TEAM HIRE
Thomson Geer completes hire of top M&A team from DLA Piper in Perth
Independent firm welcomes four partners in Western Australia, one of three recent team hires across its national network
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COMMENTARY
Litigation funding reforms in Australia must strike the right balance
Andrew Saker, of Omni Bridgeway, speaks out for balance and understanding as Australia debates litigation funding
PARTNER HIRES
Australian firms snap up corporate talent amid first recession in almost three decades
Gilbert + Tobin, Thomson Geer, and KHQ Lawyers among firms bolstering their deal teams
LITIGATION FUNDING
LCM makes Australian insolvency hire as firm eyes rise in pandemic-related disputes
Helene Roins joins AIM-listed funder in Sydney as country's new litigation financing rules loom
TEAM MOVE
Thomson Geer secures four-partner, 21-strong team from Dentons in Brisbane and Melbourne
All four partners in Dentons' Brisbane office move across as Australian independent 'takes advantage' of market instability
ARBITRATION
McCullough Robertson partner joins London arbitration chambers as it makes first Australia hire
Russell Thirgood is the latest senior practitioner to join Int-Arb Arbitrators & Mediators since its January launch
LAW FIRM LEADERSHIP
Baker McKenzie shakes up Asia Pacific leadership team
Global firm welcomes gender diversity of new practice and industry group heads
COMMENTARY
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Litigation funders have nothing to fear from reform in Australia
Government plans to tighten regulation of funders is inevitable and should be welcomed, argues Sophy Woodward
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We have allowed a sophisticated class action industry to grow without bespoke regulation
Jason Betts welcomes the Australian parliamentary review into class actions and calls for town hall-style public debates
LITIGATION FUNDING
Regulatory net tightens over litigation funders as Australian parliament launches class action inquiry
Defendant lawyers and business lobby celebrate after double assault on 'booming' class action industry