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Second woman appointed to chief justice role in Queensland
Supreme Court of Queensland judge Helen Bowskill has been named the state's new chief justice, only the second woman to ever hold the position.
JWS lures tax partners from Deloitte, KPMG Law
Johnson Winter & Slattery has snagged two tax bigwigs from Deloitte and KPMG Law to meet growing client demand for tax advice from law firms.
Leading M&A lawyer elected chair of MinterEllison
Australia’s largest law firm MinterEllison has announced the election of leading mergers and acquisitions and government practice lawyer Andrew Rentoul to the position of chairman.
Hall & Wilcox boosts finance, corporate expertise with hire of Reserve Bank deputy GC
Hall & Wilcox has lured a senior finance, corporate and regulatory lawyer from the Reserve Bank of Australia, in what is being described as a major coup for the practice.
HWL Ebsworth’s boss can’t slug former partner with costs in case over failed IPO
Managing partner of HWL Ebsworth Juan Martinez has lost his bid for an order for costs against a former capital partner in a $4.4 million suit after the partner unsuccessfully sought to have the law firm boss named as representative defendant.
White & Case picks up Norton Rose global project partner in Sydney
White & Case has recruited a 15-year veteran of Norton Rose's project development team for its Sydney office.
Jones Day recruits leading energy partner from Clayton Utz
US law firm Jones Day has nabbed leading energy and natural resources partner Dan Howard from Clayton Utz after more than 26 years with the firm.
Supreme Court judge accused of sexually harassing associates identified as Peter Vickery
Peter Vickery QC has identified himself as the former judge of the Victorian Supreme Court who an investigation found had sexually harassed two of his associates, including by writing sexualised poetry and making unwelcome sexual advances.
Law firm accused of giving bad tax advice on $3B Wyndham Vale development
Melbourne farmers-turned-developers the Bozzo family have sued a national law firm for allegedly giving bad tax advice on the $3 billion Wyndham Vale development in Melbourne's west, situated on 482 hectares of land the family purchased in 1994.
‘Postbox’ solicitor in Banksia class action wins reprieve from DQ decision
A lawyer whose conduct in the Banksia Securites class action was said to have left a stain on the integrity of the legal profession has secured a temporary stay of a decision by Victoria's legal watchdog to disqualify him from practicing law for four years.