Lawyersweekly - Top Stories

Lawyersweekly - Top Stories
Jan 27

NSW follows Victoria's lead

The NSW Bar Association has followed its Victorian counterpart and joined Australia's premier arbitration body.

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Jan 27

Lawyers overlooked for awards

Despite a number of lawyers being nominated for Australia Day Awards, the legal profession left empty handed in the major categories.

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Jan 27

Dangers of cyberspace exposed

Law firms and Australian companies are increasingly vulnerable to the US Government's overzealous regulation of cyberspace, according to a visiting information technology law expert.

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Jan 25

Broken tennis strings getting fixed

Gadens partner and Tennis Australia president Steve Healy has been mending fences with former greats to end the local drought at the Australian Open.

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Jan 24

Lawyer helps Tiwis find home

Piper Alderman partner Sebastian Greene has advised on a 99-year township lease which will help   Tiwi Islanders achieve home ownership.

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Jan 24

Principal warns against ASIC

The lawyer leading the class action on behalf of Storm investors has warned his clients that opting out of his class action proceedings in favour of action initiated by ASIC is a dangerous move.

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Jan 24

Jailing jurors doesn't work

The jury system must catch up with the realities of the 21st century and criminal sanctions won't stop jurors conducting online research, according to an expert on the civil jury system.

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Jan 24

ACLA head makes case against billable hour

President of the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association (ACLA), Suzanne Hillier, has highlighted the attractiveness of law firms which have abandoned the billable hour model.

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Jan 24

Battle of attrition for new LIV president

The ability to work and study remotely could lure lawyers from the city, according to the new president of the Law Institute of Victoria (LIV).

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Jan 24

Energy consumption challenges sustainability efforts

Despite the implementation of more energy efficient lighting systems, energy consumption remains a key challenge for sustainability-conscious firms such as Henry Davis York.

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Jan 20

HWL fishing in both ponds

HWL Ebsworth's managing partner believes his firm has harnessed a unique market between the top and mid tiers.

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Jan 20

Time up for racist laws

A leading constitutional law expert believes a referendum to officially recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Australian Constitution will be successful.

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Jan 20

Managing partner suspended from practice

The managing partner and two senior partners of a Melbourne law firm have been found guilty of professional misconduct and suspended from practice after mishandling over $300,000.

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Jan 19

Not all to follow Mallesons' lead

As the world shifts its focus towards Asia, Mallesons Stephen Jaques has chosen to merge with China's King & Wood on 1 March 2012. However, not all of Australia's remaining national firms plan to follow suit.

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Jan 19

Middletons takes on Queensland

Middletons has announced it will merge with Brisbane-based firm Flower and Hart, effective 1 March 2012.

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