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Middletons Archive

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Firm Spy Case Summary: Mitchell v Clayton Utz & Ors (No 2)

12 December 2010

Mitchell v Clayton Utz & Ors (No 2) In January 2010, Magistrate Hennessy of the NSW Administrative Decisions Tribunal (ADT) considered an application filed by Mr Mitchell to correct orders a...

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FS Editorial: Clayton Utz Laments Legal Aid Funding Amid Pro Bono Concerns in Era of Deleverage

20 May 2011

We read with interest a letter to the AFR editor entitled Legal access to justice is fundamental written by Clayton Utz pro bono partner David Hillard. The letter speaks to the inadequacy of the Fe...

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Leaked Youtube Video Controversy as Baker & McKenzie’s Chris Freeland Takes Centre Stage

20 August 2010

A reasonably de riguer portfolio of legal-media platitudes greeted Chris Freeland last week as he commenced his new role as national managing partner of Baker & McKenzie. Freeland, a recent  G...

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Allens Arthur or Martha? Confusion Reigns over Voluntariness of AAR Redundancies

6 July 2009

We received two emails last week from Allens spies who insisted that some of the 114 people populating The List (voluntary redundancies) emailed by Michael Rose around the firm on Thursday were in...

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Controversial Mallesons Seasonal Clerk Rap Video Leaked on Youtube

7 April 2010

Thanks very much to the anonymous Mallesons spy who tipped us off to the bling gold currently accessible on YouTube here. The video, entitled "Clerkship Paradise - The Infamous Mallesons Rap", i...

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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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Drip Drip Drip; Claims Blake Dawson Lawyers Are Trickling Out the Door

16 July 2009

Blake Dawson boldly claims on its website: We recognise the importance of attracting, developing and retaining the best people in order to provide you with an excellent service. We have been ackno...

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One Day Out of Life; AllensGate Partners Forget About The Bad Times, Oh Yeah!

4 March 2011

HOLIDAY!! CELEBRATE!! If you're in a partnership that is facing allegations of possibly the deepest conflict-of-interest involving a law firm in Australia's legal history it's time for the good t...

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Rumour of Possible Mallesons Pay Freeze

19 May 2009

The Firm Spy has received a report suggesting that 'perennial' heavyweight Mallesons Stephen Jaques is considering a pay freeze by stealth. We received the following anonymous tip this evening: ...

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‘Whoppers’! PwC Partner Neil Wilson Battles Massive Man Boobs

7 September 2011

[ED: this post was originally published in March 2010. An FS editor was speaking with a senior PwC figure recently who mentioned that Neil Wilson was a bit of a PwC "hard man". This comment reminde...

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