and how different bodies are turning a buck through settling disputes.
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Priya Murthy
Legal Leaders: Fighting the good fight
The barrister at the centre of one of Australia’s highest-profile terrorism cases speaks about his own brush with the Federal Police, being president of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights and his ongoing fight for justice. Leanne Mezrani reports.
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Priya Murthy
Class acts
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) is something that all lawyers have to partake in. Justin Whealing speaks to two high-profile CLE providers to find out how they incorporate modern legal trends into their courses.
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Stephanie Quine
Extreme makeover: The NSW Report
The legal landscape in Australia is undergoing a transformation and nowhere is that more evident than in NSW. In a state where almost 26,000 lawyers practice in a mix of global, national, newly merged, boutique and mid-tier law firms, as well as government and corporate entities, Stephanie Quine...
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Holding Redlich gets involved in the arts
Cutting in the middle man
Congestion in the courts, delays in litigation and rising legal costs. It is little wonder businesses are avoiding the courtroom and looking to alternative dispute resolution (ADR). But are lawyers meeting the demand? Leanne Mezrani reports.
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Stephanie Quine
Age-old question
They’re older, wiser and can use a photocopier without needing instruction. They have organisational skills, workplace stamina and more life experience than the average grad straight out of uni. But is the potential of mature-age law students being unduly overlooked in the graduate recruitment...
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Priya Murthy
Legal Leaders: Humble beginnings
A child of working-class Spanish migrants, Juan Martinez has risen to the top of one of Australia’s largest partnerships. HWL Ebsworth’s managing partner says the challenges he faced in his youth have given him the hunger to succeed and shaped his leadership style. He speaks to Miro Sandev...
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Holding Redlich gets involved in the arts
Social climbers
Law firms have taken their first tentative steps into the social media sphere, but they still have much to learn about fully utilising it to the advantage of their business. Justin Whealing reports.
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Holding Redlich gets involved in the arts
Running on empty
Tasmania may be the country’s smallest state, with only around 500 practising lawyers, but it remains active in the area of law reform. However, Tassie’s struggle to attract and retain legal talent to the ageing profession on the island is just one of the reasons why many of Tasmania’s...
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