One-third of the local partners at London-based Clyde & Co are departing, including all six members of its once-thriving cybersecurity practice. The exodus comes as the firm grapples with financial challenges and continues its search for a merger partner. The cybersecurity group, which had been a standout for Clyde & Co, is leaving to establish […]
Insurance law specialists have built their Sydney team with the recruitment of litigation and insurance law specialist Jacques Jacobs from Clyde & Co. Wotton & Kearney are growing their offering of financial and insurance law services with the acquisition. The firm’s media statement regarding the announcement is below – Wotton Kearney has scored another win
Allan McCay Workplace surveillance is starting to become more intimate. This development has implications for lawyers as it can potentially generate more work for them with the emergence of new issues for clients that will require legal advice or representation, human rights issues, and perhaps even change the way that lawyers bill. One example of
When the police came to arrest Australian radio heavyweight Alan Jones it was Chris Murphy who was beside the famed broadcaster, just as he has stood beside so many others facing criminal prosecution. Jones, the veteran Australian broadcaster and former rugby coach faces multiple indecent assault and related charges for historic sex offences. And Chris
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Last week week, a landmark decision was handed down supporting a precedent set last year which removed barriers to compensation for survivors of child sexual abuse. The High Court of Australia has ruled that a permanent stay of proceedings will not be entirely granted in the case of Willmot v. The State of Queensland. Slater and Gordon
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Melanie Vairawanathan Starting a law firm is an exciting milestone. Yet, diving into entrepreneurship while also growing your family can feel like balancing on a tightrope without a net. I experienced this firsthand when I found out I was expecting my first child just months after launching my own law firm in 2022. The journey
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Dentons has announced its leadership by Kate Barton as the firm’s new Global CEO, following a detailed selection process by the firm’s board of directors and Global Advisory Committee. She succeeds Elliott Portnoy. Dentons’ polycentric approach and global presence in over 80 countries require someone with unique abilities to continue to growth at a time
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DWF, the UK-based integrated legal and business services provider, has added a nine-partner insurance litigation team from national firm Hall & Wilcox to boost its Australian business, after commencing a major Australian move in 2019. DWF sharply reduced its Australian team in 2021 and the new team, led by partners Matt Curll and Rachael Arnold,
While the Law Council of Australia welcomes some of the amendments proposed to the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Bill 2024 in the report of the Senate the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee released yesterday, it is disappointed that it failed to heed the serious concerns raised in relation to the legislation’s potential
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They say ideas are a dime a dozen, but really good ideas are priceless and should be rightfully protected especially if it’s your hard work and creativity that’s at stake. More importantly, if that idea is an invention, a brand name, a design, or a piece of original work, it needs to be protected under
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