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Precedents Set to Pass Use-By Date in DLA Phillips Fox Redundancies

29 May 2009

Always first to break the big news stories, as was the case with the DLA Phillips Fox mass redundancies, the Firm Spy can today also reveal that many of the sacked workers are rumoured to have been...

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Gilbert + Tobin, Telstra & the Fixed-Fee Billable Unit

4 February 2010

We reported last week the rumour that Mallesons might need to prepare for an exodus of lawyers, in particular from its Melbourne office, in light of the emergence of a new Gilbert + Tobin office in the city.  In response to that post we received the following comments from an anonymous (ostensibly a Mallesons) spy: Firm Spy is always good for a laugh. If only you guys had the balls to apply the blow torch to Gilbert & Tobin the way you do to other firms. You read like a PR outfit for G&T. It’s not even subtle. Clearly our friend missed the berating we gave Danny Gilbert over his use of the word "sanguine". In any event, we're always keen to moderate any biases in our reportage, so this got us digging around for some dirt on G+T. Thankfully, two anonymous tips have come...

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DLA Partner Allegedly Embroiled in Foxxxy Interracial Montana Fishburn Porno Scandal

16 August 2010

Earlier this year, we reported the news that DLA Phillips Fox was chasing a full-merger with its offshore affiliate DLA Piper. The AFR broke the story in August 2009 that DLA Phillips Fox was seeki...

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UPDATE: “Who’s Next?” Crisis Unfolds @ Freehills as Leading Practice Review Intensifies

3 May 2011

For a couple of weeks now we have been closely following events at Freehills where a review, which insiders are referring to as the "Leading Practice Review", is currently being undertaken. At this...

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Update: The DLA Phillips Fox Global Amputation – New Zealand Edition

10 May 2010

It seems that the DLAPH global amputation operation continues.   The next limb to go?  New Zealand.  Sayeth the anonymous spy: The NZ DLA Phillips Fox offices have now also gone the way of Ade...

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Grant Fuzi & Bridgette Styles; Update on Clayton Utz’s Other Two Litigation Dogfights

17 December 2010

Building on from the five posts below, we've decided to publish a post updating you all on Clayton Utz's two other legal proceedings in 2010. Three legal proceedings, 14 partner defections, embroil...

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Blake Dawson; A Depressing Reflection on the Legal Industry?

29 September 2009

The Tristan Jepson Memorial Lecture & Conference is an event aimed at improving attitudes toward, and bettering the response to, the prevalent issue of depression in the legal profession. After...

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You CanNOT Be Serious! Sadler v DLAPH – DLA Piper Embroiled in $630,000 Harassment Claim

27 June 2011

Several weeks ago we reported the allegation that a DLA Piper partner in the firm's Brisbane office had been on a "rampage of bullying". A spy noted the irony that DLA Piper would be accused of bul...

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Costs Bill RefUtzed; Clayton Utz Billing Slammed By Judge in Lost Case

1 March 2011

As a very general proposition, if lawyers want to be taken seriously by clients they need to make sure that their professional conduct doesn't offend the  law. In circumstances where lawyers do of...

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Ex-Freehills Lawyer Nicole Stransky’s Other Employment Dispute

16 April 2010

In March we reported that Nicole Stransky had brought an action against her former employer Freehills claiming that she had been bullied and harassed at work in 2008 and 2009. She alleged the firm ...

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