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DLA Flying Fox; Going Green in Curious Ways

12 October 2008

DLA Phillips Fox has introduced a peculiar initiative this month to help focus firm attention on the need to use sustainable energy. As well as 'awareness' programs, DLA is enforcing a 'No Travel...

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Ring-a-Ring-a-Michael-Rosey; AAR Chief Places Panic Phone(y) Call to BRW

12 August 2010

Prime-ministerial candidate Tony Abbott - a man who once warned women against pre-marital sex despite fornicating with his college girlfriend and consequently having to endure an embarrassing publi...

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Allens Staff ‘Devastated’ at Move to 101 Collins Street

16 March 2009

The Allens partnership confirmed rumours last week to the Financial Review that it would be baulking on its 12-year commitment to lease several floors for its Melbourne office in the 567 Collins St...

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The Sounds of Silence: Robinson’s ResAARrection & the Indolence of Mainstream Media

25 March 2011

Two weeks have now passed since AllensGate done got real, and there's still nary a mention of the sorry saga in any of our favourite Friday legal rags.  This has led some spies to wonder why -- is...

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UPDATE FS Halloween Special: The Wicked Witch of the West, Shine Lawyers’ Erin Brokovich’s $2m Pay Day

1 November 2011

This post won't be published until 1 November 2011, but right now, while we're writing it, it's Halloween. We've got the FS rear-projection 1990's style TV on in the background and the scariest of ...

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Clayton Utz Lawyer Rebukes Librarian Fruit Thievery

15 March 2010

Tormented top tier law firm Clayton Utz is about to suffer yet another blow. After weeks of anguish following the defection of a major chunk of its partnership pool, and in the immediate wake of th...

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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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Christmas Cheer Without the Beer; Minter Ellison Christmas Party Runs Dry

17 December 2008

At this merry time of year, a distinct lck of merriment is evident in this contribution received earlier today, 'First the Minters partners decided to make firm drinks a 'beer, wine and champagn...

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EXCLUSIVE: Freehills Looks @ International Expansion With TransAsia Lawyers Merger

11 November 2011

When Freehills' highly rated junior partner Tony Sparks defected to A&O earlier this year, we thought it was bad news for Australia's second largest firm by revenue. Mr Sparks was regarded by F...

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Pay Run of the Milliner; Mallesons Announces Christmas Bonus

27 November 2009

We reported last week that Mallesons' pay freeze is apparently showing no signs of thawing. This remains true, despite encouraging news received earlier today that the firm is giving staff a Christmas bonus, of sorts. Thanks to the anonymous Mallesons spy for the following information: Warlock Milliner has just delivered some long overdue good news - we're getting some money out of the partnership and just in time for Christmas! Not that it is very much, mind you. "3% of your wage" in the form of a bonus in the "December pay run". Is this the "pay run of the milliner"? It is interesting that the partners have chosen to carefully calibrate the bonus as a one-off payment, rather than a more permanent increase in our wages, annualised in each monthly pay.  This means that when the ...

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