Reports
  • ALB special report: Sydney 08
    By ALB,Joshua Scott | Friday, 3 October 2008

    Last year, ALB reported that Sydney firms were enjoying the fruits of a single office policy. This year we find Sydney firms hatching new and novel plans to endure the long winter that the credit crunch promises to deliver
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  • ALB Special Report: South Australia's buried treasure
    | Thursday, 1 May 2008

    A sharp rise of the uranium price last year sparked interest among investors in exploration companies searching for this radiant mineral. Uranium is rapidly becoming a major industry in resources-rich South Australia and local law firms are profiting from the spike of corporate activity in this highly regulated industry.
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  • ALB Special Report Perth: Giants in the making
    | Thursday, 6 March 2008

    National firms have traditionally paid little attention to small and mid-sized companies in Western Australia; this market segment is predominantly the domain of local law firms. But the boom in the energy & resources sector - and in its slipstream the construction industry - has meant that local firms find that their small corporate clients are suddenly not so small anymore
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  • ALB Special Report: Brisbane
    | Monday, 18 February 2008

    High M&A and capital market activity in the energy & resources industry has made 2007 one of the busiest calendar years on record for Queensland practices. But despite the frantic activity, partner fee levels remain at a comfortable discount compared to those interstate
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  • ALB Special Report: New Zealand South Island
    | Wednesday, 30 January 2008

    As South Island firms vie with New Zealands national firms for South Island work, Justin Whealing assesses whether national firms with a Christchurch office have a leg up on their rivals, and what is left over for local firms
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  • ALB Special Report: Capitalising on Canberra
    | Thursday, 1 November 2007

    When you think of Canberra, you think of the Federal Government. Although the many departments certainly form the largest user of legal services in the capital, finds that the territory's construction frenzy provides a steady income for local firms.
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  • ALB Special Report: Adelaide
    | Thursday, 1 March 2007

    The South Australian market seems to be on the cusp of economic prosperity; according to the managers of local law firms, a resources boom is on its way
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  • ALB Special Report:Tightening the Tasman knot
    | Monday, 1 January 2007

    New Zealand has always been associated with its neighbour across the Tasman Sea, Australia. Nevertheless, with regulatory and political union an increasingly significant issue, and closer business ties developing between the two nations, New Zealand's law firms are finding that shoring up links with their Australian counterparts is essential to growth. ALB reports from Auckland
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