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Corrs promotes two litigation partners
27 January 2015 ByLeanne MezraniCorrs promotes two litigation partners

Corrs Chambers Westgarth has promoted two senior associates to partner, including a finalist in the 2014 Lawyers Weekly...

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27 January 2015 ByFelicity NelsonNew Victorian silks given choice of QC or SC

Victoria’s most recently-anointed silks have been given the option of adopting the Queen’s Counsel (QC) title.

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Margaret Cunneen
21 January 2015 ByLeanne MezraniICAC offers to pay Cunneen's costs in High Court battle

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has offered to pay Margaret Cunneen SC's legal costs as the...

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Woman to head judiciary for the first time
21 January 2015 ByFelicity NelsonWoman to head judiciary for the first time

Court of Appeal judge Lady Justice Macur will be the first female Senior Presiding Judge (SPJ) for England and Wales.

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Stan Kondilios
20 January 2015 ByLeanne MezraniEx-Maddocks senior partner returns to large law

The former Sydney head of Maddocks has joined Hall & Wilcox after a brief stint running his own boutique practice.

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ABA joins legal condemnation of PM
19 January 2015 ByDigitalABA joins legal condemnation of PM

The Australian Bar Association (ABA) has criticised prime minister Tony Abbott for his attack on Gillian Triggs.

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No meaningful change in government work for female barristers
19 January 2015 ByDigitalNo meaningful change in government work for female barristers

Male barristers maintained their advantage in the distribution of federal government briefs last year, receiving almost...

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Exclusive: CBP lawyer takes GC role
19 January 2015 ByLeanne MezraniExclusive: CBP lawyer takes GC role

A former senior associate at CBP Lawyers in Brisbane is now the legal head of a national childcare and education...

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Exclusive: Embattled Perth firm loses practice head
19 January 2015 ByLeanne MezraniExclusive: Embattled Perth firm loses practice head

The struggling Perth arm of Rockwell Olivier has lost a principal to a fast-growing mid tier set to open its fifth...

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New head for world’s premier legal body
15 January 2015 ByDigitalNew head for world’s premier legal body

An American has been elected head of the International Bar Association (IBA) for the first time in 25 years.

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