November 2015 Law Report

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16 November 2015

By: Felicity Nelson

Lawyers Weekly looks at the top legal stories of the month, including the push to take the Uniform Law national.

Journalist Lara Bullock also discusses the proposed merger between national firm Gadens and global firm Dentons, as well as the naming of Bali-nine barrister Julian McMahon as the Victorian Australian of the Year 2016.

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