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WHK Horwath Archive

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Yes Way! Rumour Clayton Utz Involved in IR Claim Against Sacked Grads

4 September 2009

We reported earlier in the week the incredible rumour that Clayton Utz graduates were informed (prior to accepting graduate offers, we think) that they would receive pay rises after completing rota...

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Blake Dawson Says ‘No Pay Freeze’… Yet Wages to Remain Steady

4 June 2009

A huge news story is emerging at Blake Dawson this morning in what might easily be construed as a calculated effort by the firm to pacify lawyers threatening to revolt. It has been reported that...

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Update; New Claims in Clayton Utz v Michael “Trench” Mitchell Saga

5 March 2010

Short of an earthquake shredding razing its offices, things could probably not get much worse for Clayton Utz right now. A few weeks ago we heard the scandalous details of the defections of over...

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Junior Lawyer Pay Heartbreak? DLA Phillips Fox Spy Offers New Info on Rumour

9 July 2009

We reported yesterday the heartaching rumour that DLA Phillips Fox staff were subject to a revelutionary pay reduction. We received the following update from an anonymous DLAPH spy last night: I a...

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Minter Condition? Allegation Barrister “Confirmed” Simon Alroe Committed Fraud

26 May 2010

In April, we published the following question on notice (15/4) asked of Mr Paul Lucas, the Queensland Deputy Premier & Health Minister: “Is the Deputy Premier aware of allegations that solic...

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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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AAR’s Susan Ferrier & the ‘Critically Low’ AAR Lawyer Morale

4 February 2010

Last week we published a story in which we quoted AAR spokesperson Susan Ferrier as saying that there would not be an "exodus" of lawyer in 2010 because there are few job opportunities available. In response to that post, we received the following embittered comments from an anonymous AAR spy: Susan Ferrier has no idea. Lawyer morale at Allens is at a critical low, people will flood to Freehills who are keenly making the most of this opportunity already. Freehills has positioned itself as the least tight of the top tiers of late. You can’t expect to institute the pay freeze first, be the last to unfreeze, make everyone take annual leave over the christmas break with only half a day on Christmas Eve as bonus leave (Mallesons aren’t even this tight), reveal potential dramatic remu...

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Norton Rose Lawyer to Marry 18yo Multi-Billionaire Heiress Anna Abramovich

20 October 2010

Very regrettably, we haven't had much gossip to report about the recent arrival Norton Rose since it formally merged with (and renamed) Deacons Lawyers on 1 January this year (if you have Norton Ro...

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Macquarie Advisor Expected that Corporate Clients Would Follow Him to UBS

17 March 2009

Two Maquarie Group advisers have been the subject of a successful injunction application by their former employer to interdict the flow of confidential corporate information to their new employer U...

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50% Turnover Year on Year: KPMG Transaction Services Team Labelled “A Joke”

15 November 2011

It makes you wonder. If the ground is falling out from under a particular team and staff within that team are watching their utilisation plummet, there's no real business case to replace staffers w...

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