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Big Law • 03 March 2012 • ByLawyers WeeklyThe need for Speed: Malcolm Speed

Malcolm Speed was carving out a niche for himself in sports law long before it was recognised as a discipline in...

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Big Law • 03 March 2012 • ByLawyers WeeklyAll flights grounded

London firms will always have an appetite for Australian lawyers, but the global financial crisis means plans for a...

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Big Law • 03 March 2012 • ByLawyers WeeklyThe 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...

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Big Law • 03 March 2012 • ByLawyers WeeklyHanging 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...

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Big Law • 03 March 2012 • ByLawyers WeeklyInvesting in the public good

Pro bono work has evolved into an organised arm of the legal sector, with associations, centres, partners and practice...

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Big Law • 03 March 2012 • ByLawyers WeeklyOptimistically 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...

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Big Law • 03 March 2012 • ByLawyers WeeklyThe 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...

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Big Law • 03 March 2012 • ByLawyers WeeklyCountering 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...

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Big Law • 03 March 2012 • ByLawyers WeeklyThe next Hardie move

While James Hardie's announcement of its intention to domicile in Ireland has been met with some controversy, the...

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Big Law • 03 March 2012 • ByLawyers WeeklyVictoria takes high-TEC approach to IT disputes

The Technology, Engineering and Construction List (TEC List) was introduced into the Victorian Supreme Court last...

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