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April 2011

In a landmark ruling, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that
Keddies has paid $75,000 to 95-year-old Margaret Shuetrim, who alleged that the firm overcharged her by $50,000 when it represented her in a personal
Allens Arthur Robinson is clearly eager to beef up in Western Australia: it is offering a gargantuan referral fee of $20,000 to staff who successfully
A Canadian law firm is in disarray this week as fresh revelations broke of a night of debauchery following a student competition.
Author and historian Suzanne Welborn, whose oeuvre includes "Swan - The History of a Brewery", has turned her attention to the world of law t
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Over 100 Australians have launched a group claim against Aspen Pharmaceuticals and Pfizer Australia, claiming that anti-Parkinson's drugs produced by

March 2011

RollOnFriday can exclusively reveal that all of Ashurst's London-base
After last week's poll result - confirming Jedward as 
A recently released survey has revealed that the big international law firms have made a major impact on young Spanish professionals and students.
The 34 year-old former manager of Fifteen restaurant, owned by British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, has pleaded not guilty to arson and 16 counts of t
In an exemplary display of courtroom etiquette, an advocate in South Africa has sworn at a High Court judge, before storming out of court, after he wa
Gary Shipman, a founding partner of North Carolina-based firm Shipman & Wright, LLP, has been rumbled furiously berating staff for their morning t
At a glittering awards ceremony last Thursday, the Birmingham Law Society handed out gongs to the cream of the Midlands legal community.
The Law Society of Western Australia wants to push through a raft of changes to make juries more representative of the population.
When illness forced 51 year-old Marguerite Vujcich to retire from the law she decided to take up surfing instead and has raced up the national ranking
According to a MSI Global Alliance survey of Australian and New Zealand business owners, most would trust their accountant over their lawyer when it c
Two lucky readers could represent Great Britain in the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, courtesy of