MinterEllison launches integrated environmental, social and governance (ESG) offering focused on climate risk and sustainability, business and human rights, responsible finance and investment, and governance and conduct. The single purpose-oriented service group offers clients a truly future-focused and risk sensitive view of sustainable and responsible business practice. In response to strong client demand, MinterEllison launches
Pinsent Masons has grown its infrastructure and energy practice with the addition of two new partners. Mark Waddell and James Morgan-Payler have joined the firm from global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright. Sydney-based Mr Waddell has two decades’ work handling construction infrastructure and related work,, including representing some of China’s largest infrastructure projects from his bases
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Leaving Big Law To Help Other Lawyers Facing Mental Health Issues . . The ‘Happy’ Mission To Lift Lawyers Jeremy Fischbach is a former Big Law attorney who became concerned about the extent of mental health issues in the law, and other professions, and decided to do something about it. He left his career in
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Bob Jones* In the legal battle between the sacked footballer and the Australian Rugby Union, the former is on pretty solid ground. The Rugby Union is relying on an agreement with Folau, following an earlier identical furore, that he would desist citing his religious beliefs publicly. The problem the ARU has is that such an
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A team of academics explore how a union default might work through legal regulation HAMILTON, 24 JUNE 2019 – A team of academics is calling for a change to voluntary unionism. Instead of the present non-union default for workers, common in many countries, they would like to see a union default, and they have
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Solicitors leaving larger practices to work in smaller firms has increased from 53% in 2016 to 64% in 2019 London, U.K., 08 July, 2019 – Powered by LawFuel – The latest Bellwether report titled, ‘Is the Future Small?’, published today by LexisNexis UK, a leading global provider of information and analytics; highlights that not only
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UK-based Clyde & Co is to continue its aggressive Australian expansion, including by poaching partners, a Law.com report says. The firm has experienced strong, double-digit growth on the back of litigation growth in the Australian market, since establishing itself in Australia in 2012. “We are aggressively pursuing growth in each of the industries that we
Epstein Charged: “Jeffrey Epstein abused underage girls for years, operating a scheme in which girls he victimized would recruit others for Epstein to exploit and abuse. . “ Alleged Conduct Occurred in both New York and Florida over Multiple Years, Involving Dozens of Victims Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern
Morrison & Foerster Adds a Powerhouse Team of Nine Corporate Lawyers to Its Industry-Leading Corporate Group Led by Randy Bullard, the Team’s Practice Also Further Enhances the Firm’s Newly Announced Latin America Desk, Which Includes Corporate, Litigation, Compliance, and Finance Capabilities Left to right: partners Enrique Conde, Randy Bullard, Alexandra Aguirre, and Juan Delgado. NEW
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Three experienced younger litigators about to set up a new Chambers in Auckland. Davey Salmon, who has been involved in a range of high profile litigation in recent years, is joined by MinterEllisonRuddWatts partner Zane Kennedy and family law specialist Zara Matheson. The trio are currently sorting out accomodation for the new, as yet unnamed
