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Oceania
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FEES
Australian law firms see no wage growth
Law firm salaries largely stood still in Australia in 2016 with wages growth across the legal industry dropping to a record low of one per cent.
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INNOVATION
Aussie legaltech firm launches in UK
Legaltech firm LawAdvisor is expanding into the UK and has announced it has secured new funding, and is launching a new service.
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POLITICS
NZ Law Society wants lawyers to state ethnicity to guage diversity
The New Zealand Law Society is now asking all applicants for a practising certificate to state their ethnicity in efforts to gain an accurate picture of lawyer diversity.
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INNOVATION
Corrs Chambers Westgarth patents new technology
Law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth has patented a cloud-based document reading technology it says will cut processing time and costs in half.
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PEOPLE
Clifford Chance appoints new Australian leadership
Clifford Chance has appointed new leadership in Australia and created a new country managing partner position overseeing the firm's 70 lawyers based in Sydney and Perth, effective from 1 May.
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LITIGATION
Apple taken to court by Australian consumer watchdog
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACC) has launched legal action against Apple for allegedly refusing to look at or attempt to fix defective devices repaired elsewhere.
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LITIGATION
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Royal Commission sees law firms swamped by historical child sex abuse cases
Australian legal firms are experiencing unprecedented demand from people who have suffered alleged child sexual abuse in institutions such as churches, schools and youth groups after statute of limitations is lifted.
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INNOVATION
Kirkland Morrison O'Callahan rebrands to K3 Legal Limited
Kirkland Morrison O'Callahan has rebranded to K3 which it feels will resonate better with both a New Zealand and Chinese market.
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LAW FIRM EXPANSION
Quinn Emanuel stalks heavy hitter for new Perth office
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is expanding its Australian practice with a second office and a major hire.
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LITIGATION
NZ River recognised as a 'legal person' in world first
The Whanganui River revered by Maori has been recognised by parliament as a 'legal person', in a move believed to be a world first.
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