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• NZ law firm to bring Shakespeare’s Globe to Auckland

  The famous theatre will host the Bard’s best plays and is the latest effort by the firm to contribute to New Zealand’s arts scene read more

• Workers over 45 lack opportunities to mentor young staff, says survey

  Australian workplaces are failing to provide older workers with opportunities to transfer their skills to younger staff. read more

• Cunneen hints at ICAC conspiracy to sabotage her judicial appointment

  Margaret Cunneen says ICAC must be ‘completely destroyed’. read more

• Glass ceiling still holding back female barristers

  New research has found that the increase in the number of female barristers remains small. read more

• Lighter Side: Partner blasts colleagues over time-wasting ‘thank you’ emails

  Lawyers at a US firm have been directed to be less polite to save time. read more

• Led Zeppelin's Long Stairway to Trial

  Surviving band members can’t answer questions about millions of dollars they made in the 70s. read more

• Herbert Smith Freehills advises on record-breaking loan deal

  HSF has advised a group of 23 international banks on what is believed to be a record-breaking loan deal… Regulators, professional bodies should be separate says survey… Promotion for Melbourne lawyer at Corrs… Singapore’s Big Four dominate rankings… Yahoo in discrimination lawsuit… read more

• Federal Court judge appointed in Rockhampton

  Attorney-General George Brandis has appointed a permanent Federal Court judge in Rockhampton. read more

• Vic Legal Aid increases income threshold

  More people will have access to Victorian Legal Aid after the income threshold was raised. read more

• Workers over 45 lack opportunities to mentor young staff, says survey

  Employers are failing to invest in proper skills transfer and mentoring, says a new survey. read more