News

• Judge throws out employee’s “tight skirt” injury claim

  A former airline worker has had her bizarre injury claim thrown out of court this week after a judge noticed inconsistencies in her story. read more

• Flying solo: Experts say the sole legal counsel market is expanding

  Why the number of sole legal counsel is increasing, and what they want. read more

• Lighter side: Judge arrested for FBI beer bribe

  A North Carolina judge stands to be convicted after allegedly trying to bribe an FBI official with several cases of beer. read more

• Expert calls for day fines to reduce prison rates

  High imprisonment rates in WA could be addressed by a review of the fines system, according to one expert. read more

• Have your say: Firm expansion in 2016

  Where do you think Australian law firms should be looking to expand to in 2016? read more

• Morning Briefing: Dentons expands yet again

  Dentons announces yet another… Slater & Gordon value slumps on car crash announcement... New arbitration heads for Linklaters… HSF appoints new partner in HK… RPC named law firm of the year at British Legal Awards… read more

• Firm advises on $200m bond issuance

  A major firm has advised ANU on the 10-year domestic bond issuance. read more

• ACICA to launch new arbitration rules

  Australia will continue to be a leader in arbitration, following this evening’s launch of the ACICA’s new rules. read more

• 7 stress resilience questions to ask yourself

  Paula Davis-Laack outlines seven questions you should ask yourself in a stressful situation in order to build up your resistance. read more

• Morning Briefing: Will Dentons deal add pressure on others to go global?

  The recently announced Dentons, Rodyk merger could mean that others will also seek global partners in order to keep pace... Hong Kong businesses unprepared for new competition law… New partner for international law firm in Sydney… LexisNexis acquires Lex Machina… read more