Philip Piletic – Some lawsuits filed against businesses are frivolous ones, and some are just downright ridiculous, like the case of Overton v. Anheuser-Busch. In that case, Richard Overton filed suit against the beer company for false advertising. The bikini-clad beauties pictured in the television commercials failed to materialize in his living room even after […]
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Arnotts Technology Lawyers has released DocuStream – an online platform that is revolutionising the way that Australian technology and telecommunications organisations get their legal documents drafted. With the arrival of DocuStream, the often time consuming and expensive process of engaging lawyers to provide hi-tech legal documents is almost at an end. With DocuStream, users can
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A mining downturn and a devalued yuan has also lead to a downturn in the Sydney office of Skadden Arps. Departures at the Sydney office have seen three lawyers leaving for rival Allen & Overy. One lawyer remains in the Sydney office. The three-member securities team who left Skaddens is led by former partner by Mark
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Slater & Gordon, the first law firm in the world to be publicly floated on the stock exchange, has called in advisors as it’s financial position appears increasingly fragile. The Australian reports that the firm is in the middle of negotiations with its bankers after reporting a AUD$958 million loss for the six months to
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Melbourne police are hunting the contract killers of a Melbourne lawyer, who acted for a number of gangland figures. Joe “Pino” Acquaro was a well known criminal lawyer in Melbourne who had a $500,000 contract on his head and was shot early Tuesday morning after leaving his ice cream cafe. Mr Acquaro had strong ties
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Slater & Gordon, the brash Australian-based personal injury law firm and the first in the world to be publicly listed, has had its shares suspended. The firm is finalising its first half earnings, due on Monday, which are to include items relating to impairment charges for the firm’s UK business. Slater & Gordon bought UK
Australia’s largest law firms are facing continued pressure and competition from the growth of inhouse legal teams, according to a report from Melbourne Law School and Thomson Reuters. The AFR reports that it is the third consecutive year for the trend with an overall drop of two percent, but with considerably greater falls in key
Of all the people who provide the glue that stick a good law firm together who is the most important? The managing partner? Nah, too ambitious and focused on the bottom line. The ‘staff partner’? Too focused on people problems. The Chief Executive, should the firm have such a being? Far too concerned
A top Australian Queens Counsel, particularly one who charges up to $10,000 a day, can charge for many things, but snoring in Court is not one of them. David Tait QC fell asleep during an inquest into a race car driver’s death yesterday, resulting in his apology to the Court when he explained that a
International law firm Clifford Chance has advised Amdipharm Mercury (AMCo) on its acquisition of Australian pharmaceutical company, Boucher and Muir (BNM). The acquisition of BNM is in line with AMCo’s strategy of international expansion into key territories. In addition to owning rights to a portfolio of specialty and niche medicines, B&M is one of AMCo’s
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