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Robert Milliner Archive

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Claytons Redundancies; The Redundancies You Have When There’s No Redundancies

11 August 2009

AFR legal affairs editor Alex Boxsell and deputy legal affairs editor Rachel Nickless, both excellent journalists, reported the following on 31/7: Clayton Utz and Freehills are now in an exclusive...

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UPDATE Allens Arthur Robinson Secretaries Exchange Vicious Emails Over Lost Ham Sandwich

9 November 2011

[We've updated the email chain - it is now unsanitised - and included some interesting developments below] There is nothing worse than having the diet-right foresight to bring a tub of yoghurt...

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Ex-Freehills Lawyer Nicole Stransky Settles Harassment, Bullying Dispute

6 April 2010

We reported several weeks ago that former Freehills lawyer Nicole Stranksy was intending to sue her former employer based on claims of age discrimination and continued bullying and harassment. Stra...

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‘Fail 3 CA Subjects & You’re Fired’; Deloitte CA Policy

1 December 2009

In response to our articles profiling the CA policies of Big4 accounting firms, first at PwC and then at Ernst & Young, we received the following anonymous tip from a Deloitte spy: Look Deloitte is not too far behind. Experienced analysts only earn $2k more a year than grads. Also, if you fail 1 subject you get a warning, 2 subjects a written warning and 3… you’re fired! You'll recall that at Ernst & Young, the following was sent to us: I’d like to mention that Ernst & Young also has the same policy to PwC in terms of failing 2 CA subjects and you’re out. But on top of that, if we fail a subject we owe E&Y $1k (per subject) for study assistance /time off etc. Can you believe it? We already work ridiculous hours to get through the piles of work AND we also hav...

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Big4 Accounting Firm Parental Leave Policies & the Freehills (in)Significant Cost

13 May 2010

A couple of weeks ago, the AFR published an interesting article profiling parental leave policies amongst the Big4 accounting firms. In that article, the following was written: From July 1, KPMG w...

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“Unacceptable Workplace Behaviour”: NSW Law Society Responds to Holding Redlich Starve Cycle

9 September 2011

A huge number of people have now read the exclusive report we published last week offering an insight into the toxic working environment at national mid-tier law firm Holding Redlich. We've had man...

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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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No Thaw in Sight; Mallesons Pay Freeze Set to Stay

20 November 2009

We received the following insight from an anonymous Mallesons spy last night: When the Mallesons pay freeze was introduced it was implemented on the basis that it would be reviewed in December against how the firm was tracking against budget. In recent centre by centre reports on a detailed employee survey (the Vibe) Mallesons undertakes every two years, presenters were at pains to point out that the firm was NOT tracking towards budget, with the hidden implication being that the pay freeze will continue. This is of course news to those lawyers in some sections who are exceeding their budget consistently and are being paid well below people in other firms who get to go home at 6 each night. 6pm?! Who leaves the office at that unreasonably early hour? Certainly not Mallesons lawyers....

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PUNCH ON! Brawl Allegedly Erupts Between Senior Minter Ellison Lawyers at Client Function

29 November 2011

Seriously. We've heard some absolute crackers out of Minter Ellison over the years. There was the debauched bestiality phone call involving one of the firm's special counsel. A few months down the ...

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Clock On; KPMG Workers Set to Work Long Hours as Resources Tighten

15 July 2009

It was with thanks to a courageous KPMG insider that we reported last week that the venerated Poo Poll resulted in an emphatic assent to the 'Temporary Work Arrangements'. We will now give you the ...

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