Not all crimes that are committed are violent. Some crimes are silent but have a severe impact on the individual. One such crime is white-collar crime. Although they are typically non-violent in nature, they have a severe impact on an individual’s life. White-collar crimes include a range of offences, including fraud, money laundering, embezzlement, and […]
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New data reveals a stark reality in the Australian legal profession, with top earners at major law firms enjoy salaries well above national averages, half of these same firms pay their lowest-level employees less than what’s typical in other industries. Recent figures from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency Australia (WGEA) paint a worrying picture. Of
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Senior Director of Tax at Expedia Group (Transfer Pricing & International Tax) leading their global Transfer Pricing function, Dixon Hearder moves back to Baker McKenzie as a Tax Partner in Sydney. This comes off the back of only eight weeks ago, Banking & Finance Partner, Byran Paisley who rejoined the Firm from Hogan Lovells in
Conversation With Prima Facie Writer Suzie Miller Suzie Miller, a former human rights lawyer turned acclaimed playwright, shared her career-changing journey with HSF partner Sue Gilchrist. Miller’s transition from human rights law (working from what was Freehills and is now Herbert Smith Freehills) to writing has led to remarkable success, particularly with her smash hit
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Legal services disruptor LegalVision announces strategic partnership with Quadrant Private Equity, one of Australia’s leading private equity firms. Legal services disruptor LegalVision is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Quadrant Private Equity, one of Australia’s leading private equity firms. Founded in 2012, LegalVision has built its success on a subscription-based legal services model catering to startups,
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The long-simmering tensions between Maurice Blackburn Lawyers and its unionized workforce have erupted into a high-stakes game of legal chicken, with employees set to deploy a tactical time-recording boycott this week. This move could redefine labor relations in Australia’s plaintiff law sector.
At first glance, a one-day ban on timekeeping might seem like small potatoes in the world of labor disputes. But in the billable-hours ecosystem, the proposed action from Maurice Blackburn workers strikes at the financial aorta of firm operations.
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Gender Pay Gap Trends in Australian Law Firms Australia’s legal professions continues to grapple with persistent gender pay disparities, according to the latest Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) data for 2023–24. While some firms have made strides in closing gaps, nearly half of the 62 major law firms with comparable year-over-year data reported worsening median
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Personal Injury Law, Australia When you suffer an injury due to someone else’s negligence, you may be entitled to compensation. But there’s a catch—you have a limited time to take legal action. Each Australian state and territory has different deadlines for filing a personal injury claim. If you wait too long, you could lose your
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Jennifer Ball, President of the Law Society of NSW The Law Society of NSW welcomes the publication by National Legal Aid (NLA) of its 2024 Census of private legal practitioners who have been, or presently deliver legal services to people with grants of legal aid. Approximately one third of the 1010 respondents to the NLA’s
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In what feels like the final chapter of television’s longest-running legal drama, Australia’s Channel Ten has now agreed to pay journalist Lisa Wilkinson $1.15 million to cover her legal expenses from the Bruce Lehrmann defamation saga.
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