National News

Law Firms

Sydney's new arbitration centre: a threat to Asian firms?
Legal Business Online 9/03/2010 3:47:57 PM
Baykitch said that law firms in Asia should not be worried about losing work to Sydney. “I think competition is a good thing but … ...
Twelve angling (for) women
The New Lawyer 8/03/2010 10:38:27 PM
GLASS ceilings, slippery ladders, boys' clubs and fraternities are finally being eradicated in an elite list of law firms, the government announced today. ...
Pitching for legal work - do we have to?
Legal Business Online 8/03/2010 1:01:31 PM
The last 12 months have been tough for law firms and it's more important than ever for lawyers to learn the art of pitching for legal work. ...
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Legislation

Health reform the priority, not politics: Barack Obama
The Australian 9/03/2010 11:09:54 PM
Desperate to win passage of health legislation after months of frustrated effort, he called on fellow Democrats to ignore their fears about losing a swag of ...First Edition: March 9, 2010News-Medical.netObama ups the ante on healthcare planABC OnlineUS President Barack Obama battles for health reformHerald Sun
Bligh yields to lobby on land tax changes
The Australian 9/03/2010 11:09:43 PM
THE Bligh government has backed down in its battle with Queensland's property industry and has introduced legislation into parliament that will keep land ...REFORMING QUEENSLAND'S LAND VALUATION SYSTEMMy Sunshine Coast (press release)Bligh caves in over land valuesBrisbane TimesGovernment backs down on controversial land valuations systemCourier Mail
Coalition firm on Telstra split
Sydney Morning Herald 9/03/2010 11:06:05 PM
The resolution of the joint Liberal and National party rooms yesterday leaves the door open for the government to separate the legislation into two parts, ...Coalition opposing Telstra break-upABC OnlineCoalition to reject telecom reform billiTWireTelstra plan hits a wallThe Australian
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Property Law

WAN optimisation and the Facebook patent
ZDNet Australia (blog) 8/03/2010 11:02:01 AM
Kimberlee Weatherall, who teaches intellectual property law at the University of Queensland, puts the controversial issue of software patents into ...
SEQ law firm leads the way in Asian business
Queensland Business Review 5/03/2010 9:37:21 AM
Managing Partner of MSL Michael Sing says Wang's background in commercial and property law is a “huge asset to the firm”. “Moreover, her tri-lingual ...
Facebook's 'news feed' patent — just a legal novelty?
Crikey 4/03/2010 12:34:25 PM
... and not in quite the same technological way,” Kimberlee Weatherall, who teaches intellectual property law at the University of Queensland, told Crikey. ...
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Conveyancing

Lawyers line up ANZ
Herald Sun 9/03/2010 10:13:13 PM
LIV chief executive Michael Brett-Young said conveyancing solicitors also experienced settlement issues with other banks but the problems were more profound ...
Escaping the pitfalls of direct property
Money Management 8/03/2010 7:12:36 AM
... the vendor's solicitor, the fund's conveyancing solicitor, the lender, the loan broker, the lender's solicitor, the fund's superannuation solicitor, ...
Co-owners pool money to buy a home
NEWS.com.au 26/02/2010 2:16:10 PM
Those looking at co-ownership need to organise three things, Mr Levitt says: group finance, conveyancing and a co-ownership agreement. ...
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