More from Australia’s whistleblower legal site.. overpaid partners, sacked workers ..you know the routine
Here’s the last week’s headlines:
Brydens in Big Bother; CEO in Alleged Japanese Car Sale Harassment Debacle
October 2nd, 2009
Mere weeks after being embroiled in one of the most embarassing case-management stuff-ups of 2009, Brydens Compensation Lawyers are apparently involved in yet another, though potentially more damaging, public spat. (Thanks very much the anonymous tipster alerting us to this gold.) By way of background, a website apparently exists in which ordinary, non-legal folks can post legally […]
Marketing Ploy? Holding Redlich?s Nick Holland – the ?Sports? Lawyer
October 2nd, 2009
Earlier this year, the AFR published an article (28/8) profiling the enigmatic area of legal practice known as ?sports law?. In that article, the following was written: more sports lawyers Johnson Winter & Slattery partner Mark O?Brien negotiated a confidential settlement for former Wallabies winger Lote Tuqiri? in his high profile breach of contract against the ARU. […]
Sleepy Afternoon & Blobby Exchange Barbs in Acerbic Firm Spy Comments Dialogue
October 1st, 2009
Occasionally, the Firm Spy?s posts provoke some sparring in the ?comments? section found below every post. We love hearing your comments and feedback (please write to us about anything at [email protected]!), and think it is excellent when we can bring together two people from opposite sides of the spectrum to ?duke-it-out?. everyone loves an intellectual behemoth When […]
PWC Poised to Make Further Cuts in Potential Third Wave of Redundancies
October 1st, 2009
As a very early mover, it started way back? in November 2008 for PriceWaterhouseCoopers with the first wave of redundancies. That was supplemented by a second, deeper wave of cuts occuring at PWC in late January 2009. shouldnt PWC wait? And now, we have received the following news tip from an anonymous PWC spy of a looming third wave […]
Big4 Accounting Firm Leads Corporate Industry in Response to Mental Illness
September 30th, 2009
We have edited the following post to protect the identity of the anonymous spy. Thanks very much to the spy for sharing your thoughts and good luck with your recovery. I?m writing a response in regards to a ?Blake Dawson; A Depressing Reflection on the Legal Industry??. While I do not work at a legal firm, […]
Former Minter Ellison Partner Simon Alroe Creates Blog Site
September 29th, 2009
Recently de-equitised Minter Ellison partner Simon Alroe, the subject of an apparent Survivor-style ?voting off the island?, has created his very own blog. keep your eyes on the dagger Alroe, who the Sunshine Coast Daily reported is set to open a new art gallery, has used the blog to hit back at critics. In a scathing, but […]
Blake Dawson; A Depressing Reflection on the Legal Industry?
September 29th, 2009
The Tristan Jepson Memorial Lecture & Conference is an event aimed at improving attitudes toward, and bettering the response to, the prevalent issue of depression in the legal profession. After a long battle with depression, 26 year old Tristan Jepson took his life in October 2004. His parents created this event to galvanise the legal […]
Minter Ellison Partners Paid $1.1m+ After Apparently Sacking Mother of 5
September 28th, 2009
It emerged yesterday that an elderly home-invader found it necessary to berate ex-Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer for failing to save Schapelle Corby from hard time in Kerbokoban prison. This hilarious episode inspired us to do some berating of our own, starting with an appraisal of some apparently fallacious comments made by Minter Ellison partner John Weber […]
Ombudsman Forces Prominent Melbourne Law Firm to Pay $8000 to Sacked Worker
September 28th, 2009
Sometimes when you?re in the office, watching multi-millionaire partners meander through the corridors with an air of self-importance, it is easy to forget that these folks are just twits in corporate camouflage. Stories like the one below help expose their true, idiotic form. presiding over a fair workplace near you A big thanks to the excellent work […]
5 Minutes of Your Day – Remuneration Survey
September 28th, 2009
In conjuction with our friends at Lawyers Weakly, the Firm Spy is proudly throwing its support behind an initiative pioneered by our friends at Legal Monkey; an anonymous remuneration survey. less than one billable unit The survey is available at this link. This excellently constructed survey is completely anonymous and is a reference that the Firm Spy will be able […]
