155 ABA Journal Australia articles.
The world’s first publicly traded law firm ignites debate
Jul 1, 2007 11:52 PM CDT
Seeking to follow in the footsteps of at least one Australian competitor, some British law firms reportedly are interested in potentially going public–and legislation being considered by Parliament would allow…
Jun 13, 2007 2:05 AM CDT
A little more than a week after reportedly becoming the world’s first publicly owned law firm, Australia’s Slater & Gordon is already adding to its attorney roster.
The growth move…
May 30, 2007 12:08 PM CDT
A Marine Corps lawyer who represented Australian David Hicks in a Guantanamo Bay case that resulted in a favorable plea deal has apparently suffered career repercussions as a result –…
May 11, 2007 8:01 PM CDT
New Zealand veterans of the Vietnam War reportedly may sue their government for billions of dollars in compensation for injuries allegedly caused by use of the dioxin-containing defoliant Agent Orange.
…May 7, 2007 8:09 PM CDT
A sleep researcher has examined 15 cases of judicial sleepiness, finding that 10 resulted in retrials and up to five forced judges off the bench.
Researcher Ronald Grunstein, a professor…
May 2, 2007 5:55 PM CDT
When Sidley Austin opens its first office in Australia, it will be headed by a lawyer who jumped from a job as managing partner at the Sydney office of Pillsbury…
Apr 25, 2007 5:39 PM CDT
On this day in 1800, President John Adams approved a then-hefty $5,000 appropriation to establish the Library of Congress, 20 percent of which went for law books (mainly on British…
Apr 24, 2007 5:21 PM CDT
The man known as the so-called “American Taliban,” sentenced to 20 years in prison in a plea deal, has seen two others charged with similar crimes get little in the…
Apr 23, 2007 1:01 PM CDT
For attorneys throughout North America who reportedly lost Blackberry service for up to 12 hours or more over the past day or so, the elimination of their high-tech e-mail link…
Apr 19, 2007 12:14 AM CDT
Britain has done an about-face about allowing 15 marines and sailors recently held captive in Iran to sell their stories.
Reversing a highly controversial decision, the government announced today that…
Apr 9, 2007 8:07 PM CDT
Lawyers for John Walker Lindh, the so-called American Taliban, have called for a third time for the Bush Administration to reduce his 20-year prison sentence.
Lindh pleaded guilty in 2002…
Apr 5, 2007 3:29 PM CDT
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