Sydney multimillionaire John Symond, the founder of Aussie Home Loans, has succeeded in a court application to have his former lawyers pay him for advice that landed him in difficulties with the Australian tax authorities. Symond took legal action against Australian law firm Gadens after he had been forced to pay tax, penalties and interest […]
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Global legal practice Norton Rose Fulbright is expanding its Latin America practice with the opening of a new office in Brazil. To be based initially in Rio de Janeiro, Norton Rose Fulbright’s Brazil practice will be its 55th office worldwide and its third office in Latin America, complementing existing offices in Venezuela (Caracas) and Colombia
Washington, DC — The global law firm Jones Day has announced that it will open an office in Perth, the mining and energy center of Australia, in April of this year. The Perth Office will initially focus on projects and project-related disputes, with an emphasis in the energy sector. The Perth Office will be Jones
Slater & Gordon, the first public listed law firm, has announced significant profits for its UK branch in reports published on its home stock exchange in Australia, reports LawFuel.co.nz Slater & Gordon’s UK arm made £35m (A$61.4m) in the first half of its 2013/14 financial year (from 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2013) The
The NSA spied on an American law firm working on a trade dispute issue with the US, according to a report that emerged from the New York Times. A top-secret document obtained by the former NSA contractor Edward Snowden showed the law firm was monitored “while representing a foreign government in trade disputes with the
The subject of books, movies, hatred, support and conspiracy theories, the convicted Australian drug dealer Schapelle Corby is now a free woman – more or less. After nine year in a Bali jail, Corby was released today after being granted parole on Friday and following a 20 year jail sentence handed down in 2005 for
A class action claim in Australia and New Zealand against the ANZ bank could rise to billions, according to lawyers. The case has received massive publicity and has now started a three week hearing as the biggest consumer class action in Australian legal history. It is the first of eight actions involving over 185,000 customers
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Peter Gordon is an Australian lawyer on a mission. And now it’s mission accomplished. The former Slater & Gordon lawyer put off his retirement in order to resolve a major class action claim against Thalidomide-maker Grunenthal and its distributor, Diageo. It is 50 years since Sydney doctor William McBride alerted medical authorities to the appalling
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Squeezing equity partners out of partnerships in order to squeeze more profits out of law firms has become a “managed equity” way to generate more income in a “down” law market, according to reports from Australia, but the same is reportedly occurring in other jurisdictions as well. Shoulder-tapping equity partners in large firms has been
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LawFuel.com – You, or anyone who has ever driven a car, probably knows about the breathalyzer tests or in short – breathalyzers. These items are very simple contraptions which can determine your blood alcohol level with much ease. In essence, no other gadget or test can be as useful and easy to use as these
