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Project finance pro joins Clayton Utz from Baker McKenzie
Clayton Utz has snagged a partner with experience advising on financing for major projects from Baker McKenzie.
Johnson Winter Slattery snags energy partner from DLA Piper
Johnson Winter Slattery has lured a partner from DLA Piper who has extensive experience working on major energy projects.
Barrister’s conduct in spat with solicitor ‘unreasonable’: judge
A judge has made a lump sum costs order against a Sydney barrister in his long running dispute with a solicitor over a $320,000 bill, saying for a second time that his conduct in filing reams of material over the issue of costs was unreasonable.
HWL Ebsworth ex-partner asks High Court to overturn age-related expulsion
A former capital partner of HWL Ebsworth wants the High Court to overturn a finding that he was validly expelled from the partnership, arguing the firm’s conduct breached the Equal Opportunity Act.
Giles George has good case for lien over costs in barrister’s case: judge
Defamation boutique Giles George has a “good arguable case” that it has a solicitor’s lien over costs payable by Nine in a defamation case by barrister Gina Edwards over social media cavoodle Oscar. 
Baker McKenzie lures partner back to tax group
A transfer pricing pro who spent ten years as a partner at Baker McKenzie has rejoined the firm's tax practice after a stint in-house.
Slater & Gordon exec says she was ‘wrongfully accused’ of sending email
A Slater & Gordon executive who was the purported author of an email sent to all staff on Friday says she's been "wrongfully accused" and that a "cursory examination" would reveal the sender's likely identity.
Slater & Gordon says email with staff salaries ‘in many ways a work of fiction’
Slater & Gordon has alerted police to an email sent to all staff on Friday purporting to be from a staff member, which contained salary information and criticisms of top executives.
‘Disappointing’: Women barristers still receiving smaller chunk of briefing fees
While the briefing rate targets for women barristers set by the Law Council of Australia’s equitable briefing initiative have been met, women barristers continue to receive a lower proportion of total briefing fees. 
Jones Day lures enviro partner from Norton Rose Fulbright
A top environmental lawyer has joined Jones Day as a partner in the firm's government regulation practice.