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Norton Rose Clerkship Applicants Wait By The Phone, Typing Angry Emails

28 September 2011

A phone call, or at the very least a automatically generated email, is not too much to ask in today's technological age.  Simply pick up the phone. Or call someone in IT and give them the email di...

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Meet the KPMG “Air Wankers”: Voluntary Redundancy Exit Dates Delayed, Partner Walk-outs

21 December 2011

There is something cringeworthy about corporate leaders who rely on excessive gesticulation to communicate.  After one too many sessions with their personal public speaking coach, this unfortunate...

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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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The Poo Poll; Ominous Sign KPMG Employee Scheme Will Fail

7 July 2009

We reported in June that KPMG workers were being forced to vote on a scheme which the firm said would help save jobs. We justifiably likened that scheme to the financial plight of failed tennis pla...

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Walk On! PwC Rumoured to be Implementing Across-the-Board “Promotions”

19 May 2010

The outpouring of vitriol for big4 accounting firm PwC shows no sign of ending. Disillusionment, of the highest order, appears to have taken hold at the firm, despite what appears to be... err, goo...

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Ex-Clayton Utz Partner George Livanes an Alleged Fraudster

26 August 2009

With an investigation into investments made by Clayton Utz partners into an elaborate tax scheme apparently still afoot, it has emerged today that an ex-Clayton Utz partner is presently facing char...

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IT’S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN! BDO Is Leaving Ground (Leaving Ground!)

7 December 2011

They're leaving together and we think it's farewell. Maybe they'll come back, to Earth who can tell? We guess there is someone to blame. They're leaving ground (LEAVING GROUND!!!). Will things ever...

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Slopping Out: Mallesons Fail Jail Now Facing Tenancy Squeeze in Melbourne

6 July 2009

It was reported in May that female inmates at an Irish penitentiary were being forced to share over-crowded cells: Thirty female prisoners – including two pregnant inmates – were "crammed" int...

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UPDATE: Reflections on the “Hipster Hitler” Saga: Lawyers, Censorship and Professional Ethics

1 June 2011

The Hipster Hitler controversy began when we reported that ABL had severed its relationship with Red Bubble, over allegations that it was selling merchandise which could be interpreted as condoning...

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BRW Delivers Major Broadside to Departing Minter Ellison Chief Guy Templeton

10 December 2009

Sometimes we worry that we're the only corporate news/gossip medium prepared to have a dig at the chiefs of corporate firms. We therefore heartily welcomed the character assassination directed by the BRW a few weeks ago to ex-Minters chief Guy Templeton: "Traditionally, a non-lawyer at the helm of a law firm has not been considered a success. The most recent experiment with non-lawyer leadership occurred at Minter Ellison, where management consultant Guy Templeton was chief executive for five years before he left earlier this year. "The firm went back to the traditional model appointing one of its partners, John Weber, as chief executive." Ouch! Incidentally, John Weber is presiding over a firm that one staff member recently assessed in the following fashion: Minters must w...

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