News

• Open-source legal aid checker launched

  The tool, developed in collaboration with Code for Australia, saves Victoria Legal Aid lawyers up to 30 hours a week on phone calls read more

• Squire Patton Boggs acts on flagship Perth development

  The planned $1.85bn complex will include a 70-floor tower, apartments, a retail precinct and more read more

• Top firms reveal office plans in London

  While a Magic Circle firm moves its headquarters, an American behemoth recommits to its home of 40 years read more

• Paul Weiss, Linklaters act on abandoned Kraft Heinz-Unilever mega-merger

  The US$143bn merger, which would have created the world’s second-largest consumer goods company, was dropped just two days after discussions were confirmed read more

• Norton Rose Fulbright merger confirmed

  Simpson Grier, Clayton Utz assist global manufacturer… Baker McKenzie moves to support next-gen lawyers… read more

• New managing partner at Baker McKenzie Australia

  His forerunner has been promoted to APAC managing director read more

• HSF suit may delay full-fledged White & Case Australia launch until September

  The set-up of the US firm’s first Australia outpost may not go as smoothly as the transferring partners had hoped read more

• Lander & Rogers lands DibbsBarker partner

  This insurance specialist’s rich experience should prove an asset to his new firm read more

• Law Society NT appoints new CEO

  Now it’s official, but the new incumbent has actually been acting CEO since June read more

• Cleary Gottlieb issues Trump ‘social media attack’ guide

  In an age of politicians like Trump who can tweet up a storm in a moment, a US firm tells corporates how to prepare for the worst read more