DWF has announced a significant expansion of its business in Australia. A team of seven principal lawyers* will join the global legal business from the Melbourne law firm, WARD Lawyers. In total, a team of 23 lawyers and support staff will move across to DWF, significantly increasing its presence in Melbourne. Led by Managing Director […]
The first lawsuit to emerge from Australia’s Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has been issued, with Australia’s leading class action law firm Maurice Blackburn Lawyers taking on Westpac for providing loans in breach of responsible lending laws. The Royal Commission conducted seven rounds of public hearings over 68 days,
Allen & Overy is expanding its regulatory consulting business, A&O Consulting, to Australia with the appointment of a new Partner to head the practice. Lee Alam will join A&O Consulting from Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), where he was the General Manager of Global Regulatory Affairs. In this role he was responsible for managing CBA’s
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Global, sector-focused law firm HFW expands its service capability in Australia with the hire of a specialist industrial relations and employment team including two new partners. Gavin Vallely, Managing Partner Australia, HFW: “We are thrilled to welcome Mark Sant, Brendan Milne and their team to HFW. Mark and Brendan are very accomplished and highly regarded
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15 January 2019The global law firm Jones Day announces that Adam Salter, a partner in the Firm’s Labor & Employment Practice will serve as Partner-in-Charge of the Firm’s Perth Office effective January 1, 2019. Jones Day’s Perth Office works with the Firm’s practices and offices throughout the world to ensure that every client is advised and counseled by the lawyers
In 2013, a man in Wisconsin, US, was arrested for attempting to flee a police officer and driving a car used in a recent shooting. While none of his crimes mandated prison time, the judge in the case said the man had a high risk of recidivism and sentenced him to six years prison. The
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MinterEllison has lodged a further submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) Inquiry into Class Action Proceedings and Third-Party Litigation Funders, with the firm calling for a closer look at the appropriateness of short sellers’ participation in shareholder class actions.In its earlier submission of 30 July 2018, MinterEllison’s response to the ALRC Inquiry called
Herbert Smith Freehills has announced a partnership with UNSW Law in Sydney to establish the Herbert Smith Freehills China International Business and Economic Law (CIBEL) Centre. The Centre will strengthen research and partnerships in international business and economic law relevant to China in the 21st century, and particularly to the Australia-China trading corridor. The five-year
Law firm King & Wood Mallesons has achieved a ‘first’ – the first Australian law firm receiving a notice from the occupational health and safety regulator, WorkSafe Victoria for improving working conditions for its lawyers following increased workloads resulting from the Australian inquiry into the financial sector. The high volume of work has led junior
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