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August 2010

A Law Council of Australia pre-election questionnaire has shown that neither of the major political parties has plans to improve the quality of legal
A retired Victorian Supreme Court judge has spoken out against the judicial appointment process, commenting that some judges were intellectually or te
It's a quiet time in the City. Hell, it's a quiet time everywhere.
The major law firms with offices in France may find themselves on the hook for millions, after 
Burges Salmon has persuaded a raft of law firms to look into taking on
In a dramatic move, Hogan Lovells has trumped its rivals by becoming the
Bird & Bird has celebrated its record turnover figure for 2009/10 i
Missing a court deadline is every litigator's nightmare.
Fees for many GDL, LPC and BPTC courses will rise above inflation for this year's intake of London-bound wannabe lawyers.
Eight major Australian law firms have banded together to form a new industry body that will focus on promoting environmental sustainability.
With Masterchef 2010 now safely over, it seems that
Law student representative body ALSA has lobbied for increased spending on mental health services for young adults, after a report showed a huge perce
A survey by a public policy consultancy has recommended that lawyers be banned from charging hourly rates and instead bill clients on the basis of out

July 2010

RollOnFriday can exclusively reveal that Andrew Iyer, one of Ince & Co
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The legal community was gripped with excitement this week as former Linklaters associate Kingsley Ford asked for the hand of TV presenter Millie Clode
There was a rare piece of good news this week for some of Halliwells' casualties.
South-Eastern commercial firm Penningtons has issued an apology after one of its partners went off piste at a dinner and managed to offend pretty much
For ten years, Jon Rathbone was dumped on in his job as a corporate lawyer at