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MinterEllisonRuddWatts Gender Diversity Recognition

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MinterEllisonRuddWatts’ leadership of gender diversity initiatives in the legal profession has again been recognised by the prestigious Euromoney Legal Media Group Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2020. The awards celebrate the achievements of leading women in the legal profession, as well as progressive initiatives for gender diversity, mentorship, minority women, talent management, and work-life […]

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Are Lawyers – And Others – Ready For The Coming Trust Law Changes?

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In what is dubbed as the biggest change to trust law in 60 years, people entitled to benefit from trusts will soon receive basic information about them. For some, finding out they’re a beneficiary of a trust may come as a surprise. Following an 18-month lead-in, on January 30 the new Trusts Act takes effect.

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Una’s Joyless Day: Crown Law & Solicitor General Attacked Over Abuse Claims

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The Solicitor General, Una Jagose QC and Crown Law came under vociferous attack during the hearings into historic abuse claims being held presently. Jagose, a LawFuel power list member, had given evidence earlier when she said some cases handled by Crown Law had been poorly handled, but that the office had ‘evolved’ in how it

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The Business Email Compromise Scam – Who Is Liable?

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The increase in the number of email scams or business email compromise scams is a major concern for lawyers. This article from Australia’s GotoCourt Lawyers looks at the liability issue. Michaelle Makela* During an initial consult, a client presented the following scenario: The client had engaged a local small business in Melbourne (Business) to complete

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The High Flying Lawyer Who Changed Jobs For Something Closer To Earth

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Angela Beazer is a high flying lawyer – she must be, as she established one of the country’s first aviation law firms – but she’s now going to ground with a new enterprise, developing a hydroponics business. The founder of Southland-based aviation law boutique AMC Legal Services, she has been an aviation law specialist for

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The Smokin’ Hot Defamation Verdict Against Johnny Depp Case And The Lawyers Who Prevailed In The Libel ‘Trial of the Century’

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The Sun newspaper’s win in the Johnny Depp libel trial – the so called libel ‘trial of the century’ has seen some of Britain’s top lawyers battling it out in a bruising and eye wateringly expensive encounter that has paid dividends for the staunch view taken by Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper against the Hollywood actor in

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Russell McVeagh on The NZ Election – ‘I See Red, I See Red, I See Red’

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Matter of opinion Unlike the 2017 election, where things hung in the balance for five long weeks, there is little need to consult the Cabinet Manual on the formation of the Government and coalition agreements and confidence-and-supply. Labour’s unprecedented MMP majority means it can do what it likes. Saying that, it will prefer that the

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