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Deloitte Moves to New Melbourne Office

19 May 2009

In a deal that probably could not have been negotiated at a worse time in the last two decades, Deloitte signed on to the lease at 550 Bourke Street in March 2008. Back in March 2008: Melbourne's ...

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UPDATE; Tenth Partner Allegedly Defects in DLA Phillips Fox Premerger Evacuation

17 March 2011

[ED we received the following anonymous update to yesterday's post (re-posted below) on the mass defection of DLAPH Brisbane partners pre-merger: More chaos at DLAPF with another partner resigning...

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UPDATE Rumour: BDO Directors Quit Amid Demands for MORE Personally Guaranteed Capital

23 March 2011

[ED BDO Chairman Tony Schiffman has sent an official response which we've included below] In its official response to our post last week reporting rumours of its impending collapse, the National...

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Shit Sandwich: AAR CEP Michael Rose Seals Kumar’s Fate on Masterchef

1 July 2011

The Menu Entree: Confit of ocean trout with fennell and apple salad Main Course: A Shit Sandwich Braised beef cheek on celeriac puree with roast beetroot. Desert: Chocolate tart Pioneerring fat...

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PriceWaterhouseCoopers Graduate Start-Dates Deferred as GFC Bites

17 January 2009

Several reports coming into the Firm Spy confirm that global accounting leader PriceWaterhouseCoopers has delayed the commencement dates for many graduates in some of its Australian offices. We ...

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CALL FOR GOSSIP – Involuntary Annual Leave, Xmas Parties & Clayton Utz Sex Dolls

8 December 2010

A major issue for many of our readers at this time last year was an obligation to take valuable annual leave in the Christmas/New Year period. Miserly corporate partners, hiding beneath the veneer ...

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The “Beast” Who Stole Christmas? AAR’s Ron Fielding & 1-to-1 “Instructions”

6 May 2010

It was a while ago now, but you may recall in late 2008 we reported the alarming news that Allens Arthur Robinson had decided to cancel its Christmas party.At the time, the firm made the following ...

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Snake & Bake! Baker & McKenzie Hisses at Long-Nosed Adder SAs

1 July 2010

In late August last year, with a post entitled "Shit Sandwich", we reported the news that Baker & McKenzie had elevated Bruce Hambrett to the chairmanship of its Australian offices. We reck...

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Free-loader; Baker & McKenzie Involved in Sydney Office Grab

19 August 2009

Baker & McKenzie is reported as being in the hunt for more office space in Sydney. As noted by the Sydney Morning Herald: Hopes that Sydney's office vacancy rate will not reach double-digits a...

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Minter Ellison Redundancies; Dozens Sacked After Pay Freeze

14 May 2009

It has emerged that Minter Ellison has sacked dozens of lawyers and support staff mere weeks after implementing a firm-wide pay freeze. As noted in the Financial Review: the lawyers range from ...

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