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Blake Dawson
Former Blake Dawson lawyer Dennis Rose has passed away. He will be remembered for his outstanding work.
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Bell Gully
According to Bell Gully the law recognises that an employer should treat its employees in a consistent manner. A departure from consistency can result in an argument about disparity of treatment, which can provide grounds for an unjustified dismissal claim.
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Maddocks
Melbourne's growth boundary has been shifted three times in the past five years. Maddocks planning lawyer Maria Marshall said this shows boundaries are difficult to retain.
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Henry Davis York
The landlords of a radioactive Hunters Hill home will sue the NSW Government for allowing them to buy their waterfront mansion without being told their land is laced with uranium. Henry Davis York solicitor Nick Brunton said his clients are "extremely concerned and frustrated."
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Allens Arthur Robinson
Allens Arthur Robinson partner Diccon Loxton has presented his assessment of the Bell Group decision. His observation that one should not “spoil the ship for a ha'peth of tar" was noted by observers.
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Henry Davis York
In an Australian first, two Henry Davis York insolvency experts have become inaugural fellows of INSOL International, the worldwide federation of national associations for accountants and lawyers specialising in turnaround and insolvency.
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Bell Gully
Summer is here and so is the holiday season. With many public holidays falling over the next few months, and employees also taking their summer holidays, updating yourself on your employees' entitlements can help to avoid payroll problems arising during the festive season.
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Chapman Tripp
Needed a day off today and ended up surfing Forestry for 2 hours. It was small but consistent and perfectly formed and had a great time pigging out on heaps of waves. Met Luke Hinchey who is starting at Chapman Tripp in a couple months and he is a nice guy so maybe catch up.
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DLA Phillips Fox
Five Star Finance was a client of DLA Phillips Fox Auckland. Many people at the firm new this information way before they went under. In fact one of the directors of Five Star Finance, Marcus MacDonald was using his association as a Partner with the law firm to market.
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Mallesons Stephen Jaques
In Effective Knowledge Management For Law Firms, Matthew Parsons expertly fills this gap by drawing on his work with a leading
commercial law firm, Mallesons Stephen Jaques. He examines how law firms can implement a knowledge strategy to support their business.
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Deacons
Companies have been warned that legal liability extends not only to Christmas parties, but also to after-parties. Employment law specialist Deacons has recommended businesses actively promote the responsible use of alcohol to avoid issues that could lead to legal action.
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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's Charles Falconer on the impact the global financial crisis on worldwide governments.
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Maddocks
A Hume City Council planner with a talent for stakeholder communication has won the inaugural Maddocks Local Government Young Planner Prize. Stacey Gardiner today accepted the law firm's award, to the value of A$5000, at an event for local government held at Maddocks..
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Clayton Utz
Name any prominent not-for-profit organisation and it's likely some of the state's top law firms have offered them dozens of hours of service for free. Offering pro bono work has been standard practice for many successful law firms over the years...
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Simpson Grierson
Witness Jock Irvine, a senior partner in Auckland law firm Simpson Grierson, told the court Morley had hired him in 2004 at $400 an hour. Another senior lawyer from the same firm was charging Morley $300 an hour.
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Deacons
The Queensland Parliament yesterday, by way of an urgent bill, introduced amendments to the Property Law Act 1974 (Qld) (PLA) in the form of the Property Law (Mortgagor Protection) Amendment Bill. The new legislation amends section 851 of the PLA.
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Blake Dawson
Hugh Liney talks to Bill Smith and Kevin Arkwright, partners at Blake Dawson and contributors to the new report on Scoping for the construction and infrastructure industries.
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Piper Alderman
On 25 November 2008 the federal government introduced its long awaited Fair Work Bill 2008 into Parliament. The Bill is the first of two measures that will complete the implementation of Labor’s ‘Forward with Fairness’ policies for workplace reform.
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Allens Arthur Robinson
Alzheimer’s Australia Vic received funding from Allens Arthur Robinson to develop a resource kit outlining dementia perceptions in Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Greek, Italian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese communities.
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