The Big Money Australian Law Partners Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Australian law firms have entered the big money zone that has become increasingly normal among the major big law firms in the US and UK. The dollars may be somewhat less, but the reasons for the top pay are the same: meeting the increasingly […]
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Maddens LawyersThe plaintiffs in the Dr Lanzer Class Action have had a significant win in a recent judgment in the Supreme Court of Victoria. In May 2024, the plaintiffs sought to file a proposed amended statement of claim, which document forms the basis of their case against the defendants. The defendants had made numerous applications
Slater and Gordon Lawyers has commenced proceedings regarding alleged historical child sexual abuse at Geraldton Secondary College. Geraldton is located 424 kilometers outside Perth, Western Australia. Slater and Gordon Legal Counsel in Abuse Law and Perth local, Abigail Davies, said that the firm is representing a 40-year-old male client who suffered the alleged sexual abuse
Holding Redlich has boosted the firm’s Canberra office with the recruitment of former KPMG Law professionals, including the addition of one as partner. The firm is growing its government law division and has welcomed the new lawyers – the media statement making the announcement is below – Leading national law firm Holding Redlich is pleased
The Immigrant Australian Lawyer’s Gender Moves Growing up in an environment with significant gender restrictions has helped Melbourne lawyer Melanie Vairawanathan accelerate her efforts to build a law firm that puts gender issues at the forefront of her busy firm. In a profession often criticized for its rigid structures and demanding schedules Melmark Law, is
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Canberra, 14 October 2024 – Leading national law firm Holding Redlich is pleased to announce the expansion of its Canberra office with the addition of seven new team members, including Philip Jones-Hope as a partner. Jones-Hope, formerly with KPMG Law where he led the Government and Defence practice, brings over 25 years of experience in legal,
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Canberra, 9 October 2024 – Over 94,000 cybercrime incidents were reported in Australia last financial year. Equivalent to one every six minutes and with the Australian Signals Directorate contacting businesses 620 times during this period to warn of potential threats, can you believe 280 of those calls went unanswered. Something needs to change in the way
The $99 Million Legal Cost to Tarnished Bank Insignia Financial, ANZ, and Zurich Australia have reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit filed in December 2020 which will see ANZ paying $99 million to settle two class action lawsuits. The lawsuit addressed allegations of excessive fees charged to superannuation funds and inadequate investment returns.
Global law firm Squire Patton Boggs has donated a significant collection of historical documents and artefacts to the Parliament of Western Australia, the State Library of Western Australia and the Old Court House Law Museum. The collection shines a fascinating light on the legal and administrative history of the State of Western Australia (WA) dating
Dentons Australia has distanced itself from its Australian CEO Doug Stipanicev due to a controversy involving anti-vaccine and allegedly anti-Semitic content. Dentons is the largest law firm in the world by lawyer numbers, although sixth in terms of revenue. The controversy has had a rippling effect across the legal and business community as the firm
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