This Month
Big billing MinterEllison partners in line for more lucrative paydays
The top-tier law firm has followed some of its major rivals in creating a larger gap between top earners and the rest of the partnership to prevent poaching.
PwC spin-off Scyne loses one of its most senior executives
David Sacks said he had decided to leave the professional services industry entirely and “apply my energy to provide more leading and doing”.
EY proposes massive restructure, merging divisions to find growth
The accounting and consulting major is proposing to end its overarching geographic groupings and merge regions in a move that will likely result in job losses.
PwC reaches multimillion-dollar settlement with former tax partner
The accounting and consultancy firm named Paul McNab as one of a dozen people implicated in a tax leaks scandal. He denied the allegation, and sued the firm.
Slaters refers former staffer to police over incendiary mass email
The law firm says a forensic investigation has found the sender of the infamous memo had access to sensitive data and was familiar with its cybersecurity.
We fact-checked the email Slater and Gordon says is largely fiction
The now infamous all-staff email sent to more than 900 Slater and Gordon staffers was unsparing in its criticism of the firm. Here’s what we know about key claims.
Slater and Gordon paid out convicted fraudster
The law firm paid Bridgett Maddox at least five months’ salary late last year after she was suspended, while Daniel Andrews’ former lawyer Steve Palmer helped handle her departure.
A decades-long rap sheet of deceit blows open Slater and Gordon probe
The woman whose first name matches metadata in the rogue salary and performance spreadsheet that erupted into a crisis at the law firm is a convicted fraudster.
High Court expands native title rights in historic ruling
The High Court unanimously ruled that the extinguishment of native title rights should attract compensation under “just terms” from the federal government.
Maurice Blackburn losses mount amid class action failures
Contingency fees were expected to boost plaintiff firms, but the recent reversal in results has exposed the high-risk, high-reward strategy.
‘David and Goliath’ firm nabs six partners from global outfit
Piper Alderman has hired six partners from Squire Patton Boggs, as the international legal market in Australia undergoes another shift.
Australia needs to keep a cool head on Trump 2.0: Wong
Penny Wong tells the Financial Review Business Summit that tariffs are the new reality; Bill Shorten warns Victoria is a challenge for federal Labor. How the day unfolded.
‘Oh, the irony’: Bosses chide Maurice Blackburn for lawyer shutout
Employers have seized on the union-aligned law firm’s shut out of its workers in response to a historic billing ban as justification for lockout powers in IR disputes.
Directors ‘overwhelmed’ by compliance burden
Company say their own regulatory and compliance burdens are too high, and corporate governance principles should be related to allow more risk-taking.
‘We need women coming through’: KPMG director looks to change industry
Kate Gardiner, who has worked on all sides of the property sector, says females should embrace challenges to change the male-dominated industry.
‘Unsatisfactory’: US-based firms book biggest gender pay gaps
Law and consulting firms run out of the United States are grappling with the effects of an anti-DEI drive from the US government.
Open justice needs social media-era rethink, says Chief Justice
Federal Court Chief Justice Debra Mortimer wants to move beyond “misused” conceptions of open justice, which are tied to traditional methods of media consumption.
‘What email?’: Inside Slater and Gordon’s workplace meltdown
An all-staff email featuring the pay details of more than 900 staff has ricocheted around a law firm already torn between its private equity owner and trade union heritage.
February
Slaters staff (CEO included) shared rogue email 300 times in an hour
In an emergency meeting, Slater and Gordon chief executive Dina Tutungi said allegations in a rogue email were “rubbish” and her wage was exaggerated by a “shitload”.
Second Slater and Gordon HR manager sues firm
Former payroll manager Bridgett Maddox is suing Slater and Gordon and alleges she was sacked after reporting a decade-long underpayment.