Not up to the usual calibre this week although if we were a Clayton Utz partner we’d probably like to get hold of a couple of people at the blog and…..
Here are the stories
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Very ?Special? Counsel; The Mystery of Mills Oakley & Anthony Brearley Solved
September 4th, 2009
For weeks now, mystery has surrounded the relationship between law firm Mills Oakley and the alleged ?fugitive?, ex-Emirati Anthony Brearley. everyone deserves the chance to recover Brearley, who was once a property partner at Baker & McKenzie in Australia, apparently took flight to the lucrative Middle Eastern shores of Dubai on the back of the property boom. He […]
Yes Way! Rumour Clayton Utz Involved in IR Claim Against Sacked Grads
September 4th, 2009
We reported earlier in the week the incredible rumour that Clayton Utz graduates were informed (prior to accepting graduate offers, we think) that they would receive pay rises after completing rotations, only for partners to later dodgily resile from that claim. Yes Way! This revelation, if it is true, would most certainly strike a blow to Clayton […]
Freehills Partner Gavin ?Hells? Bell Queries Rise in Masters Applications
September 3rd, 2009
In a terrific article by ALB profiling reasons for and against bolstering education through a postgraduate Masters course, Freehills CEO Gavin Bell said: the school bell is ringing! ?We have seen a slight increase in the numbers of people who are applying to do their Masters. We cant say if this is a result of the global […]
BRW Top 500 Private Companies – Big4 Accounting Firms
September 2nd, 2009
Corporate Australia should follow the rumoured lead of a few ex-Deloitte workers and grab a bottle of Moet, a few bags of sniff, and get the party started! does a quality year mean quality gear? GFC = Great For Corporates! With thanks to the BRW Top 500 Private Companies List, released last week, a clearer picture is emerging of […]
Public Sector Blight; QLD Boffins Illegally Make Coroner a Magistrate
September 2nd, 2009
A public-sector catastophy, requiring the passage of retrospective corrective legislation through Queensland-state parliament, led to the appointment of coroner Michael Barnes to the QLD Magistracy, it has emerged. we will launch a coronial inquiry into the error Magistrate Coroner Barnes momentarily served as a Magistrate in contravention of the Coroners Act 2003 and handed down in excess […]
Rumour; Clayton Utz Graduates Dodged By Partners
September 1st, 2009
Thanks to the Clayton Utz spy who made the following comments: a memo sent to Clutz grads All graduates were told they would receive a salary increase of at least $5k p/a at the end of each of our 3 rotations (every 6 months). A detail conveniently not included in our employment contracts, but generally accepted and […]
BRW Top 500 Private Companies – Mid Tier Law Firms
September 1st, 2009
There has been some recent speculation that the GFC has precipitated the emergence of mid-tier law firms in Australia. It is thought that shrinking client budgets are not only increasing the competition for major firms to hold their clientele, but also forcing reconsideration of the traditional billable units model. yet another emergence It was recently reported, for […]
Hung Out to Dry; NSW DPP Director Nicholas Cowdery in Costs Row
September 1st, 2009
Our friends at Roll On Firday took aim at NSW DPP Director Nicholas Cowdery over the weekend for attending an international policing conference in Taipei. The article (subsequently picked up by our good friends at ALB) notes: confiscate these pegs! The total cost of this jaunt came to $110k. Yet just two weeks later Cowdery informed two […]
Hard Time; Crook Marcus Einfeld?s New Shame
September 1st, 2009
With former Federal Court Justice Marcus Einfeld already stricken to the gallows, more news has emerged of his propensity to lie, perjure and indifferently pervert the ordinary course of justice for personal gain. jail hasnt been kind In no particular order, Einfeld has now: been characterised by the NSW Court of Appeal as a recidivist liar; been stripped of his Queen?s […]
