Among Australia’s most powerful lawyers, a LawFuel Power Selection of some of the most prominent – Allan Fels Professor Allan Herbert Miller Fels AO is regarded as the country’s leading regulator. An Australian economist, lawyer and public servant he is best known for his job as chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission from […]
Sponsored – Lara Morrison – When you divorce, you’re supposed to share the property and debts with your spouse. Of course, you can handle this without any help if you and your partner arrive at a mutual arrangement. But, in some cases, disagreements can arise, and you may need the help of a family lawyer […]
Law Society elections are usually pretty tame affairs, but not this week’s battle in Queensland, which has pitted faction against faction and become a battle royal with the decision by current leaders to run for re-election. Mostly, past presidents slip down the rungs of office, but for the third time in nearly a century the […]
The pressure for lawyers to succeed – or anyone to succeed for that matter – is increasing and also increasing at as younger age. But one Sydney barrister has ‘come clean’ over her secrets of failure and the fears that came with it. The Sydney Morning Herald carried an article about Sharna Clemmett, 38, a […]
It’s the biggest gathering of lawyers in the world and Sydney is turning it on for them at the annual International Bar Association conference. With more than 4000 people coming from 128 countries, it is the first time in the IBA’s 70 year history that Sydney has played host and it is doing so with […]
Matthew Whittaker, a Jones Day associate in the megafirm’s Sydney office, shattered a record few people knew was there to shatter: running the fastest marathon in a suit. Whittaker, 25, a regular runner, found the challenge tougher than expected. “The first half was fine, but the last 15-20 kilometres were really, really horrible,” Mr Whitaker said. “It […]