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Australia Law – Dot Legal Expands in Sydney CBD

Dot Legal Law Firm Expands Presence with New Branch Office in Sydney Central Business DistrictImage: https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXdV3yAeytP3_heNjnEbCjAl84UrmtXBJGIZ3JMGZ8qjXIdL4GxcICgu7p84LlaIVhnbupvNDIXs0hD_eyruLGNEVGGX9qORczqE2xM18z_KT9F_14EZXYQiEGFMozWK6R4?key=FTfxWQZMh82yJ89cay-5831u Sydney, Australia – Dot Legal [https://www.dotlegal.com.au], a leading boutique law firm known for its client-centric approach and expertise across various legal disciplines, is excited to announce the opening of its new branch office in the heart of Sydney Central Business […]

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Slater & Gordon File Class Action for NRMA Insurance Clients

Slater and Gordon has filed a class action on behalf of millions of customers related to the pricing of NRMA home and/or contents insurance policies issued by Insurance Australia Limited (IAL), as part of the ‘Get your Insurance Back’ campaign. The statement of claim, filed in the Victorian Supreme Court, accuses IAL, under parent company Insurance

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Australian Law Firms – Clyde & Co Faces Significant Partner Departures Amid Financial Struggles

Australia Law News, Featured, UK Law / December 6, 2024

One-third of the local partners at London-based Clyde & Co are departing, including all six members of its once-thriving cybersecurity practice. The exodus comes as the firm grapples with financial challenges and continues its search for a merger partner. The cybersecurity group, which had been a standout for Clyde & Co, is leaving to establish

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Wotton Kearney Add Clyde & Co Team in Sydney

Australia Law News, Press Releases / December 2, 2024

Insurance law specialists have built their Sydney team with the recruitment of litigation and insurance law specialist Jacques Jacobs from Clyde & Co. Wotton & Kearney are growing their offering of financial and insurance law services with the acquisition. The firm’s media statement regarding the announcement is below – Wotton Kearney has scored another win

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Why Lawyers Need To Know About Billable, Neurosurveillance in the Era of Working From Home

Australia Law News, Featured, Law Firms / November 28, 2024

Allan McCay Workplace surveillance is starting to become more intimate. This development has implications for lawyers as it can potentially generate more work for them with the emergence of new issues for clients that will require legal advice or representation, human rights issues, and perhaps even change the way that lawyers bill. One example of

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Murphy’s Law – Chris Murphy, The Criminal Law Star Alan Jones Uses

Australia Law News, LawStars, Lawyers / November 20, 2024

When the police came to arrest Australian radio heavyweight Alan Jones it was Chris Murphy who was beside the famed broadcaster, just as he has stood beside so many others facing criminal prosecution. Jones, the veteran Australian broadcaster and former rugby coach faces multiple indecent assault and related charges for historic sex offences. And Chris

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Australia Law News – Historical win for Indigenous survivors of abuse

Australia Law News, Press Releases / November 18, 2024

Last week week, a landmark decision was handed down supporting a precedent set last year which removed barriers to compensation for survivors of child sexual abuse. The High Court of Australia has ruled that a permanent stay of proceedings will not be entirely granted in the case of Willmot v. The State of Queensland. Slater and Gordon

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A lawyer’s survival guide for starting a business while growing your family

Australia Law News, Law Firm Management, Lawyers / November 18, 2024

Melanie Vairawanathan Starting a law firm is an exciting milestone. Yet, diving into entrepreneurship while also growing your family can feel like balancing on a tightrope without a net. I experienced this firsthand when I found out I was expecting my first child just months after launching my own law firm in 2022. The journey

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Kate Barton Takes the Helm as Global CEO of Dentons

Australia Law News, Big Law / November 18, 2024

Dentons has announced its leadership by Kate Barton as the firm’s new Global CEO, following a detailed selection process by the firm’s board of directors and Global Advisory Committee. She succeeds Elliott Portnoy. Dentons’ polycentric approach and global presence in over 80 countries require someone with unique abilities to continue to growth at a time

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DWF Makes Major Australian Move – Again

Australia Law News, Law Firms, Press Releases / November 16, 2024

DWF, the UK-based integrated legal and business services provider, has added a nine-partner insurance litigation team from national firm Hall & Wilcox to boost its Australian business, after commencing a major Australian move in 2019. DWF sharply reduced its Australian team in 2021 and the new team, led by partners Matt Curll and Rachael Arnold,

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