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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.
Aussie regulators scramble to cut costs as legal fees rise
Australian regulators are having mixed results with legal budget planning, as increased external costs and high-profile court cases bump up expenditure.
Google loses defamation lawsuit for 'gangland' search results
Californian technology giant Google has been found liable for damages by an Australian jury after its search engine linked a Melbourne man to gangland crime.
Mixed reviews for NSW lawyers
Lawyers in Australian state New South Wales received more complaints this year than last, but the figure is still an improvement from when the Legal Services Commission (LSC) first began to take complaints in 1994.
Freshfields latest to consider move Down Under
London-based firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is considering opening an office in Australia, as interest in the region grows to new heights.
Slater & Gordon head dismisses Gillard 'sideshow'
Andrew Grech, the managing director of Melbourne-based law firm Slater & Gordon, has waved away allegations involving the firm and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard as a 'sideshow'.
Australian lawyer detained in Mongolia
The in-house lawyer of a mining company has been prevented from leaving Mongolia after being detained at the airport last week.
Aussie lawyers bail out of Queensland
The size of the legal profession in the Australian state of Queensland has shrunk, just weeks after the state backed out of national legal reforms.