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SME Law 17 July 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonA court criticised the West Australian Legal Practice Board for its...

A court criticised the West Australian Legal Practice Board for its decision to audit a compensation firm after it...

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Big Law 10 July 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyPartner to fight termination by Clifford Chance

A partner who was recently terminated by Clifford Chance, following allegations of “serious misconduct”, is...

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Big Law 22 March 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonSolicitor under investigation ordered not to leave country

A court has restrained a Melbourne solicitor from leaving the country pending an investigation into a missing $26.6...

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Big Law 08 March 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonInvestigation for Beaumaris class action begins

A major class action firm has begun its investigation into historic child sexual assault in Victorian government...

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Corporate Counsel 17 October 2023 ByJerome DoraisamyGCs’ roles ‘becoming bigger and bigger every day’

In a time of increased regulatory spotlight and growing responsibilities for the law department, instilling a culture of...

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Big Law 22 June 2023 ByJerome DoraisamyBigLaw firms starting to make back-office cuts

At least two BigLaw firms have been making redundancies to roles in the back office of their businesses — and, given...

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Big Law 29 November 2022 ByLauren CroftDentons launches compliance and investigations practice in Australia

Global law firm Dentons has launched a specialised global compliance and investigations (GCI) practice in Australia,...

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Big Law 11 October 2022 ByLauren CroftOAIC launches investigation into Optus

Following the Optus customer data breach, which left potentially millions of customers’ information in the hands of...

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Big Law 14 September 2022 ByLauren CroftAussie Home Loans faces potential class action

Aussie Home Loans has been accused of selling deceptively low-value policies to customers in a new class actions...

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Big Law 18 August 2022 ByLauren CroftHino Australia facing 2 class actions

Hino Australia, a subsidiary of Toyota, will potentially face two class actions as another law firm has announced an...

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