International law firm Deacons has continued to grow in 2008, making a record 41 new appointments this week, including 10 new partners, three special counsel and 28 senior associates.
Companies will need to keep records on greenhouse gas emissions from July 1, 2008 in order to comply with the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (NGER Act).
A thought-provoking new book from an Australian lawyer aims to answer the question of whether globalisation is good or bad for the law. The book, Globalisation and the Western Legal Tradition, published by Cambridge University Press, was launched in Sydney last night by High Court Justice the Honourable Michael Kirby, who said the book should be compulsory reading in all Australian law schools.
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.
Deacons has strengthened its national banking and finance team with the addition of a new partner, David Lyons, and new Special Counsel, Matthew Bode, both based in Brisbane.
Australian employers' approach to on-line social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace may be influencing their efforts to recruit young workers, according to new research by law firm Deacons.
Rising law firm Deacons has been appointed to act for Deloitte, the Receivers of stockbroking and asset management company Opes Prime Stockbroking Ltd. The business entered voluntary administration in late March and the appointment of Receivers soon followed.
The world's largest information technology company, Hewlett Packard, has chosen rising national law firm Deacons to advise on its acquisition of Australia's Tower Software.
With existing AWAs potentially operative until 2013, the final death-rattle of the former government's IR reforms won't reverberate immediately, however their ghostly presence will influence the new Individual Transitional Employment Agreements (ITEAs) that will be available until 31 December 2009.