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• Firm acts on major agribusiness deal

  One firm has acted on the major investment into Sundrop Farms, the world’s first solar desalination farm read more

• Survey reveals why lawyers are stressed at work

  A survey out of the UK has revealed that lawyers think they are the most stressed profession in the workplace read more

• Law firms to grow cyber teams while failing to bolster own security

  Small deals, ‘mash-ups’ among trends driving M&A… Brexit challenge lawyers argue for parliamentary vote… read more

• Law firms to reap reward of free-trade agreement

  Why Indonesia’s growing middle class is making way for foreign investment, and how that’s affecting law firms read more

• Human rights becoming major focus for global firms

  An evolving legal backdrop is ensuring corporates are increasingly paying attention to human rights, according to an in-house counsel survey read more

• How Ivan Milat drove me to law

  And why I’d like dinner with Heath ledger – AL talks to Mills Oakley special counsel Nicola Johnson read more

• Unregistered barrister disbarred over smuggling tobacco

  An independent disciplinary tribunal has ordered an unregistered barrister be disbarred after he tried to smuggle more than a tonne of tobacco into the UK. read more

• There’s ‘pervasive’ BigLaw equity partner demotion, says consultant

  The trend that would have previously been billed as ridiculous is now happening more often in the world of BigLaw. read more

• Online retail the new focus for competition law

  G+T competition partner Charles Coorey talks all things new in competition law. read more

• NRF acts in cloud-based rooftop solar firm stake sale

  The company’s cloud-based system enables real-time analysis and control of energy generation and consumption. read more