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Submission to ALRC Inquiry into Class Actions calls for a closer look at short seller involvement in class actions

Australia, Press Releases / November 23, 2018

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 […]

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Herbert Smith Freehills and UNSW Law partner on China international business and economic law research

Australia, Press Releases / November 14, 2018

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

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High Work Demands Lead to Health & Safety Notice To Australian Law Giant

Australia, Featured / October 17, 2018

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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Barristers Receive Social Media Telling Off

Australia, Featured, Law Firm Management / October 2, 2018

The use of social media – or its misuse – is something affecting every business and profession – not the least being barristers with the President of the New South Wales Bar Association issuing an edict on the matter following recent, unspecified incidents. Arthur Moses SC (right) referred to a number of recent incidents that had

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COLLEGE OF LAW TO INTRODUCE AUSTRALIA’S FIRST MASTER OF LEGAL BUSINESS DEGREE

Australia, Press Releases / September 25, 2018

Dr George Beaton heads high-profile program board SYDNEY: September 25, 2018: The College of Law (the College) has appointed a high-profile international program board to guide the introduction of a new legal business-focused Masters degree for professionals working in the legal services industry. The flagship will be the Master of Legal Business (MLB)1, a 12-subject degree

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The Legal ‘Bash’ That Went Seriously Wrong For Two Female Lawyers

Australia, Featured, LawStars / September 15, 2018

What happened with the lady lawyers at the swanky Sydney legal bash? And it was an incident involving a leading woman lawyer who spoke recently about ‘getting to know women as individuals’ and the enlightened approach her Chambers take towards gender equality and other issues. Is ‘bash’ the word? It would appear so as the

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Does Australia’s PM Change Signal Better Time for Australian Women Lawyers?

Australia, Featured / August 26, 2018

With the reins of Australian Prime Minister being taken over, legal professionals will be among those feeling the impact, including women lawyers in the Australian profession who are hoping for better times ahead in terms of gender equality issues. After days of speculation and political upheaval, it was confirmed this week that current federal treasurer

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The Australian Legal Whiz Behind The Law Whiz AI App

Australia, Law Firm Technology, New Zealand Law News, UK Law / July 16, 2018

April Arslan is not used to waiting around . . for anything. The Melbourne-based lawyer running her own firm, Arslan Lawyers, has an international client base working with top senior barristers in high-end commercial litigation. LawFuel spoke with April about her new app, Law-Whiz, designed to remove the divide between barrister and solicitor and more

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Sparke Helmore Sparks Insurance Legal Talent Raid

Australia, Law Firms / July 2, 2018

A major move of legal talent has occurred in Australia with Sparke Helmore taking on 32 lawyers from Curwoods Lawyers. A release from Sparke Helmore indicated that The reports earlier were that four insurance partners were moving to Sparke Helmore immediately prior to the merger between Curwoods and McCables Lawyers. But the full contingent making

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Law-Whiz Now Bridging the Gap Between Legal Professionals in All Common Law-based Countries

Australia, New Zealand Law News, Press Releases / June 27, 2018

Law-Whiz Pty Ltd (Law-Whiz) is pleased to announce that its unique cloud-based platform, designed to revolutionise the relationship between barristers, solicitors and corporate professionals, is now available in all common law-based countries. Developed in Melbourne, Australia, Law-Whiz is a disruptive technology challenging traditional norms of conducting business in the legal industry. The platform

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