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Major law firms in Perth are increasing their graduate intake as they enjoy strong demand for their services.

Business News runs the rule over a cross-section of companies to determine how much firms of varying size and industry invest in WA communities.

Global law firm MinterEllison has lost five senior partners to rival HFW, including four of its Perth partners and its chief representative in the Beijing office.

The green energy transition is seen as one of the largest opportunities for WA law firms, with two mid-tier players leading the way.

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Leaders from some of Perth's major professional services firms have seen big changes in their working lives over three decades.

The multinational law firm committed to a 12-year lease at Brookfield's newly-built One The Esplanade.

Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby Berhad has bought national equipment hire agency Onsite Rental for $635 million to diversify its presence in the Australian market.

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Australian mining expertise and minerals are in demand in a world hungry for energy as executives gather for their biggest conference since the pandemic.

Albemarle Corporation's plan for a 500-person workers' accommodation village in Binningup has cleared a hurdle following a four-hour meeting.

Two companies that should know better showered public servants with hospitality to win government contracts.

Corporate accounting and legal giants Grant Thornton and MinterEllison have been named in a CCC report into further Department of Communities misconduct.

An extraordinary case involving Perth lawyers working for a foreign client but not travelling illustrates a shift in how law is practised.

Industry leaders are finding ways to address shortfalls in affordable housing and homeless accommodation.

A tight labour market has prompted a spate of Supreme Court cases dealing with employee restraint litigation.

New work health and safety laws coming into effect this month have wide implications.

Prospect Resources is selling a majority stake in its Zimbabwe flagship lithium project to China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co for $528 million in cash.

The state government has delayed implementation of its contentious Work Health and Safety Act 2020 to give itself more time to complete the necessary regulations.

A fast-growing US company has purchased Bisley Workwear, six months after buying Perth-based Paramount Safety Products, with the owners of all three companies set to work together.

Vimy Resources has knocked back a $687 million merger proposal from fellow uranium aspirant Deep Yellow, choosing instead to start a strategic review and open the bidding to other potential buyers.

Managing safety in the workplace has never been more challenging and the risks never higher, as psychosocial hazards gain more attention.

Paramount Safety Products has joined a wave of large privately-owned companies in Perth accepting big-ticket takeover offers from offshore buyers.

Toronto-listed First Quantum Minerals will sell 30 per cent of the Ravensthorpe nickel mine to South Korean Posco for $CAD240 million, with plans to consider battery precursor materials.

MinterEllison, Pilbara Community Legal Service and pro bono lawyer Jon Redman were named winners at this year's Attorney General's Community Service Law Awards.

There has been plenty of change during the past year in Perth's legal fraternity, which is enjoying healthy trade.

Stakeholders are worried changes to WA's Asian engagement strategy indicate a withdrawal from key markets.

Federal minister Christian Porter has denied allegations he raped a 16-year-old girl in the 1980s.

Perth law firms say flexible working arrangements will be more common after their experience of the past two months.

There has been a significant re-ranking of law firms in Perth over the past year, while the sector is also adapting to the impact of COVID-19 restrictions.

Shares in Decmil dropped by more than 50 per cent today after the engineering and construction company completed a heavily discounted rights issue, which is part of a broader $50 million capital raising plan.

South Perth-based BARD1 Life Sciences is forming a new cancer diagnostic business with a fellow listed medtech company in Victoria.

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Zenith Energy has entered a scheme implementation deed with Pacific Equity Partners, under which the company will be bought for $1.01 per Zenith share.

The number of solicitors in Western Australia has fallen by 10 per cent over the past four years compared with growth of 15 per cent across the country as a whole, a survey has found.

Australian private equity firm Allegro Funds says it will make a significant investment in Western Australia's largest diagnostic imaging provider, Perth Radiological Clinic, the latest in a string of deals for the sector.

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The ranking of Perth's major law firms has changed substantially over the past two years.

Intermin Resources has signed an exclusivity deed with Focus Minerals to potentially acquire its Coolgardie gold project for $40 million over a three-and-a-half year period.

King & Wood Mallesons, which ranks as the fourth largest law firm in WA, has expanded its local office with two lateral hires, Carl Black and Sam Dundas.