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Family law
SME Law • 16 July 2018 • ByJerome DoraisamyHow innovation is upending family law

As legal professionals begin to pivot around new technologies and business models, family lawyers are starting to see a...

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team expansion, NSW,
SME Law • 16 July 2018 • ByEmma MusgraveFirm announces NSW expansion

An Australian law firm will debut in NSW with the recruitment of injury law and employment law specialists.

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Warning, marketing tactics, lawyers hand, stop hand
Big Law • 16 July 2018 • ByEmma Musgrave21,500 lawyers issued warning over marketing tactics

The Victorian Legal Services Commissioner has issued a warning to over 20,000 lawyers across the state, following...

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environment, carbon neutral
Big Law • 16 July 2018 • ByJerome DoraisamyGilbert + Tobin goes carbon neutral

National law firm Gilbert + Tobin has moved to reduce its impact upon the environment by becoming carbon neutral across...

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acquisition, puzzle piece, partnership, HotelsCombined,
Big Law • 16 July 2018 • ByJerome DoraisamyTravel company advised on acquisition of HotelsCombined

An online travel services business has been advised on its planned acquisition of hotel metasearch site...

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Human rights, seeking human kindness, Australian Bill of Rights
Podcast • 13 July 2018 • ByJerome DoraisamyPodcast: Universality of human rights and an Australian Bill of Rights

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by the director of equity and diversity at...

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MinterEllison, new leader
Big Law • 13 July 2018 • ByJerome DoraisamyMinterEllison becomes new leader in partner numbers for national firms

MinterEllison has promoted 18 to partner, swelling its partnership ranks to over 250 and now boasting the largest cohort...

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WA Court of Appeal, legal spruiker, scales of justice,
SME Law • 13 July 2018 • ByJerome DoraisamyGumtree legal spruiker wins appeal on spent conviction

A West Australian man who offered legal assistance for reward via a Gumtree advertisement has won an appeal in the WA...

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Scales of Justice, court, struggle
The Bar • 13 July 2018 • ByEmma MusgraveCourts struggling with demand spike

Two bodies have called for the fast-track construction of a new multi-jurisdiction court complex in the Macarthur...

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Australian National University Law School, library, books, Juris Doctor degree
Careers • 13 July 2018 • ByEmma MusgraveANU revamps JD degree

The Australian National University Law School will be offering a reformed Juris Doctor degree in 2019, offering greater...

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