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Brockman Mining seeks access to Fortescue’s rail network

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Aspiring iron ore miner Brockman Mining has submitted a proposal to gain access to rail infrastructure built by Fortescue Metals Group, setting up competition between two infrastructure providers i

Chevron expands at QV1

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Oil and Gas giant Chevron has committed to expand its lease and take up 45 per cent of the commercial space in CBD office building QV1.

Lawyers seek balance after big changes

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The Perth legal market is evolving with new alliances and brands but the pace of change has slowed from the breakneck speed of recent years.

Freehills prevails in a shrinking market

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THE past 12 months was a lean time for lawyers working in the corporate finance field, with a slump in both takeover deals and capital raisings.

Law firms seek exposure to markets across Asia

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HAVING recently moved into the Western Australian market after its merger with Q Legal, Brisbane-based HopgoodGanim has announced a cooperation agreement with two major Chinese law firms.

Perth link in Freehills merger management

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THE international merger of law firms Freehills and Herbert Smith is turning out to be more simple, according to joint chief executive Gavin Bell.

Freehills and Herbert Smith confirm merger

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Australian law firm Freehills and English firm Herbert Smith announced today that their partners have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a merger to create a new firm that will trade as Herbert Smit

Lawyers grapple with how seismic shift by international firms will play out

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Nine international and interstate law firms have entered the WA market in the past two-and-a-half years and more are likely to follow. The industry is still debating what it really means.

Perth’s top PR firms take cream in year’s big plays

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FTI Consulting and Professional Public Relations are the top financial PR firms in Perth, WA Business News' annual corporate finance survey has found.

Brockman directors recommend $204m takeover

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Chinese investment group Wah Nam International has moved to gain full ownership of iron ore company Brockman Resources, through a takeover pitched at less than half the value of its original offer.

WA scores in AbaF awards

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An Aboriginal perspective of the Canning Stock Route drawn from art centres along the remote desert track has been recognised in this year's national Australia Business Arts Foundation awards.

Broad business support for the arts

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THE celebration of Western Australia's top business-arts partnerships this week revealed the increasingly important contribution small and medium-sized businesses are making to the state's creative

Merger puts JacMac at 2

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Law firms Jackson McDonald and McKenzie Moncrieff will merge to create a 32-partner firm with more than 120 professional staff, cementing it as the second biggest law firm in Western Australia.

Macquarie, Hartleys top list of corporate advisers in competitive M&A market

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This year's survey of mergers and acquisitions activity in WA reveals a new ranking among corporate advisory firms in Perth.

Catalpa, Conquest plan gold merger

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Catalpa Resources will buy Conquest Mining to form a $1.1 billion growth-focused gold miner, in which gold giant Newcrest Mining will hold a one-third stake.

Mining, oil and gas at forefront of growth

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AMONG the 3,400 delegates at the recent Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Asso-ciation annual conference in Perth was lawyer Paul Griffin.

Discrete service helps boutique survivors

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STEPHEN Edwards looks back on the past decade and tries to put his finger on the key reason for his two-partner law firm's success.

Freehills holds position despite downturn

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THE size of Western Australia's legal practices has fluctuated only mildly during the past 12 months despite the sector's changing dynamics as a result of the economic slowdown.

IN BRIEF: New law firm to open in Perth

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ADELAIDE corporate law firm, Johnson Winter & Slattery, has continued its national expansion, recruiting two senior Freehills partners to establish a Perth office.

Freehills adds new partner as Mannolini heads to Gresham

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The booming advisory market in Perth is creating some musical chairs among the key players, with corporate lawyer Justin Mannolini heading to Gresham Advisory Partners Ltd, prompting Freehills to fill the vacancy by appointing a new partner, Simon Reed.

From the vault: Parkers, Freehills merge

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Ten years ago this month, Perth's legal profession underwent a seismic change when the city's two largest firms, Parker & Parker and Freehill, Hollingdale & Page, agreed to merge.

Different strategies from legal fraternity's new names

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Three substantial commercial law firms have been established in Perth in the past year and each has adopted a fundamentally different strategy and business model.

IP battleground for law firms

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Law firm Freehills is looking to expand its intellectual property and technology practice in Perth after recruiting Minter Ellison special counsel David Stewart and his two support staff.

Bringing rampant litigation to heel

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In 1997, gold explorer Westgold Resources bought a parcel of St Barbara shares from Perth investor, Ron Woss.

Top legal eagles take flight

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The new financial year has triggered a series of changes at the top of Perth's big law firms with senior partners leaving MinterEllison, Clayton Utz and Freehills.

Wilcox back in town

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PHIL Willox, a partner in Freehill's national Employee Relations' team, has rejoined the Perth office after a secondment in the Brisbane office.