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
LawFuel.com – Best Law Firm News Daily – The merger of two firms in South Australia has created one of the area’s largest law firms. The merged firms will operate as Mellor Olsson Lawyers, incorporating Jenkins Anderson and have operated from 1 October. Jenkins Anderson founding partner Greg Anderson started practising in Port Lincoln in
Crimes and accidents occur every single day all over the world, so it is no surprise that the many different types of attorneys that are out there are always being called upon to help sort through these cases; in order to properly represent both the accused and the victim of any type of crime. You
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DLA Piper has represented Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (Clearlake) in its purchase of the Futuris Automotive (Futuris) business from Elders Limited (Elders) for a price which represents an enterprise value of AU$69 million. Futuris is a leading global automotive component supplier, which designs, engineers and manufactures automotive seating and interior systems for a range of
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An Australian law firm in Sydney has said it will not pursue a class action against German car-maker Volkswagen. ABC reports that scores of Volkswagen drivers contacted the ABC after a coronial inquest into the death of a Melbourne woman heard her Volkswagen suddenly lost power. Melissa Ryan’s car was hit from behind by a
Sydney, Australia – 15 August 2013: CPA Global, the world’s leading intellectual property (IP) management specialist, announced today that major Australian law firmSparke Helmore Lawyers has deployed CPA Global’s Inprotech IP software to help deliver superior trademark management services to clients. Sparke Helmore sought an online IP management system that would significantly
