The role of women in law – or at least the need to ensure more women wind up in senior legal roles – has occupied the legal profession for many years in many jurisdictions. But as the number of women in the profession continues to grow (with more women than men in Australia already) more […]
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Victor Kline, the New Liberals leader and barrister has announced a further legal action against Christian Porter on behalf of the alleged rape victim and “every single woman whom ‘the Honourable’ swinging dicks have humiliated”. Kline and former prosecutor Vania Holt had read the newly publicly available dossier detailing historic rape allegations against the
MinterEllison’s Australian offices continue to shed partners with five key finance partners departing and with special counsel Caitlin Chiu and long-serving partner John Mosley heading to Corrs Chambers Westgarth. The moves follow the mass departures in February when three partners left for Corrs as it continues its expansion. An earlier departure was big name M&A
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MinterEllison has appointed a successor to previous Managing Partner and CEO Annette Kimmitt who left the firm after an email firestorm erupted over the previous CEO’s actions in respect of the Christian Porter row. The scandal involves an email Kimmitt sent to the firm’s 2000-odd employees advising that the firm was acting for Australian Attorney
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Former Australian Attorney-General Christian Porter has been busy of late – terminating his defamation claim against the ABC and now revealing his new relationship with profile Sydney criminal lawyer Karen Espiner. Porter hit the headlines with his defamation claim has revealed he’s found love with a Sydney-based criminal law specialist, after discontinuing his defamation action
Class Action law firm Slater and Gordon is looking at a possible claim against a2 Milk for those investors who had bought shares in the business in the nine months when the company posted downgrades and a major price slump. Based on its investigations to date, Slater and Gordon wrote in an email to investors
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But the Ashursts’ Chief is also aware of the global war for legal talent . . and his firm sees itself at the forefront of that battle Working out what is going to show major growth for law firms this year and beyond from a law firm leaders’ viewpoint is always an interesting insight and
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Legal press reports indicate that the former global chair of Norton Rose Fulbright is to leave her office in Sydney to join DLA Piper. Tricia Hobson has been a woman legal leader for some time and was elected to the position at Norton Rose in 2018 after 13 years at the firm. In an interview
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Medianet Release 25 May 2021 Powered by LawFuel Australian Family Law Court Dilemma: Trial to proceed into its eighth year due to file mismanagement Parents of two special needs children are preparing for their eighth year in the Australian Family Law Court; A delay caused due to the mismanagement of legal Court documents related to
As New Zealand deals with the long-running Russell McVeagh sexual harassment hearing, Australian students come up with a sexual harassment digital platform solution A group of students at the University of Sydney have developed Confidant – an online platform where users can anonymously report and seek redress and support for bullying and sexual harassment in
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