Moray & Agnew law firm news

The last twelve months saw Moray & Agnew cement its position as Australia's premier specialist insurance firm.

For insurance specialist Moray & Agnew it's all about growth.  The firm expanded 27 per cent per annum in the past three years, a significant achievement in the face of Tort reform, reduced litigation and increased buying power of insurers.

Only weeks out from the official integration of DLA Phillips Fox and DLA Piper, it has emerged that partners at the global firm will now be required to take three months ‘gardening leave’ when they resign.

Piper Alderman is hoping to open an office in Perth by the end of the year, managing partner Tony Phelps has revealed.

Former Clayton Utz public and administrative law expert Michael Palfrey has joined Sparke Helmore as partner in the Canberra office. The new appointment further extends the firm’s commitment to the Commonwealth Government resources.

TressCox Lawyers has become the latest firm to secure ex DLA Phillips Fox talent.

Nine DLA Phillips Fox partners have defected only weeks out from the official commencement of the DLA Piper merger.

Class action and plaintiff litigation firm Maurice Blackburn is the latest firm to put down roots in Perth.

The dynamic Perth market has proved too hard to ignore for insurance specialist Moray & Agnew, which has opened a new office there to be headed by Phil Keays.

Moray & Agnew has bolstered its partnership with the appointment of former DLA Phillips Fox partner Peter Tredinnick.

More Brisbane law firms have returned to their offices today, nearly two weeks after the devastating floods in Brisbane forced many CBD buildings to be evacuated.

Brisbane law firm update - which offices are open and which have temporary premises

A number of Brisbane law firms remain shut a week after being evacuated ahead of what has become the most devastating flood in Queensland history.

Firms across Brisbane and south east Queensland remain closed today because of the devastating floods which have gripped the region over the past week.

Hunt & Hunt will close its Newcastle office at the end of today (October 29) after 27 years.

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Despite greater awareness of mental illness and depression in the profession, many lawyers face financial uncertainty following a diagnosis.

Moray & Agnew has appointed Tim McDonald as a partner and the new head of its workplace practice in Sydney.

The Australian economy may be emerging from the GFC but insurers are still experiencing the effects of the fallout. Law firms are now busy with a spike in claims work as the debris settles.

The economic woes of the past 18 months have been well documented, but some law firms still managed to record exceptional growth in FY09. ALB''s annual Fast 10 returns to acknowledge the fastest growing firms of the year