Discretionary powers vested in the Immigration Minister have created the concerns and the shambles seen in the Djokovic legal case Ian Neil and Nicholas Saady* Australia has some of the strictest border laws in the world. The immigration minister has some of the broadest, and least reviewable, powers of any of his global equivalents. The […]
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Criminal barristers in the UK are contemplating strike action unless the government increases their legal aid payouts, following a history of disputes regarding the low legal aid remuneration for the barristers. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) undertook a survey of its me3mbers with 96.5 per cent of criminal barristers saying they favoured taking strike action
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We hear much about ‘virtual’ or ‘distributed’ law firm services, but when it comes to producing real results that are genuinely impressive the pioneering virtual law firm of FisherBroyles is setting a revenue record with an almost 30 per cent increase on its previous year’s earnings. The firm’s growth has doubled and it has entered
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Sexual harassment claims against Microsoft have seen Arent Fox appointed to conduct a review
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Despite his legal win in Court it remains doubtful whether Novak Djokovic will be able to play on the Melbourne Open courts because of his vaccine status. On Monday, Federal Circuit Court Judge Anthony Kelly reinstated Djokovic’s visa and ordered him to be released from immigration detention. According to Reiss Edwards, an immigration law firm based in central
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UK Listed law firm Knights has lifted its revenues which has seen turnover up by almost 30 per cent on its 2020 turnover. The Midlands-headquartered legal and professional services group has seen revenues rise and a return to profit for the six months to October 31 2021. The firm turned over almost £60m during the
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Novak Djokovic has hired a high powered legal team to fight for his ability to compete again in the Australian Open Tennis, but has already reportedly dumped two of his lawyers. Djokovic’s legal fight has seen an initial win for the tennis star who is a 20-times Grand Slam winner who travelled to Australia under
Law Star Judy Sheindlin, aka Judge Judy, as granted her alma mater, New York Law School, a $5 million scholarship for female law student. Sheindlin, one of television’s wealthiest stars after 25 years on her famed show, as well as books, television production and law, with a personal wealth estimated at around $440 million. The
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Achieving law firm SEO results that bring in clients is a Holy Grail for many lawyers’ seeking SEO results that work, but the changing landscape for SEO means the rules are changing and blind spots are occurring. The report from digital marketers Hennessy Digital identifies what may be costing law firms millions of dollars in
We looked at the best jokes about lawyers from here, there and everywhere Jokes about lawyers abound, but when one of LawFuel’s contributors asked to select the best and worst of them, we hesitated. Should we be joking about lawyers at a time like this, when there are lockdowns and pressures? When working from home
