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Keep up to date with what's happening within our network of offices in Australia and Asia, recent appointments, interesting developments and special events.

• Media release: Employers and executives may be criminally liable for actions of others under anti-terrorism laws: Deacons

  Changes to the social and political landscape since the September 11, 2001 terrorism attacks have brought far-reaching changes in OH&S laws and place a higher degree of accountability and liability on C Level executives, according to Deacons’ OH&S partner, Michael Tooma.

  15 May 08 Paul McKeon

• Environment and Planning article May 2008: Changed Again: How well do you understand IDAS Referrals? “Coastal Management Referrals”

  What I will be speaking about this evening is the topic of coastal management referrals. Like all other referrals the coastal management referrals are found in Schedule 2 of the Integrated Planning Regulation 1998.

  15 May 08 Michael Leong

• Legal update: Budget changes to scrip for scrip rollovers

  The Federal Government announced some important changes to the scrip for scrip rollover provisions as part of its 2008 Budget. These changes specifically target “restructures” using these rollovers.

  15 May 08 Peter Norman

• Newsletter: Legally Green - May 2008

  Welcome to the third edition of Deacon's quarterly environment and climate change newsletter and the first under our new name, Legally Green.

  13 May 08 Elisa de Wit , Andrew Bell, Heather Hutchinson, Rachael Webb and Jonathan Wilkinson

• Deacons in the press: City Beat

  The Courier Mail, 10 May 2008, reports that David Lyons has "dived into local law firm Deacons" as a partner of the national banking and finance group, based in Brisbane.

  13 May 08 Mary-Anne Webb

• Deacons in the press: Singapore smooths path for law firms

  The Australian Financial Review, 13 May 2008, reports the Singaporean Law Minister announced Singapore would grant five-licences to foreign firms to practise local Singapore law and employ Singapore-trained lawyers.

  13 May 08 Mary-Anne Webb

• Deacons in the press: social networking

  The release of Deacons Social Networking Survey last month attracted widespread media interest including the Australian Financial Review, Business Spectator, Age, News.com.au, Macquarie Radio Network, SmartCompany, Lawyers Weekly and the journal of the American Bar Association.

  13 May 08 Paul McKeon

• Deacons in the press: Who'll replace Quentin Bryce?

  The Brisbane Times, 14 April 2008, speculates on the appointment the next Queensland Governor. Deacons lawyer and Brisbane office chairman Greg Vickery AM is one of the contenders mentioned for the Quentin Bryce's old job.

  13 May 08 Mary-Anne Webb

• Deacons in the press: Movers & Shakers

  David Lyons is a new partner appointment to Deacons' banking and finance team in Brisbane, reports Lawyers Weekly, 9 May 2008. Also joining David in the banking and finance team is Matthew Bode.

  9 May 08 Mary-Anne Webb

• Deacons in the press: Globe-trotting high-flyer comes home

  The Australian, 9 May 2008, covers the new members to Deacons banking and finance legal team with David Lyons "corporate, commercial and project finance specialist" joining as partner and Matthew Bode as special counsel.

  9 May 08 Mary-Anne Webb