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  • Analysis: Alternative billing movement gathers momentum
    | Wednesday, 27 January 2010
    The Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) is in negotiations with its legal panel over a possible alternative billing arrangement in a sign that the desire for fixed-fee and other non-hourly billing methods has spread from private-sector clients to public-sector clients
  • Law firm IT spend defies downturn
    | Thursday, 10 September 2009
    Law firms across the country have kept up their IT investment throughout the downturn in order to reap the benefits when the recovery takes place, according to members of the ALB IT Roundtable
  • Sparke Helmore grows its insurance arm
    | Tuesday, 18 August 2009
    Sparke Helmore intends to pick up insurance business left from other national firms “gradually exiting the insurance space” the firm said after appointing Kerri Thomas as partner charged with heading up the firms insurance practice area in Victoria
  • insurance 09 - recommended law firms
    | Thursday, 14 May 2009
    ALB Guide: Insurance Law 2009 is the latest in an exciting series of detailed insights into specific practice areas and the leading firms and lawyers operating within them.
  • Sparke Helmore swipes ex-Kennedys partner
    | Wednesday, 8 April 2009
    After working as an insurance partner at Minter Ellison for six years, and more recently at Kennedys for two years, Mark Doepel decided that he wanted a fresh start and left the firm.
  • Mid-tier and boutiques lead the partner charge
    | Tuesday, 1 July 2008
    Although most of the large law firms mentioned in the Australian Financial Review’s recent review of partner promotions have only appointed partners to replace those leaving, or increased numbers only slightly, a number of mid-tier or boutique firms have substantially increased partnerships . . .
  • Melbourne 08
    | Friday, 27 June 2008
    Melbourne firms are proudly Victorian, but when it comes down to growth they look to Sydney, ALB reports
  • Onesteel appoints legal panel
    | Wednesday, 28 May 2008
    OneSteel, producer of steel tubes, pipes and rail, confirms its panel of preferred legal services suppliers for 2008-09
  • News Analysis: Conflicting messages
    | Wednesday, 28 May 2008
    ANZ has caused some confusion in the legal industry. In one breath, it warned a number of its panel law firms about potential conflicts of interest in acting for clients of the collapsed stockbroker, Opes Prime; in the next, it said any such conflicts would be waived
  • Sparke Helmore adds insolvency specialist
    | Thursday, 8 May 2008
    As the global credit squeeze continues to depress companies' funding options, the demand for legal advice on insolvency and restructuring work is increasing
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