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MinterEllison Appoint CEO Successor Following Kimmitt’s Christian Porter Brouhaha

Australia Law News / June 21, 2021

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 Attorney General Christian Porter’s Busy Schedule: Discontinuing Defamation Action and Falling in Love

Australia Law News, Lawyers / June 3, 2021

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

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Australian Class Action Law Firm Looks at Kiwi A2 Claim

Australia Law News, New Zealand Law News / May 31, 2021

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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What Are The 4 Areas Of Global Growth That This Global Law Firm Leader Sees for 2021

Australia Law News, Big Law, Headlining, Law Firms / May 30, 2021

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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Surprise Job Change For Top Woman Lawyer and Former Norton Rose Fulbright Chair

Australia Law News, Law Firms / May 28, 2021

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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Australian Family Law Court Dilemma: Trial to proceed into its eighth year due to file mismanagement

Australia Law News, Press Releases / May 25, 2021

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

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Australian Students Address Sexual Harassment at Law Firms With New Digital Platform

Australia Law News, Law Firms, New Zealand Law News / May 24, 2021

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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‘Magic’ Australian-Based Josef Legal Platform Gets $2.5 Million Funding

Australia Law News, Law Technology / May 19, 2021

Australian-based legal software platform Josef, has raised $2.5 million in a funding round led by Australian venture capital company Carthona Capital along with US investors that include The LegalTech Fund. Added to the startup’s $1 million seed round in 2019, it has total funding to $3.5 million. Josef’s software enables legal professionals to automate legal tasks

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LegalTech Startup LawVu Raised Millions As Kiwi Entrepreneur Eyes US In-House Legal Market

Australia Law News, Headlining NZ, Law Firm Technology, NZ Featured Posts / May 4, 2021

Kiwi legaltech startup LawVu, a collaboration tool for in-house legal teams, has raised $2.5 million in a funding round involving Australian, US and New Zealand investors. It’s another major milestone for founder Sam Kidd. The latest round follows a 2020 funding investment of $3.65 million, with its legaltech suite of tools used by clients including

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Law Firm Gender Equality – Ashurst Appoint 14 Partners With Three-Quarters Being Women

Australia Law News, Press Releases, UK Law / May 3, 2021

The move towards gender equality in law firms continues with the latest announcement from law firm Ashurst Global law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of 14 partners, with effect from 1 May 2021. This year over three quarters (78%) of the new partners are female, building on the two thirds who were promoted last year.

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