Media releases

• Media release: Deacons’ growth drives promotions records

  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.

  4 Jul 08 Christine Small, Dale Chapman, David Goldman, Damien Butler, Tamara Brezzi, Rebecca Hoare, Helen Paul, Shane Bilardi, Eagul Faigen, Rick Beckmann, Paul McKeon

• Media release: Stiff penalties for non-compliance with new greenhouse reporting starting Tuesday

  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).

  29 Jun 08 Elisa de Wit, Paul McKeon

• Media release: Scholar and lawyer tackles the big issues: Globalisation and the Western Legal Tradition: Deacons

  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.

  25 Jun 08 David Goldman, Paul McKeon

• 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 Michael Tooma, Paul McKeon

• Media release: Deacons banking and finance team accrues

  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.

  28 Apr 08 Paul McKeon, David Lyons

• Media release: Employers taking chances when blocking Facebook too, says Deacons

  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.

  15 Apr 08 Nick Abrahams, Paul McKeon

• Media release: Deacons appointed in Opes Prime administration

  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.

  14 Apr 08 John Holmes, Steven Palmer, Paul McKeon

• Media Release: Deacons advises Hewlett Packard on acquisition of Australia's Tower Software

  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.

  7 Apr 08 Robert Sultan, Paul McKeon

• Media release: ITEAs a necessary bandaid but employers need to plan ahead: Deacons

  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.

  19 Mar 08 Wayne Spanner, Martin Osborne, Leanne Nickels, Paul McKeon

• Media release: Deacons' C&C business in WA grows

  Rising national law firm Deacons has strengthened its Perth team with the appointment of a new senior associate, Jehann Mendis.

  13 Mar 08 Jehann Mendis, Paul McKeon