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ACLA AND ACC UNITE AND COMMENCE EXPANDED BENEFITS TO MEMBERS

Australia, Press Releases / June 30, 2015

The Australian Corporate Lawyers Association (ACLA) today announced a new brand identity as it officially joins forces with the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC). The alliance expands global benefits and connectivity to members while also retaining local focus and content in programming. Originally announced in December, the alliance between ACLA, the preeminent Australian in-house […]

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Lawyer’s Fake Blog Leads to ISIL Threat and Neo-Nazi Diatribe

Australia, Featured, Lawyers / May 12, 2015

An intricate neo-Nazi plot has involved a Jewish Melbourne lawyer in a nasty ISIL threat and a swirling controversy over his alleged claims for genocide for Palestinians has been revealed. The odd twist of events involved Australian neo-Nazis who wrote in an online forum about “all out war” against ISIL and the lawyer, Josh Bornstein,

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Hogan Lovells Enters Australian Market

Australia, Featured / April 1, 2015

Shakeup and mergers in the Australian legal market have been a consistent pattern in recent years. Now UK-based Hogan Lovells is to set up in Australia, taking two Allens partners to commence Aussie operations in July. The two former Allens parters are Nicky Lester and Tim Lester. The firm says that rather than trying to

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Key Rules for Handling a Cyber Attack

Australia / March 17, 2015

hacking and cyber crime is a serious business risk

The growth in cyber attacks upon companies, highlighted by the problems Sony Pictures recently experienced, has also heightened the need for more education about what companies need to do in order to keep themselves ‘cyberattack-safe’. Australian law firm Wootton & Kearney has indicated that 2015 could provide a boom year for hackers and those who

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LDM Global Enters Australian Market with Predictable Pricing and End-to-End eDiscovery

Australia, Press Releases / February 16, 2015

LawFuel – LDM Global is breaking the trend to offer predictable and simplified eDiscovery pricing for projects both large and small along with a true end-to-end solution. Sydney, Australia, 17 February 2015 – LDM Global announces a new eDiscovery pricing model that is simplified and predictable with fixed fees across the board, for cases of

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When Googling Can Cause a Mistrial

Australia, Briefing / February 8, 2015

DLA Piper, Australia – By James Morse – In the recent decision of Le v Magistrate Barbara Lane [2014] WASC 494, the Supreme Court of Western Australia was called upon to consider whether to prohibit a magistrate from continuing to hear a trial on the basis she had ‘Googled‘ some matters relevant to the trial

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Blind Lawyer Wins Human Rights Award

Australia, Lawyers / January 7, 2015

Blind Australian lawyer Darren Fittler has overcome his disability to achieve professional success and now to win a presitigious Human Rights Law Award in Sydney. The annual Human Rights Awards, hosted by the Australian Human Rights Commission, recognises individuals and organisations that make a significant contribution to advancing human rights in Australia. “I am truly

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Lawyers Evacuated During Sydney Hostage Crisis

Australia / December 15, 2014

The Sydney hostage crisis has seen lawyers and courts evacuated in the King Street Courts in Sydney’s CBD, along with staff in the New South Wales Crown Solicitors’ office. The siege and hostage-holding by at least one and probably at least two gunmen has seen the CBD area around the cafe occupied by the gunmen

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K&L Gates Acts for Sellers in the Sale of SGA Property Consultancy Pty Limited to KPMG Australia

Australia, Press Releases / December 7, 2014

Sydney: Global law firm K&L Gates acted for the majority shareholders in the sale of 100% of the shares in SGA Property Consultancy Pty Limited (SGA) to KPMG. Rowan McDonald, K&L Gates lead partner on the deal, stated: “The combination of KPMG and SGA will allow our clients to fast track their domestic and global

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Criminal Law Firm’s iPhone App

Australia, Law Firm Technology / December 2, 2014

An Australian criminal law firm has developed an iPhone app to provide those seeking a quick answer to a criminal law question with a free and – hopefully – useful response. The Sydney law firm launched its Pocket Lawyer app for iPhone and iPad use, providing basic answers to basic questions without the need for a

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