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A Very Unhealthy 18%; Blake Dawson ‘F*ck-Us’ Exposed

14 October 2009

Some dynamite just in from a Blake Dawson spy! Last month we reported a controversial post profiling the Blake Dawson pay-rise-pay-freeze. By 'controversial', we mean that it compelled a Blakes lawyer to rebuke us! We love getting feedback; comments like this from the Blake Dawson lawyer cause us to reflect on the content of our stories. Were we wrong to argue that Blake Dawson remuneration 'focus' was more about remuneration 'f*ck-us'? We will let you be the judge after reading the following information received from an anonymous Blake Dawson spy: Blake Dawson pay freeze - you have reported on this already, and Blakes came back with figures of 30% received rises - this INCLUDES those lawyers elevated from graduate to lawyer and lawyer to SA. However, it has now come to my at...

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The Half Million Dollar Deloitte Gold Coast Partnership Summit

3 November 2009

Thanks to the anonymous Deloitte spy who offered us the following comments yesterday: What I find interesting in all this is that in the midst of a global financial crisis that requires huge cost cutting measures, the partner group, approx 450, all went to the Gold Coast for the annual conference. The partners in our group couldnt help run around like school children to see who was staying at which hotel. Names such Versace were used. We looked up the cost and you are looking at around $1,000 per night per person. Given that they probably got a bulk discount, lets reduce this to $600 - 2 nights x 450 = $540,000. So whats that again I hear about a global financial crisis?? More like a global gain at Deloitte at the expense of their employees. I am not sure how they get to be an employer...

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Minter Ellison Re-elects Nigel McBride as Adelaide Chief Executive Partner

24 June 2009

It has been reported that Minter Ellison's Adelaide Chief Executive Partner, Nigel McBride, was unanimously re-appointed to continue in his role. The firm commented that the appointment: is hoped ...

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Firm Spy Case Summary: Mitchell v Clayton Utz & Ors (No.1)

13 December 2010

Mitchell v Clayton Utz & Ors (No 1). In July 2009, Magistrate Hennessy of the NSW Administrative Decisions Tribunal (ADT) considered an application filed by Mr Mitchell for leave to proceed ...

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PWC Staff ‘Twiddle Thumbs’ As Partners Attend Boozy Spring Carnival

5 November 2009

Hilarious anonymous tip from a PWC spy earlier today: So, I have been at PwC for a few years now... Melbourne Cup came around and my Big 4 friends told me of all the great parties their firms ar...

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Deloitte Barnacles Bonus Bill & PwC Lacks Maturity in MASSIVE Growth Surge

31 August 2011

Bonuses Denied Despite Deloitte Growth Australia's fourth largest accounting firm by revenue, Deloitte, this year grew its income by an incredible 14 per cent. At that rate, the firm will have d...

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Ernst & Young Redundancies; Dozens Sacked as GFC Envelops Accounting Firms

6 March 2009

Adding to the procession of corporate redundancies across Australia is news today of yet another round of job-losses. You'll recall earlier Firm Spy posts in respect of Accounting Firm job losse...

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Freehills Cutbacks an Effort to Reduce Carbon Emissions, Not Save Partner Dollars

4 August 2009

A few weeks ago, the sleepy New South Welsh hamlet of Bunadoon voted to ban bottled water. Local businessman and Bundy on Tap organiser Huw Kingston said almost 400 people turned up to the Bundano...

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Rumour; Fat-Pocketed AAR Partners Consider New Redundancies

8 September 2009

Last week the Firm Spy contacted the genial AAR spokesman Chris Fogarty in the hope of getting a comment on rumours we have heard that the Allens partnership is presently deliberating over a massiv...

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Freedom Shackled; Freehills Partner Tempers Earlier Encouraging Firm Comments

29 December 2008

In what might be construed as an effort to assuage the earlier message that the firm is 'in good stead', Freehills managing partner Gavin Bell has made some comments which will likely dampen the fe...

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