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Webb Henderson lures senior disputes partner from Corrs Chambers
Business of Law 2024-02-01 10:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Webb Henderson has snagged a leading litigation and regulatory partner from Corrs Chambers Westgarth to join its team in Sydney.

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New judge vows to not be ‘cranky’, looks forward to bench-eye view of the Bar
Courts 2024-01-30 11:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The latest judge to join the NSW Supreme Court has expressed a desire to foster a serious but collegiate environment for advocates and has remarked on the rising importance of legal directories for barristers. 

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Allens snares trade mark partner to strengthen IP team
Intellectual Property 2024-01-29 11:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

Allens has recruited an intellectual property expert to lead the law firm’s trade mark practice from its Melbourne office.

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Businesses should brace for roll-on effects of COVID-19, says insolvency expert
Restructuring & Insolvency 2024-01-23 11:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

COVID-19 lockdowns may have ended years ago but the impacts on small businesses are only now being seen, with larger companies likely to suffer a “contagion effect” in 2024, says K&L Gates’ newest partner.

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Lawyers on the move: Top lateral coups of 2023
Business of Law 2024-01-18 4:17 pm By Sam Matthews

Raiding a competitor is a great way for ambitious law firms to expand their reach and achieve their strategic goals. In 2023 ten firms, big and small, managed to catch a big fish or lure whole teams of lawyers away from their rivals.

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K&L Gates recruits real estate pro from McInnes Wilson
Business of Law 2024-01-18 3:40 pm By Sam Matthews

Global law firm K&L Gates has lured the head of McInnes Wilson’s construction and infrastructure group  to join its growing team in Brisbane.

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The things that raised judges’ ire in 2023
Courts 2024-01-17 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

Judges were not afraid to vent their spleen in 2023, but lawyers were not the only object of judicial scorn last year, as judges waded into public discourse and sounded off over issues including complex legislation, media reports, famous social media commentators, and the involvement of government departments in legal proceedings. 

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Confused employers left ‘trigger-happy’ after new sexual harassment laws, says Dentons partner
Employment 2024-01-17 1:53 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Increased obligations to address and prevent sexual harassment passed in late 2022 have left some employers confused about their obligations and, in some cases, eager to fire employees before issuing a warning, says Dentons’ new employment partner Edmund Burke.

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HFW nabs litigation funding ace from Clyde & Co
Business of Law 2024-01-16 3:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

International law firm HFW has lured a team of eight lawyers from Clyde & Co, led by a partner known for his litigation funding practice.

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High Court asked to rule on self-repped firms’ costs for employed solicitors
Business of Law 2024-01-15 10:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former Atanaskovic Hartnell client is seeking special leave to challenge a judgment from the NSW Court of Appeal that found self-represented law firms can recover costs for work done by their own solicitors, urging the High Court to intervene to clarify a judgment eliminating the so-called Chorley exception.

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