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DLA play down Oz fears
A major reshuffle in DLA Piper's international management is not a precursor to a restructuring, or the shrinking of the firm's operations in Australia, a leading figure at the Anglo-US firm said today.
Australian doping scandal to spark legal action
A damning investigation which claimed to find widespread doping in Australian sport as well as links to organised crime will lead to serious professional liability issues for sports organisations, a leading lawyer in the jurisdiction said yesterday.
Top Oz firm recruits international chair
Queensland law firm McCullough Robertson has recruited a top Irish lawyer to chair its international group as it vows to defy Australian merger mania and build a holistic global practice.
Google scores victory Down Under
Californian technology giant Google yesterday won a six year legal battle with an Australian watchdog in a significant development for internet advertising.
Hiring freeze grips Aussie corporate teams for 2013
Australian corporations will continue to impose effective hiring freezes on their legal departments throughout this year, one of the region's leading recruitment specialists forecasts.
Oz lawyers hail outgoing Attorney-General
Australian lawyers have praised recently-resigned Attorney-General Nicola Roxon for her ground-breaking work, as she hands over the reins to Mark Dreyfus.
Watchdog accuses Visa of currency racket
Australia's competition enforcer is taking US financial services giant Visa to court, claiming that the world's largest electronic payment network is abusing its power.
Law firms slammed over value billing foot-dragging
Australian in-house lawyers are tiring of law firms refusing to embarced value-based billing, the head of a Victoria bank's legal department said today.
Insolvency lawyers wanted as economy still struggles
Australian insolvency and employment law specialists are forecast to be in hot demand as the jurisdiction continues to feel the impacts of the global economic slowdown, recruitment researchers forecast this week.
In-house efficiency measure remains elusive
Assessing the value of a corporation's legal function is as easy as nailing jelly to a wall, a group of leading in-house lawyers recently concluded.
Three with a difference
Client pressure and regulatory earthquakes are forcing law firms to change or die. But a trio of innovators in Australia is fronting up to the future
Australian legal market hits skids
No sooner had a gaggle of major global law firms piled into Australia to cut a variety of merger and joint venture deals, the jurisdiction is now reported to be contracting as local practices slash lawyer numbers.
Women in-house lawyers outperform counterparts
Australian women lawyers are moving farther and more quickly up the corporate ladder than counterparts in other areas of their businesses, a survey released this week has found.
K&L Gates latest to crack Aussie market
Pittsburgh law firm K&L Gates and Australia's Middletons are set to merge in January, creating a firm with more than 2,000 lawyers across 46 offices.
Fine triggers row of law firm advertising
A row has broken out over legal profession marketing in New South Wales after two lawyers were hit with significant fines for breaching the Australian state's strict rules.
Privacy action boom for Aussie lawyers
Australian consumer law actions over privacy breaches will be a bonanza for the country's legal profession, predicts a specialist lawyer who claims the jurisdiction will follow a similar litigation route to that of several US states.
Former Serb commander fights Australian extradition
Ex-US Marine lieutenant general and lawyer Michael Mori is to challenge an Australian government decision to extradite former Serb paramilitary commander Dragan Vasiljkovic for war crimes.
Australia targets international arbitration
Australia is upping the ante in an increasingly competitive field, says Doug Jones
Global firms to put brake on Australia moves
The pace of global law firm expansion in Australia is set to slow next year, a report on the country's legal market has revealed.
'Risky' ratings could prompt global law suits
Australia's Federal Court yesterday ruled that an AAA rating of a complex financial product made by Standard & Poor was 'misleading', opening up the possibility of agencies being sued by investors who lost money in the financial crisis.