http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/industry-sectors/legal-affairsNews, views and information from the pages of The AustralianFri, 24 Feb 2012 01:20:24 +1100Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:20:24 +1100en-auCopyright 2012 News Limited. All rights reserved.aus_business_legal_7165http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusLegalAffairs/~3/k-FluFh8Hv0/story-e6frg97x-1226279931669http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/big-three-not-worried-by-new-arrivals/story-e6frg97x-1226279931669THREE big national law firms have entrenched their position as the unchallenged home of the nation's elite lawyers. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V9eR3viP87invn78uNWEof5IoAY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V9eR3viP87invn78uNWEof5IoAY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V9eR3viP87invn78uNWEof5IoAY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V9eR3viP87invn78uNWEof5IoAY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusLegalAffairs/~4/k-FluFh8Hv0" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMTChris Merritthttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/big-three-not-worried-by-new-arrivals/story-e6frg97x-1226279931669http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusLegalAffairs/~3/CWS1rJBn3tU/story-e6frg97x-1226279921864http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/stars-in-a-league-of-their-own/story-e6frg97x-1226279921864OF the hundreds of lawyers who were considered worthy of inclusion in the Chambers and Partners rankings, 10 have been singled out. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PtJB_f3JztuK2WHKGHe9-wx16wA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PtJB_f3JztuK2WHKGHe9-wx16wA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PtJB_f3JztuK2WHKGHe9-wx16wA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PtJB_f3JztuK2WHKGHe9-wx16wA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusLegalAffairs/~4/CWS1rJBn3tU" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMTChris Merritthttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/stars-in-a-league-of-their-own/story-e6frg97x-1226279921864http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusLegalAffairs/~3/3-N0iLx0e4I/story-e6frg97x-1226279822098http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/changes-ahead-but-blakes039-star-rising/story-e6frg97x-1226279822098FOR Blake Dawson, the recognition of partner Rehana Box as one of the the profession's stars could not have come at a better time. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lquaQqMoYu4-XP-auS7Uis49ouE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lquaQqMoYu4-XP-auS7Uis49ouE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lquaQqMoYu4-XP-auS7Uis49ouE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lquaQqMoYu4-XP-auS7Uis49ouE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusLegalAffairs/~4/3-N0iLx0e4I" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMTChris Merritthttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/changes-ahead-but-blakes039-star-rising/story-e6frg97x-1226279822098http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusLegalAffairs/~3/tVdPgIRcmMo/story-e6frg97x-1226279924363http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/sydney-tops-in-rank-of-commercial-silk/story-e6frg97x-1226279924363SYDNEY has again easily outranked Melbourne as the leader of the Australian commercial Bar. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3Z8wdyxUlGjuvOO7qAbZZBZ2gCU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3Z8wdyxUlGjuvOO7qAbZZBZ2gCU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3Z8wdyxUlGjuvOO7qAbZZBZ2gCU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3Z8wdyxUlGjuvOO7qAbZZBZ2gCU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusLegalAffairs/~4/tVdPgIRcmMo" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMTKatherine Towershttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/sydney-tops-in-rank-of-commercial-silk/story-e6frg97x-1226279924363http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusLegalAffairs/~3/1MD7JTHCBbE/story-e6frg97x-1226279918330http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/no-longer-outpost-world-on-way-here/story-e6frg97x-1226279918330THE Australian legal market is increasingly seen as an integral piece of the puzzle for law firms wishing to crack the Asian market. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aOSEVir1edVzLfMg3ruDAWiZSgI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aOSEVir1edVzLfMg3ruDAWiZSgI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aOSEVir1edVzLfMg3ruDAWiZSgI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aOSEVir1edVzLfMg3ruDAWiZSgI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusLegalAffairs/~4/1MD7JTHCBbE" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMTCatherine McGregorhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/no-longer-outpost-world-on-way-here/story-e6frg97x-1226279918330http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusLegalAffairs/~3/TocmVOSffpU/story-e6frg98f-1226279823815http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/opinion/rinehart-adviser-returns-to-practice/story-e6frg98f-1226279823815FORMER WA attorney-general Cheryl Edwardes is leaving her role as adviser to Gina Rinehart to return to legal practice. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NuK86w0CDgpXk-u2TOUknb-tKnQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NuK86w0CDgpXk-u2TOUknb-tKnQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NuK86w0CDgpXk-u2TOUknb-tKnQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NuK86w0CDgpXk-u2TOUknb-tKnQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusLegalAffairs/~4/TocmVOSffpU" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMTPREJUDICE: Chris Merritthttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/opinion/rinehart-adviser-returns-to-practice/story-e6frg98f-1226279823815http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusLegalAffairs/~3/Gyi7CIdRVAY/story-e6frg97x-1226278806225http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/ccc-must-be-fairer-says-chief-justice/story-e6frg97x-1226278806225WA Chief Justice Wayne Martin has defended public hearings by the Corruption and Crime Commission, but says procedural fairness must be strengthened. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Fka_PV5g5RvTwACjYSqjmEA99ps/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Fka_PV5g5RvTwACjYSqjmEA99ps/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Fka_PV5g5RvTwACjYSqjmEA99ps/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Fka_PV5g5RvTwACjYSqjmEA99ps/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusLegalAffairs/~4/Gyi7CIdRVAY" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMTNicolas Perpitchhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/ccc-must-be-fairer-says-chief-justice/story-e6frg97x-1226278806225http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusLegalAffairs/~3/hppmQi-JOF4/story-fn59niix-1226278826724http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/roxon-kept-in-dark-on-disputes-blunder/story-fn59niix-1226278826724NICOLA Roxon's department knew as far back as December that a blunder had cast doubt on de facto orders by the Family Court <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yPL7SD_pkQB1cMA9sqF2VhP6qeI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yPL7SD_pkQB1cMA9sqF2VhP6qeI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yPL7SD_pkQB1cMA9sqF2VhP6qeI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yPL7SD_pkQB1cMA9sqF2VhP6qeI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusLegalAffairs/~4/hppmQi-JOF4" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMTNicola Berkovichttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/roxon-kept-in-dark-on-disputes-blunder/story-fn59niix-1226278826724http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusLegalAffairs/~3/X6HuG61u8EI/story-e6frg97x-1226277926615http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/warning-over-bungled-court-orders/story-e6frg97x-1226277926615FORMER de facto partners have been told it would be &quot;foolish&quot; to disobey court orders that now may be invalid due to a government blunder. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sLZmz9nOMbeKvpencJXQrzjMvf0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sLZmz9nOMbeKvpencJXQrzjMvf0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sLZmz9nOMbeKvpencJXQrzjMvf0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sLZmz9nOMbeKvpencJXQrzjMvf0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusLegalAffairs/~4/X6HuG61u8EI" height="1" width="1"/>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:08:31 GMTLanai Vasekhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/warning-over-bungled-court-orders/story-e6frg97x-1226277926615http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianBusLegalAffairs/~3/x363AjY2GwY/story-e6frg97x-1226277646455http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/court-bungle-to-hit-de-factos/story-e6frg97x-1226277646455THOUSANDS of Family Court orders relating to de facto couples have been cast into doubt by a major federal government blunder. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rvfjHjoyubqnJ5KphK5SQ7x_SZ0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rvfjHjoyubqnJ5KphK5SQ7x_SZ0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rvfjHjoyubqnJ5KphK5SQ7x_SZ0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rvfjHjoyubqnJ5KphK5SQ7x_SZ0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianBusLegalAffairs/~4/x363AjY2GwY" height="1" width="1"/>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMTNICOLA BERKOVIChttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/court-bungle-to-hit-de-factos/story-e6frg97x-1226277646455