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Law Firm Claims Major Airlines and Travel Agents Shortchanged Travellers After COVID-19 Travel Disruptions

Powered by LawFuel – Investigations by Slater and Gordon have revealed tens’ of thousands of Australians are being shortchanged by major airlines, travel agents and tour companies after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted their travel plans. The leading class action law firm believes that major travel providers, including Qantas and Jetstar, may have breached their legal […]

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Coronavirus Cutbacks at Australian Law Firms – From Reduced Partner Draws to Salary Freezes

A range of Australian law firms are taking steps to cutback on both partner drawings and salaries as they fight off the effects of the Coronoavirus crisis. An international law firm is reducing partner drawings and has asked employees to adopt an 80 per cent work pattern and equivalent remuneration reduction, among other new measures

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George Pell Decision a Major Win For One of Australia’s Top Lawyers – The $25,000-a-day Silk

The unanimous High Court decision to acquit Cardinal George Pell is a major win for Bret Walker SC, cementing his place as one of Australia top lawyers. In releasing Cardinal Pell from prison, the Court said there was “a significant possibility that an innocent person has been convicted because the evidence did not establish guilt

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Barristers Seeking Government Help During Pandemic

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Junior barristers are suffering from the current pandemic in multiple jurisdictions. In the UK there has been strong criticism of the government’s package to support self-employed individuals and in New South Wales barristers are seeking urgent support. The UK junior barristers have written an open letter signed by over 200 junior barristers about the Self-Employed

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Law Firm Launches Consulting Service To Complement Legal Services

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Powered by LawFuel – International law firm Ashurst has broadened its client offering with the launch of Ashurst Consulting, a new business line providing specialist consulting services that complement the firm’s core legal services. The move comes as clients increasingly seek holistic solutions that help them comply with the complex regulatory and legal frameworks in

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New South Wales Law Society Reduce Fees by 90 Per Cent After COVID-19

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In order to better support members across the state during COVID-19, the New South Wales Law Society has reduced membership fees for the coming year by more than 90 per cent. In a statement issued on Tuesday afternoon, Law Society of NSW president Richard Harvey said the state-based legal member association was “acutely aware” of

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Gadens appoints Mark Pistilli as new CEO

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Powered by LawFuel – Gadens has appointed Mark Pistilli as the new Chief Executive Officer of its Melbourne and Sydney partnership. Mark joins Gadens from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where he was a legal partner on PwC’s legal leadership team and practising across corporate and commercial matters including in M&A, strategic Boardroom advisory, major projects and litigation

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Something Old, Something New – One Barrister’s Love for the Horse Hair Wig . . And His Fight Against Something Far More Modern

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They may be relics these days, but for barrister Ray Broomhall, the collection of wigs is part of a desire to retain a slice of legal history. But at the same time this barrister has successfully fought against something far more modern than the wigs of old. As wigs are now part of legal history

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Unleashing Hell – Russell Crowe Adds Gladiatorial Push For Kiwis in Australia

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Ex-pat Kiwi Russell Crowe has been asked to deliver a gladiatorial blow to Australia’s hard line stance on Kiwi expats living in Australia in order to provide fairer treatment. As one of New Zealand’s highest-profile ‘Australians’, (Crowe was born in Island Bay, Wellington), the Oscar-winning actor has been requested to lend his weight to a

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Rimon Law Welcomes Top Capital Markets Partner Andrew Reilly as head of new Sydney Office

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Reilly has been a leader in representing Australian and New Zealand companies in accessing the US Capital Markets for the past 20 years  Powered by LawFuel – Opening its first office in Australia, leading international law firm Rimon Law welcomes Capital Markets attorney Andrew Reilly, who advises Australian and New Zealand companies on accessing the US and other international capital markets, as a Partner in its new Sydney office.  Rimon’s Sydney office, along with the opening of two offices this

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